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Interview with an artistStephanie Sikma is printing Hamilton
I’ve always thought printmaking was a fascinating form of art – first carving your design into wood or lino, and then pressing that inked design…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 22, 2026
Why can Modern Art be so ugly? If you tell me that Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is your favorite painting, and I…
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Interview with an artistLaura Kroesbergen’s hyperrealistic animals
In her childhood, Laura Kroesbergen found she struggled with confidence in her relationships with people, but when she was in nature or with animals she…
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Interview with an artistTrees, rocks, water, sky, wildlife – Sheila Van Delft paints refreshment for the soul
The quiet cool of a forest trail brings inspiration to artist Sheila Van Delft. As an introvert, she finds she can recharge by breathing deeply…
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ContestsIn its time
Let’s start off with an introduction to one of my closest friends. My Opa was one of my best pals since I was born. We…
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ContestsLife Inside the Lines: a profile of an artist
Twelve-year-old Klaas Stel sat uncomfortably before a blank canvas at a beginner art class. The year was 1958, and as the son of poor Dutch…
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Interview with an artistAnne deJong is taking a palette knife to the Rockies
Breathe in the crisp mountain air. Allow the hustle and bustle of everyday life to drift away on the breeze. Drink in the beauty of…
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Interview with an artistCreated to create: a practical person’s thoughts on creativity
I can vividly recall one spring afternoon many years ago when I came across an unexpected sight in the woods near my childhood home: an…
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Interview with an artistPaula Roth loves painting her studio
It’s no surprise that someone who has lived in as many beautiful places as Paula Roth has, would be drawn to landscape as the subject…
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Interview with an artistRachel VanEgmond is exploring God’s general revelation
Artist Rachel VanEgmond attributes her love of nature to her childhood experience of growing up on a rural property near Grimsby, Ontario. Sharing time with…
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Interview with an artistRuth de Vos is quilting kids and creation
Textile art is perhaps not the typical career choice for someone with both science and engineering degrees, but Australian artist Ruth de Vos says there…
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Book ReviewsBeautiful oops!
by Barney Saltzberg 2010 / 28 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give I play a “scribble game” with my girls. One person makes a quick jot on a…
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Interview with an artistJason Bouwman is finding hope in the desert
Jason Bouwman is a familiar name to many of us from his devotionals Just Thinking (available as a free e-book here) and Still Thinking (which…
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Interview with an artistJordan Feenstra is copying His work
Jordan Feenstra is back in British Columbia for the second time in her life. Jordan, who was born and raised in “small town” Ontario, first…
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Interview with an artistSimone Bos’s calming cubes of color
Thank you, dear readers, for all your suggestions of artists to profile in this column. One name that has been shared repeatedly with me is…
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Book lists10 comics on cartooning
If you have a young artist in the house, or if you’re looking to inspire someone to try their hand at art, here’s a collection…
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Interview with an artistDeb Menken’s “thing” is she has no one thing
Deb Menken and her husband Jim live in the town of Mono, Ontario, where she works in her own home studio. “It is a very…
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Interview with an artistHetty Veldkamp’s landscapes began with a birthday
Years ago, Hetty Veldkamp retired from a successful career in graphic design to raise her family. But then, two decades later, a birthday gift she…
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Interview with an artistJoanne Stoffels is on a treasure hunt
Smithers, BC artist Joanne Stoffels believes life is a treasure hunt for beauty. And she finds an endless source of inspiration right outside her window…
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Interview with an artistJim Menken transforms tree trunks!
When you think of a sculptor, the image of a chainsaw does not immediately come to mind. But for Ontario sculptor and carver Jim Menken,…
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Interview with an artistJulia Veenstra is expressing the world!
Interview with an artist **** According to Hamilton-based artist Julia Veenstra, we all have a moment in time that comforts and reassures us when remembered….
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Book ReviewsStephanie Vanderpol has a zoologist in the house
Stephanie Vanderpol is the author and artist behind RP’s “Come and Explore” children’s pages, and she’s also the author of a new picture book, “Cheetahs…
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Book ReviewsMaker Comics: Draw a comic
by JP Coovert 2019 / 124 pages Cartooning was a fascination as a kid, so I’ve read a few different books on how to do…
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NewsSaturday Selections – November 30, 2019
Is surrogacy the same as adoption? (4 minutes) This short video offers three ways in which surrogacy is different than adoption: 1. Adoption seeks to…
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Church historyRome’s Catacombs art was created to encourage fellow Christians
Imagine a vast, underground series of zigzagging passageways covering an area several miles in length, 590 acres in size. Ponder the amount of work that…
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AssortedYour RP connection for fun kid content!
What you’ll find here are crafts, coloring pages, a challenge or two, and even a prayer journal, all of them intended for your littles. These…