Still Life

Welcome to Metchosin ArtPod's ONLINE GALLERY for the juried show...

STILL life:

art to seize the moment

STILL life: art to seize the moment celebrates how art can capture life, evoking the power and poignancy of what it means to be STILL.

The juror for this show is T.B.A Check out their work: on Instagram: or Website:

The web gallery is where you can vote for your favourite piece in the show. At the end of the show's run, votes are tallied and a People's Choice Award is presented to the deserving winner!

This show also exists in real life in Metchosin, BC, Canada, at Metchosin ArtPod. We highly encourage you to come see it in person during its run from January 31st 2025- March 30th 2025. People are always happy to have seen the show in person; it is quite a different experience from seeing it on-line.

**Note that ArtPod is open from 11am-4pm from Fri-Sun.**

We welcome everyone to our Opening Celebration on SATURDAY 1 February between 2-4. Meet our juror, and hear how he chose the works featured in this show, listen to accepted artists in attendance speak about their works and process, and celebrate the 3 Juror's Choice Winners!

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Enjoy the show!

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Elegant Jar

Derek Kasper

CA$400.00

Dimensions: 15 x 14 x 14
Inspiration:: What comes from a westerner's hands when contemplating the Korean (easterner's) moon pots.
Materials and Process:: White stoneware clay and glaze fired in oxidation to cone 6.
Custom Value Q: Heaven by k d lang

Misty Memories

Anna Mar

CA$1,200.00

Juror's Choice Award

Dimensions: 36 x 36 x 1.5
Inspiration:: A study in levels of consciousness and the stillness of memories that delves into complex layers of human awareness. Memories can be seen as static snapshots of our lives, suspended in time, as we evolve and move forward. Yet, this stillness is an illusion, while the memory itself remains unchanged, our interpretations of it shift and evolve with new life experiences. Once triggered these memories resurface influencing our consciousness and sense of presence.
Materials and Process:: Dried chamomile, coffee grounds, acrylic, Flashe paint, pastel and pencil on raw canvas.
Custom Value Q: The Source by Eric Hilton

Calm Amidst the Chaos

Calm Amidst the Chaos

Anna Mar

CA$200.00

Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 3
Inspiration:: Flowers often symbolize stillness through their serene and unchanging presence. Through the simplicity and purity of a white flower, my work reflects the essence of inner stillness and the need to find calm amidst the chaos.
Materials and Process:: Formed white packing paper on canvas in shadow box frame.
Custom Value Q: Leaving the Hive by by Eric Hilton

Cycle of Life

Anna Mar

CA$200.00

Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 2
Inspiration:: Flowers symbolize the cycle of life: they bud, bloom, and eventually wither. Much like the human body, their physical form transforms as they progress through their life stages. My work delves into the stillness within this cycle. Just as a flower pauses in full bloom before it begins to wither, there are moments in our lives that require us to simply be still and exist.
Materials and Process:: Dried chamomile, dried echinacea, dried hops, dried lavender, acrylic, pastel and pencil on canvas in shadow box frame.
Custom Value Q: The Grand Beauty by Eric Hilton

Dreams Lying Just Beneath the Surface

Dreams Lying Just Beneath the Surface

Kathy Guthrie

CA$900.00

Dimensions: 31.5 x 24.5 x 1
Inspiration:: The accumulation of plans and dreams barely visible under the constraints of a life lived.
Materials and Process:: Mixed media - papers, cardboard, canvas, botantical, stitching, photo transfer. Carefully placed layers of collage items covered with gesso and sanded several times and new items added.

