They present a crude yet accurate record of the fish and later became a means of preserving the "bragging" rights of trophy
sized fish.

Mya DeRyan is one of a rare few artists in North America to practice the art of Fish Rubbing.The cornerstone to Mya's
philosophy of Gyotaku encompasses two important tenets.
Firstly the detail should tell the greatest part of the story, and secondly that there is always harmony between realism and
artistic expression.

Fish Rubbing truly is a unique art form that transcends traditional wildlife art and is quickly becoming a new trend in "trophy fish art" and "feng shui art". It is art that evokes a story and appreciation for the stunning beauty and peerless textural qualities of fish.

Mya spreads her time between her studio, the Framed Fish Studio
in Golden, and touring as artist in residence to various BC coastal fishing lodges and South Pacific sport fishing lodges and derbies.
Her Rubbings are commissioned and collected internationally by
both sportsmen and art collectors alike.

We are also thrilled to have more works by your favourite and mine, Carol Reynolds.

Carol, a former elementary teacher, has organized her life so that
she can paint full time. "I work hard and I am living my dream", is how she sums it all up.

She has had a wildly successful show at Touchstones, and participated in Artwalk this year at Kolmel's Jewelry.

We are delighted that she calls Gallery 378 her home as well.
Carol is branching out and will be bringing in three peices in a
new style called "cut and paste".

Currently living in Harrop, Sigge Fechter apprenticed as a
stone mason in many European countries and has worked on
various restoration projects including the Cathedral in Basel, Switzerland, The Roemer in Frankfurt, the Mariensaeule in
Munich and a Dunstany Castle in Ireland. In 1997 he went to
he Meisterschule (master's school) for stone sculptors in Kaiserslautern, Germany and has been working independently
as a sculptor since 2001.

The pieces he is showing are called "Marble Heads from Marblehead", the stone coming from Marblehead in the Lardeau.

We'll also be featuring new work by some of our regular artists who are sculptors, painters, and clay people. These include Andrew Raney, Celeste Rode, Scott Dickson, Nathan Smith, Shirley Miller, James Harris, and Kate Bridger.