Jody Bender: Crafting a pottery career in Cape Breton
With her fine arts degree in ceramics behind her now, Jody Bender is methodically building a business around her craft.
Q & A with Bill Culp of the Cape Breton Partnership
When we decided to start The Scrape Magazine people said, “Go see Bill Culp.” Even if they didn’t know exactly who he was or what he did they knew that if you’re starting anything in the arts, you need to see Bill.
Lisa Boudreau’s La Goélette — Art, Culture and the Creative Economy
Beyond its culinary offerings, the café stands as a vibrant community nexus, where local artisans’ works are showcased, and Acadian heritage is preserved and celebrated.
Gerrard Samson — The Pen Guy of Isle Madame
Gerrard Samson is known in the Isle Madame area as the Pen Guy. He recently made his one thousandth pen. We chatted with him at his shop in Arichat.
En Plein Air Painting: a quick guide to getting started this summer
The mornings have even more light now that it is summer. A good day to start painting en plein air which means getting outside and making art.
Elaine Mandrona: The urgent need to make art every day
I’ve been wanting to do this story since she announced to me one day that all she wanted to do every day is make things.
En plein air — with crayons
My parents always bought me a new box of crayons in the springtime, around mid-April. It was always the Crayola box of 64 with a built-in sharpener.
Art Transforms Space: A Show at Strong Hands Massage Clinic
Art show at a clinic explores the healing power of art and nature’s beauty.
Mark Connors’ Lobsters
Being immersed in Nature has always been critical to Mark Connors’ artistic and spiritual well-being.
Devin Boudreau’s Sacred Geometry Art
Devin is fascinated by the repeating geometric patterns found everywhere in the natural world and that his art based on those principles are not just beautiful but beneficial psychologically, spiritually, and even physically.