She’s always with us

She’s always with us

Bev Michaels

CA$475.00

Dimensions: 11 x 5 x 5
Inspiration:: This old tree, some might think, is dead but deep in its crevices it bursts energy! In death Mother Nature still gives life. She’s always with us.
Materials and Process:: Ceramics
Custom Value Q: What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

Still

Monica Reekie

CA$150.00

Dimensions: 13 x 16 x 1
Inspiration:: The silent stillness of this reflective pool was an extreme contrast to the nearby Selfoss and the mighty Dettifoss, (the most powerful waterfall in Europe) in Jokulsargljufur Canyon, Iceland. It was only a few metres away from the dramatic power and almost deafening sound of the waterfalls.
Materials and Process:: Photograph on Slickrock Metallic Pearl paper, 8X10 image matted and framed to 13 X 16

Cranial Landscape

Cranial Landscape

Monica Reekie

CA$175.00

Dimensions: 13 x 16 x 1
Inspiration:: The remains of a majestic elephant skull almost brought me to tears. It had been there a long time, but poaching and drought continue to threaten the elephants very existence. However, through habitat conservation and protection of the species, there is STILL LIFE ahead for this magnificent animal, I have completely fallen in love with them and will continue to do what I can to help them survive and thrive for future generations to admire.
Materials and Process:: Photograph on MOAB Slickrock Silver paper, 8X10 image matted and framed to 13 X 16
Custom Value Q: Africa / by Toto

Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing)

Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing)

Liz Hughes

CA$395.00

Dimensions: 18 x 12 x 1.5
Inspiration:: Shinrin-Yoku is the Japanese art of forest bathing, the simple practice of therapeutic relaxation in the forest, focusing on sensory engagement with nature. Time hiking on our wonderful Island causes me to slow down, still my mind, breathe deeply and really take everything in: the sounds, the smells and the interplay of colours enhanced by light filtering through the tree canopy and the winter rain or mist.
Materials and Process:: Mixed media - analog and digital collage, including my photography; acrylic paint and mediums; finished with cold wax and oil.

Lean on Me

Ken Miner

CA$475.00

Dimensions: 16 x 20 x 1.75
Inspiration:: At the end of their season, when the colourful petals have dropped, and all that remains are the dried seed pods, a promise of new life awaits. There is 'Still Life' to be continued into the next season.
Materials and Process:: Wet collodion tintype, scanned and printed

Cuttings

Rita Daly

CA$400.00

Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 1.5
Inspiration:: This abstract piece reimagines the classic concept of still life, by bringing life to its static form. I focus on plant cuttings — living fragments in a constant process of growth and transformation. Unlike traditional still life subjects, they are not dead or inert, but active, evolving, pushing against the very concept of stasis. Through the subtle unfolding of leaves or slow extension of roots, they remind us that we live in a world always moving, even when we see — and seek — stillness.
Materials and Process:: Acrylic on canvas

Jubiliation

Ranjeet Dhaliwal

CA$500.00

Dimensions: 30 x 24 x 0.5
Inspiration:: Of all the photos taken at a festive gathering, this one made me catch my breath. The subject is the sheer joy expressed by my teenage daughter, Dani, and her niece, Priya, both absorbed in that precise moment, oblivious to all else. I was struck by the oneness in their expression of utter jubilation. The image, flowing with radiant energy, is a celebration and embrace of the spontaneity of Life. The spirit of the moment is caught, converging on the vortex of their dance. Still. Alive. Forever.
Materials and Process:: In the original photograph, the field is wider with more busyness but for me, the photographer, there was only one focus, so I cropped the photo. I converted it to black and white for it lends timelessness and enhances the emotion and energy.
Custom Value Q: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) -Green Day

Awakening

Ranjeet Dhaliwal

CA$250.00

Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 0.5
Inspiration:: Since I was wee, I have been drawn to sunflowers, enjoying their look and feel. One year, we built a sunflower fort for our young visitors, and planted sunflower seeds randomly throughout the garden, making a sunflower forest for our pets. I observed this particular sunflower as it went from seed, to flower, to seed head. The image of the petals enclosed –yet opening–stays my breath, filling my heart with quietude. This moment of suspension, of awakening, is full of stillness and life.
Materials and Process:: This sunflower beckoned me one morning. Captured by its beauty and uniqueness, I took a photo. The image, printed on archival paper, was not digitally manipulated.
Custom Value Q: Sunshine On My Shoulders -John Denver

