The quartet showing their work at Harvest Gallery in Wolfville currently are, from left, Julie Rosvall, Bonnie Baker, Sheri Hancock, and Sydney Lancaster. They meet on a regular basis to foster creativity. Photo by Wendy Elliott /Valley Journal-AdvertiserArticle contentHarvest Gallery has mounted Otherwise, a thought-provoking group exhibition featuring Nova Scotia artists Bonnie Baker, Sheri Hancock, Sydney Lancaster, and Julie Rosvall.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentOn view through Sept. 13, the exhibition explores transformation, not only of materials, but of perspective, memory, place, and process.Article contentArticle content“Perhaps it is stating the obvious, but as artists,” they said in a news release, “we are all in the business of transformation. Our ideas become images or objects. We carve plates, etch surfaces, mix colour, manipulate and combine materials to make new things.Article contentArticle content“Inherent in that process is the ability to see things not as they are, but in their potential to be otherwise. The materials we each use in our work have their own stories to tell and inform what we do and how. The process of making also allows us to weave our own stories into the result. We transform and are transformed in turn; both art and artist are artifacts of this constant becoming.”Article contentThis collection of new work from four Annapolis Valley-based artists revels in texture and process. Place and history inform the artists’s approach. The transformations of time, awareness of tradition, craft, and the relationships to (and between) materials inform this exhibition, revealing each artist’s unique approach to seeing other-wise.Article contentBonnie Baker’s Alchemy of Plants challenges ideas of native and invasive species through cameraless photographic processes that collaborate with nature. Her work, which she creates in her Annapolis Royal studio, encourages viewers to reconsider overlooked plants and people’s evolving relationship with the landscapes they shape.Article contentArticle contentWolfville’s Sheri Hancock was inspired by Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore to create layered solar plate and drypoint prints explore memory, love, and loss. Her work reflects on how landscapes become intertwined with identity while revealing enduring cycles of change and renewal.Article contentSydney Lancaster, another Wolfville artist, combines found objects, rust prints, and cyanotypes to uncover the histories embedded in the Minas Basin landscape. Her work transforms these traces into quiet reflections on memory, renewal, and people’s connection to place.Article contentJulie Rosvall, of West Brooklyn, calls her work I am Torn & I am Mended. Rosvall transforms damaged printmaking proofs into works that celebrate repair and resilience. Inspired by visible mending, she reframes imperfections as symbols of care, renewal, and second chances.Article content
Group exhibition on display at Harvest Gallery in Wolfville
