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Welcome to Millstone Artisan Gallery! The gallery offers a wide variety of beautifully hand crafted Artisan items that are locally created in British Columbia, Canada and mainly from Vancouver Island. Our West Coast Artisans take pride in making unique, quality items. Millstone Artisan Gallery is located in Nanaimo and is a destination shop for many people.
We have closed our online Shopify store but if have something you are looking for we can organize shipping!

Love Art & Be Inspired

Gallery hours:
The Gallery will be closed for the month of January 2023 and open again Friday February 3rd 2023 . During this time we will open by appointment.
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Our gift certificates make a great gift!

Welcome to our beautiful gallery!

Millstone Pottery Classes
Each pottery class will have a maximum of 3 adults which allows for a lot of hands on instruction. Classes must have full enrollment to proceed.
We will be offering a course in hand building a mug, starting in February 2023! The studio is located in a barn that houses livestock so those with allergies be aware. Also there are no washrooms at the barn. All you need to bring is you and maybe an apron so you don't get too dirty....but that's half the fun!
So lets get creative and play with some mud!!
Pottery by Sue LaBerge
Fine West Coast Artisan Pottery Collection

Functional Ware
Sue LaBerge
Potter, Painter, Artist

Sgraffito and horse hair pottery
ceramic coasters
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Platters

Garlic jars, salt bowls and shakers, butter dishes and sauce holders.

Yarn Bowls


Paris
Alpaca Dryer Balls
3 handmade dryer balls in a custom bag adorned with a linoprint.


Beauty surrounds you

Looming

The Rigid Heddle loom is often set up in the gallery.
The kitchen table

Pottery plates, bowls and tumblers are not only beautiful but functional and durable. They are microwave, oven and dishwasher safe too!

Douglas Fir glazed mugs.
How very West Coast!

Wine carafe
and flower frog

Sugar bowl with creamer and mugs

Our Creations

Monoprinted tray
Sue LaBerge

Sgraffito platter
Sue LaBerge

Artisan Soap And Soy Candles by Cobalt Studio



The Refined Gentleman Collection
A wonderful collection of shaving lather, beard and body shampoo, body bars,soy candle with a badger hair shaving brush and pottery tumbler. Hand crafted by Cobalt Studio. The perfect gift for Him!!

CERAMIC WALL ART



Cobalt Studios Photography

COBALT IMAGES
Erin Zimich
ACRYLIC PAINTINGS ON WOOD


Sgraffito
A technique used to decorate pottery by applying underglaze colors at the leather hard stage prior to bisque and "scratching" off some of the underglaze to expose the clay body below which gives a contrast of color. This is well worth the extra time and effort as the final outcome is stunning!!



Cribbage Boards
Handmade-Woodburned-Custom Cover



Valerie Cone
Art Wear Jewelry
ART Wear Jewelry
I have always loved to create with Nature as an inspiration...the simplicity of organic shapes are elegant and appealing.
Some of my early pieces were simply bent brass wire, leather cording and beads. Online courses, books and experimentation provided the confidence I neeeded to begin cutting, manipulating , soldering and etching metal.
After several years of using our kitchen as a studio, I have a designated room in our home with lots of natural light and space for me to spread my tools and supplies out and happily make the mess I need to.
Each piece is original and hand crafted using brass, copper and sterling silver. I love the look of mixed metals and how they complement each other.
Valerie Cone- Artisan Jewelry- ART Wear Jewelry
Kamloops, B.C.



Handmade Bags
Unique Designs

Linen, canvas and leather create beatiful bags!


Handmade linen and leather with lino imprints. Very unique, quality bags.
Brown Dog Designs
Val Cone
Val


BARNWOOD Designs
Artisan cabinets by Ken Watson
These beautiful Barnwood cabinets are made from wood salvaged from a barn built in the 1950's in the northern interior of British Columbia. Every piece will be different with its own personality as the wood shows its age with a silver hue and small dents and nail holes reflecting its time served through harsh winters and warm summers.

Greg's Arbutus Apiaries
We supply the flowers and they deliver the honey! Teamwork at its finest producing the most delicious organic golden honey!

Queen Bee !

Honey from the resident Bees


Marci Leighton
Acrylic Artist
Unique Barnwood Designs

Acrylic on barnwood

Eunmi Conacher
Acrylic Artist


Eunmi Conacher
BFA,AFCA
Eunmi is a Vancouver Island artist. She attended Hong-IK University in Seoul, Korea, graduating with a BFA degree. She became an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists in 2008, and and associate member in 2015/
She describes herself as a contemporary impressionist & expressionist artist. Her desire is to create paintings which bring energy to the canvas. Her use of color, form and texture is intuitive. Her hope is that the viewers connect emotionally with the painting in their own way. The result she strives for is a painting from the heart.
Awards: 2017: 150 My Canada National Juried Art Show: "Sooke Winter" Second Place
2015: FCA Vancouver Artist Choice Show: " Montreal III" First Place.
2015: FCA Vancouver Signature Medal Show: "Madrid II" Honorable Mention.
Patricia Banks Fine Art
Patricia Banks BScN, AFC is a Canadian Landscape painter best known for her detailed oil and acrylic paintings. She travels widely and is inspired by the magnificence and splendour of the natural environment. Her work is sensitive and evokes the moods and emotional effects of atmosphere revealing an intuitive grasp of the subtleties of time and place.
Patricia's paintings begin outdoors with direct experience and observation in nature. She can often be found painting on location outdoors, or in her studio using the reference material she has gathered to create a larger painting.
Patricia has exhibited across Canada and in the USA, and she has won several awards for her work. She has been an invited workshop presenter for the BC Art Teachers' Association and enjoys teaching drawing and painting classes and workshops. Patricia has written numerous art related articles, and she currently writes a monthly column called Art Adventures for Nanaimo Magazine and Voyageur Magazine.
Patricia is a graduate of the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC. She is a juried member of the Artists for Conservation and Oil Painters of America, organizations that regularly show their members’ work in prestigious International Gallery shows and Art Museum exhibitions.
Patricia's focus on nature, wildlife, and the wonders and beauty of the natural world, have earned her Signature Status as a member of AFC, Artists For Conservation, the world's leading group of artists supporting the environment. As a member of this select group of 500 of the world's most gifted nature artists, from 27 countries, on five continents, Patricia is dedicated to nurturing, promoting and supporting conservation through her artwork. She is a trained Nature Interpreter and is the Resident Artist at Morrell Nature Sanctuary, a 111 hectare (278 acres) rain shadow forest, preserved for environmental education, located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Patricia’s work can be found in collections throughout the world.

Autumn Leaves
Original
Patricia Banks
Robert Held Art Glass

Robert Held Art Glass
Beautifully handcrafted and both functional and decorative!




Chris Mannall
Wood Turner
Pizza Paddles

Charcuterie Boards
Beautiful and unique with a selection of different wood and sizes.


Charles van Sandwyk
Animal Wisdom Book
See Some of Our Creations

Charles Van Sandwyk Books

Charles Van Sandwyk Greeting Cards
Christpher M. Smith
Glass Artist



Love Note Nature Cards
by Val Cone
Stitched and hand painted on linen with each card offering its own unique design and color. Beautiful as a greeting card or in a frame!
DOUGHERTY GLASSWORKS
Utilizing a mid-century modern aesthetic combined with a contemporary twist, Dougherty Glassworks is focused on making functional art pieces that make a statement. Hand-making each item with individual care and focus, We aim for our products to add a sophisticated and eye-catching polish to any space.



WOOD FIRED AND RAKU POTTERY
BY LEE STEAD

Wood fired