Entwined

Edward Peck

CA$400.00

Dimensions: 17 x 41 x 0.5
Inspiration:: For a moment in the crisp winter air, I pause, gazing at the smooth curve of bare rock merging seamlessly into patches of lichen, then moss. The natural progression leads to a row of Garry oaks, their forms gracefully bending along the path that peeks through a lattice of leafless branches. The stillness is profound as warm light filters through, illuminating the arcs of the branches. Light and shadow play across the undulating landscape beyond the path, inviting me to breathe deeply and absorb
Materials and Process:: Archival pigment ink on cotton papers with laminate seal
Custom Value Q: Frederic Chopin's, Nocturnes, Op 9: No. 1 in B-flat Minor by Arthur Rubinstein

Undersea Fantasy III

Undersea Fantasy III

Elizabeth Ashworth

CA$50.00

Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 1.5
Inspiration:: Most of my sculptures are relief works made from natural materials collected from beaches near my home. I choose former living materials that have been tossed by the ocean and dried naturally on the beach. Although they were living and are now dead and still, I give them a new life in whimsical works of art: driftwood becomes a 'hill' and 'ground', a kelp holdfast becomes a 'tree'. Although they are still, they still represent life.
Materials and Process:: Driftwood, kelp holdfast, rock, and shell on a fabric base
Custom Value Q: “Lough Erin Shore” by The Corrs

Quiescence

Rosanne Matte-Munro

CA$250.00

Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 1
Inspiration:: A single picture frame ( still ) capturing possible routes to choose from while in pursuit of happiness.
Materials and Process:: Acrylic paint and mixed medium on wooden panel
Custom Value Q: Serendipity / Anchorson

Still life

Mary Wulff

CA$425.00

Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 1.5
Inspiration:: With a constant barrage of notifications and news cycles that feed my avarice for movement and change I find myself searching for the deeper meaning of being still.
Materials and Process:: Acrylics on pre-printed canvas and stitch
Custom Value Q: Ocean by John Butler

Quiet Sit Spot #1

Quiet Sit Spot #1

Khione Gardner

CA$150.00

Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 4
Inspiration:: A quiet sit spot is a state of both a heightening of the senses and peaceful reflection; a spot in which to feel grounded and connected to place. Can you feel the vibrations, hear the hum of the energy of life? When one becomes still, one becomes an empty vessel. A vessel open and ready to receive all of the beauty, wonder and vibrancy of our world.
Materials and Process:: repurposed glass vessel, copper foiled stained glass, silicone
Custom Value Q: Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy

Quiet Sit Spot #2

Quiet Sit Spot #2

Khione Gardner

CA$150.00

Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 4
Inspiration:: A quiet sit spot is a state of both a heightening of the senses and peaceful reflection; a spot in which to feel grounded and connected to place. Can you feel the vibrations, hear the hum of the energy of life? When one becomes still, one becomes an empty vessel. A vessel open and ready to receive all of the beauty, wonder and vibrancy of our world.
Materials and Process:: repurposed glass vessel, copper foiled stained glass, silicone
Custom Value Q: The Water is Wide by Carla Bonoff

Quiet Sit Spot #3

Quiet Sit Spot #3

Khione Gardner

CA$150.00

Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 4
Inspiration:: A quiet sit spot is a state of both a heightening of the senses and peaceful reflection; a spot in which to feel grounded and connected to place. Can you feel the vibrations, hear the hum of the energy of life? When one becomes still, one becomes an empty vessel. A vessel open and ready to receive all of the beauty, wonder and vibrancy of our world.
Materials and Process:: repurposed glass vessel, copper foiled stained glass, silicone
Custom Value Q: Sunrise by Nora Jones

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