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 • Iris Casey • Linda Coulter • Daphne Creasy • Penny Doolittle • Tracey Edwards • Joyce Empey Smith • Lisa Ferguson • Rachel Harbour • May Haslam • Melanie Horner • 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
March's Featured Shop Artist: Liz Jones
Liz Jones, Doll Artist
It’s been twenty-one years since I cut out a newspaper article from The Intel and placed it on my fridge. The story featured “The Santa Lady” of Bloomfield (Cynthia McMillan) who created Olde World Santas using polymer clay; and offered two-day workshops to learn the craft. I kept that article on the fridge for a year dreaming of the chance to learn this art form. In 2005 I participated in my first workshop.
I had found my passion.
I’ve been sculpting ever since: creating Santas, Christmas and woodland gnomes and other characters. Even after all these years I learn something every time I work on a piece.
They show me who they want to be and I just follow that inspiration. I absolutely love the moment when a sculpture emerges from the oven. I’ve been known to laugh out loud with pleasure at the results. Something truly magical happens!
And the magic and the dream continues……..