Parrott Gallery Shop
Located on the 3rd floor of the Belleville Public Library the Parrott Gallery Shop offers handcrafted jewellery, decor, household items, art and accessories by regional artists and artisans.
Visit us at the Parrott Gallery Shop the next time you are out shopping!
We carry work by…
Mark Armstrong • Linda Coulter • Daphne Creasy • Penny Doolittle • Tracey Edwards • Joyce Empey Smith • Lisa Ferguson • Rachel Harbour • May Haslam • Melanie Horner • Rebecca Johnson • Paul Johnston • Liz Jones • George Ketcheson • Lucie Kovarova-Weir • Colleen Lang • Brian Lubben • Marta Mouka • Bernard Noel • Tina Osborne • Sue Panko • Bob Pennycook • Allison Pilling & Ruby Curtis-Cowen • Sandy Randle • Bev Redden • Karen Richey • Rona Rustige • Margaret Ruttan • Zak Sieben • Debby Smith • Lisa Spence • Brenda Sullivan • Colleen Thomson • Wendy Vervoort • Sue Walker • Carl Wiens • Emőke Wilson • Sheila Wright
May's Featured Shop Artist: Margaret Ruttan
Margaret Ruttan is an award-winning visual artist as well as performing artist in the Quinte area.
Her first choice of medium is watercolour, throwing in a bit of mixed media now and again. Margaret’s work has been described as whimsical and playful. She likes to have fun when she’s creating and finds it a welcome diversion from the heaviness of the world today.
You can find more of Margaret’s art on the Belleville Art Association’s website and in Madoc at Art on 62. Her cards are also for sale at Chapters in Belleville, at the Belleville Hospital Gift Shop and at the Belleville Art Association Gallery.
Recently, Margaret has turned her hand to writing one-act plays with several being performed at local theatres, and one will even be performed in England later this year!
June's Featured Shop Artist: Mark Armstrong
I have always been drawn to glass, its fragile strength. Knowing that what I make will endure through generations inspires me to create my best work.
In 1994 I created my own studio. Since that time I’ve devoted myself to exploring new designs and challenging the form and materials in different directions. I recently discovered that two of my ancestors were glassblowers from the mid 1800’s. Its seems to be in my blood. Glassblowing has it’s own rhythm, the fire, the smoke, and the sweat are almost magical.
Glass captivates all the senses with a multitude of colours, its texture and shape, and the weight of the glass. Glass responds to you, it will warm in your hand and can create its own sound. It changes with the time of the day and even throughout the changing seasons.
From a large bowl to a small, precise paperweight, hand-blown glass is an art form that combines utility with beauty. With each piece, I strive to create something functional, well made and unique. A piece of simple elegance.
Mark Armstrong