Birdcages Bookstore
August 14, 2009 by admin
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This bookstore is dedicated to Emily Carr, a pioneer and one of Canada’s pre-eminent painters, not to mention an entertaining if not eccentric resident of James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia.
James Bay Cultural Directory
The James Bay neighborhood has a rich treasury of talented artisans, artists, crafters, entertainers, musicians, performers, photographers, potters, sculptors, videographers, and writers; (hopefully we’ve covered all the bases!)
ARTISTS – VISUAL
Amanada Gaunt, (Plant Materials Artist), 64 Menzies Street, Victoria, BC – Email: kamanda[at]island.net
Ann White (Photography – Images from France, England, Bhutan, Namibia and West Coast), 432 Heather Street, Victoria, BC – Email: annwhite[at]shaw.ca
Anne Hansen, (Visual artist – seaside theme), Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.381.7313. Email: annebike[at]look.ca
Aurafidelite Arindam, (Visual artist specializing in botanical drawings), 205-425 Simcoe Street, Victoria, BC – Email: auraart[at]telus.net
Avril Nolan, (Visual artist, Metis ancestry themes), Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.382.7512
Carolyn Sadowska, 43 South Turner Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.386.2518. Email: carolyn[at]queencomedy.com
Kirsten Brand, (Painter – Studio 222), Victoria, BC – Email: kirstenbrand[at]shaw.ca
David Ladmore, (Paintings/Etchings), #7 – 103 Menzies Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.361.3243 – E-Mail: davidlaurieladmore[at]shaw.ca
Dean Lewis, (Caricature Portraits), P.O. Box 5791, Victoria, BC, V8R 6S8 – Tel: 250.370.7764 (During the summer months he’s down on the Inner Harbour Causeway, and in the fall, he is busy with corporate and special events.)
Donna Eichel, (Visual artist who augments her sculptural paintings with aluminum), 140 Government Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.360.0939.
Elsie Goplen McLeod, (Painter, specializing in oils with varied subjects), #316- 215 Oswego, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.389.2908
Eugenie Parker, (Visual artist specializing in paintings and collages), 15 South Turner Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.383.2249. Email: eugenie_p[at]hotmail.com
James Lawler, (Self-taught visual artist, wildlife and landscapes), 302-1470 Dallas Road, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.598.1532. Email: jamesart1924[at]yahoo.ca
Janice Beiles, (Photographer specializing in everyday scenes), 62 Government Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.472.3553
Jeff Molloy (Paintings & Sculptures), 1126 – 440 Simcoe Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.882.0514 – Email: jeff[at]molloy.ca
John Boehme, (Mixed Media Artist), 106 Superior Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.920.4284. Email: johnboehme[at]hotmail.com
Kathleen Daunhauer, (Character paintings), 2-589 Toronto Street, Victoria, BC. Email: kdaunhauer[at]shaw.ca
Laurie Ladmore, (Visual artist specializing in interior landscapes), 7-103 Menzies Street, Victoria, BC. Tel: 250.361.3243. Email: davidlaurieladmore[at]shaw.ca
Leudke Creative, (Graphic & Web Design, Illustration & Fine Art), 314 Niagara Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 1G5 – Tel: 250.380.2925 – Email: brandon[at]brandonleudke.com
R.C. Maxwell, (Abstract Artist), Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.544.0100 – Email: rcmaxwell[at]shaw.ca
Marnie Miiller, (Painter; studio open by appointment only), 5 – 108 Dallas Road, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.477.2665 – Email: marnieart[at]shaw.ca
Roberta Pyx Sutherland, (Visual artist specializing in textured paintings with luminous color and gold-leaf), 314 Huntington Place, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.220.4887. Email: rpyz[at]me.com
Rosalinde Compton, (Visual artist specializing in oil painting, watercolour, pen and ink art cards, prints, matting & framing), 507 Simcoe Street, Victoria, BC – Tel. 250.382.3999. Email: rosalindemaria[at]shaw.ca
AUTHORS
John Adams, local historian, storyteller and author, 634 Battery Street, Victoria, BC V8V 1E5 – Tel: 250.384.6698 Fax: 250.384.2833.
Danda Humphreys, Victoria historian, author, and conference speaker, #1102 – 548 Dallas Road, Victoria, BC V8V 1B3 – Tel: 250.382.8029 – Email: dandaH[at]shaw.ca
H.R.H. Quipping Queen, online humor writer, Victoria, BC – Email: quippingqueen[at]shaw.ca
MUSICIANS/MUSICAL INSTRUCTORS
Michael Heaney, (Pianist/music for all occasions), Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.384.0235
N. Strand, (UVic B.Mus, 5 years’ teaching experience, performs regularly in the Victoria area. Lessons are held in the James Bay United Church (511 Michigan Street), Victoria, BC – Tel: 778.430.1756 – Email: nstrand[at]gmail.com
PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
COMEDY/IMPERSONATORS
Carolyn Sadowska, ("Laugh With Liz" – Queen Elizabeth Impersonator), 43 South Turner Street, Victoria, BC. Tel: 250.386.2518. Email: carolyn[at]queencomedy.com
The Sunshine Clown Band, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.383.4001.
VOCALISTS
Janalee, (Jazz & Blues Vocalist), Victoria, BC – janalee[at]goddessofsong.com (This singer/songwriter not only lives in James Bay, she performs a local haunts such as “Heron Rock Bistro” and Sips Artisan Bistro).
Mercedes Ghosh, (Jazz Vocalist) – Tel: 250.380.7932 – Email: mercedes[at]mercedesghosh.com
PLAYWRIGHTS
David Elendune, a barista at James Bay Coffee & Books is a British-born director who has also written four plays including his most recent one, "Good Night Uncle Joe" (sponsored by Victoria’s Langham Court Theatre), and performed in Victoria’s 23rd Annual Fringe Festival.
POET
Hubert Meeker, Poet.
SCULPTORS/POTTERS
Birgit Piskor, (Modern cement sculptor), 570 Niagara Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.858.4334. Email: birgitpiskor@gmail.com
Elaine White, 62 Government Street, Victoria, BC – Tel: 250.382.0317. Email: whiteelaine[at]shaw.ca
