Kate Beaton is a comic artist from Mabou Ridge, with a degree in History & Anthropology from Mount Allison University.  Kate combines realism and cartoonery in her comics.  Kate's new book Hark! A Vagrant (just released in Sept. 2011) is now #1 on the New York Times Graphic Novels Best Sellers List.  Check out Kate's website at www.harkavagrant.com

Ann Schroeder is a textile artist living in Mabou Harbour. Ann dyes her own fabric and makes fine art quilts that evoke Cape Breton landscpaes, weather, and music.  When you visit her seaside studio, you will also see hand painted silk scarves, t-shirts and cards and can experience a Fabric Dyeing by the Sea workshop.  www.annschroederstudio.com

Suzanne Craig has spent all her life living close to nature.  Her technique called 'bioprints'  combines high tech color reproduction equipment with her natural eye and passion for plants to produce limited edition botanical prints, note cards and switch plate covers.  All material for 'bioprints' comes from her garden, the woods, fields and beaches near where she lives in Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia.
www.suzannecraigdesigns.ca

The Bellemeade farm is a charming little shop situated on a working dairy and sheep farm. It is filled with Cape Breton Crafts, honey, hand-woven tartan blankets, throws , rugs, scarves, knits, and a large selection of yarn, including hand dyed specialty yarns www.bellemeadefarm.ca

  The Mabou Village Gallery operated by artist Suzanne Chrysler MacDonald is now open at its new location at 11511 Highway 19, Mabou, directly behind An Drochaid (The Bridge Museum).  You will find colour photographs, prints, originals and gift cards of her original paintings in her Mabou Village Gallery. Contact Suzanne via email at s.chryslermacd@ns.sympatico.ca

Rankin's recent works include illustrations for Alistair MacLeod's compilation of short stories "To Every Thing There Is a Season" and Joanne Taylor's "Making Room",( a children's book for which he won the 2004 Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration). Art from both works headline the Air Aithris Aig M'Athair show, along with a number of other images inspired by stories of earlier times, often told by his late father John Archie Rankin.  Peter Rankin, who had his first published works while still in high school, relects his passion for countryside settings in rich and earthy interpretations of people on the land and their places of belonging.

Lisa Nishi studied Fine Art at Washington University in St. Louis, Advanced Textile Design at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, and Fashion Design at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Her work has been in Vogue Magazine and on the cover of Neiman Marcus, 'The Book'.  Her work has been sold in New York, London, and Paris and is currently on offer at The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax and The Museum of Natural History, Manhattan. Nature has always been the starting point for her designs. Cape Breton Island serves as a rich source of inspiration.  www.lisanishi.com

Neal Livingstons' many titles include; environmental activist, maple syrup farmer, woodlot owner, documentary filmmaker and artist. To learn more about Neal an award winning independant documentary filmmaker, visual artist and photographer www.blackriver.ns.ca

Margie MacInnis of West Mabou wanted to recycle all the pieces of fabric in her sewing room. This led to Margie developing "Purse-Only Yours"-her very own unique line of designed handbags. By making these unique purses and bags, Margie recycles and extends the life of clothing and fabrics, keeping them out of the landfill. No two purses are alike. Contact Margie via email at margie.macinnis@hotmail.com

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