The McLoughlin Gardens will be featured in an exhibit at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox from October 15 to November 9, 2024. Called “Triple Vison”, the exhibit will showcase the creations of three artists who took part in a one-week studio residency at the Gardens in July of 2022 . Working in different media, each artist focused on capturing their unique vision of the forest, ocean and garden landscapes that feature so prominently at the site.

Thom Rypien (Courtenay, BC) specializes in glass art and focused primarily on creating stained glass representations of the three ecological zones at the Gardens. Glenn Gustafson (Courtenay, BC) expresses his artistic vision using many media, however for this residency he focused on creating free-form woven tapestries to illustrate the three types of land and seascapes. Brenda Kramarchuck (Rosthern, SK) focused primarily on photography to capture the beauty and diversity of the three ecosystems on site. Brenda also wrote poetry in response to her experience of being at the Gardens.

Make sure to stop by this fall to view this unique and fascinating show. The Pearl Ellis Gallery is located at 1729 Comox Avenue and is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. The Gallery web site is at: https://pearlellisgallery.com/