With guest artists Kimberley Seldon and Glen Peloso, in support of Neilson Park Creative Centre
TORONTO - Find the perfect original gift for Father’s Day! 29 adult folding White Pine Muskoka chairs, four children’s chairs and two coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art at the Tenth Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs and tables will be designed by local artists, as well as by special guest artists designers Kimberley Seldon and Glen Peloso. Items will be on display in Sherway Square and are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Saturday, June 5 until Sunday, June 20. If you are interested in checking the status of the bids, go to www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 4:00pm and check online beginning Monday, June 7. For more information call 416 621-1070.
Chairs (l-r) Glen Peloso's "The "Me" Skoka" and Kimberley Seldon's "The Sassy Seat"
“Local artists create original hand painted masterpieces every year for our Annual Garden Art Silent Auction fundraiser for Neilson Park Creative Centre,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “Come and bid on these magnificent chairs and tables and help support this thriving arts community.”
Kimberley Seldon enjoys an international reputation as a designer, journalist, keynote speaker and broadcast personality. She has designed "The Sassy Seat" with paint finish by Beth Halstead. Who says contemporary means minimal? "The Sassy Seat" is for the true maximalist. An ideal perch for sipping jolted pink lemonade or a classic cosmopolitan.
Glen Peloso has been designing spaces for commercial, corporate, and residential clients for fifteen years. For the Garden Art Silent Auction, he designed a one-of-a-kind chair entitled "The “ME” Skoka" which was inspired by the Muskoka chairs he had on his front porch while growing up. To add comfort without using a cushion that would hide the lines of the chair, Glen used individually cushioned panels made from a combination of checkered, striped and floral patterned fabric.
WHEN: Chairs and coffee tables are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Saturday, June 5 until Sunday, June 20
WHERE: Sherway Gardens, Hwy 427 & the QEW
AUCTION ITEMS: White pine Muskoka chairs and coffee tables painted and decorated by local artists to be auctioned off by silent auction. (29 adult folding chairs that are easy to store and transport, four kids chairs and two coffee tables).
LOCAL ARTISTS: Local artists include designers, painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.
Adult Chairs: Niroshini Pillai Burlington TBD
Jane Hoople Don Mills Story-Telling
Louise Zych Etobicoke Good Vibrations
Brian Pelley Etobicoke Just Flittin’ Around
Eileen Menzel w/ Quan Steele Etobicoke Go With the Flow
Kim Maticiw Etobicoke The Healing Tree
John Ming Mark Etobicoke TBD
Jennifer Koivu Etobicoke Blue & White Porcelain
Bill Ireland Etobicoke Village Chair
Edna Hildebrandt Etobicoke A small corner of refuge
Kathleen Haushalter Etobicoke Who let the frogs out?
Ron Clifford Etobicoke TBD
Lisa Bettenelli Etobicoke TBD
Marley Scholte Etobicoke The Odd Couple
Judith Pelley Mississauga Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Marcela Maciel Mississauga Day/Night
Mary Ann Dente Mississauga Iris Jig II
Parveen Sultana Saba North York Let’s Enjoy The Spring
Anna McCusker Port Credit Tempus fugit sed mens errat
Helen McCusker Port Credit Maita'i Dye
Charles Weiss Scarborough Delightful PanfishCarley Sala, Effie Leman,
Toshiko Ochiai, Kay Yamamoto,
Chiquita Thomson, Arleigh Brown
Val Collins Toronto TBD
Eva Roosman Toronto Go Fishing!
Nancy Newman Toronto Grey Heron
Lucie Kirchknopf Toronto Mariposa
Toni Calderone Toronto Sunshine
Susan Roebuck Woodstock Easy Summer Day
Children’s Chairs: Michael Arredondo Mississauga TBD
Janice Ykema Mississauga The Hungry Chairtipillar
Cheryl Mount Oakville Dream Tea Party
Paul McCusker Port Credit There be Dragons!
Tables: Len Roosman Etobicoke Leaves
Camille Muller Etobicoke TBD
BIDDING: Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until Sunday, June 20. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 21. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).
Adult Chairs:
Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
Kids' Chairs: Bidding starts at $100 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $350
Coffee Tables: Bidding starts at $150 (increments of $25) - BUY IT NOW OPTION $500
CHECK THE BIDS: Interested in checking your bid? You can check the status of the bids on line at www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 4:00pm as of Monday, June 7.
CHARITY: ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre
INFORMATION: Call 416 621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca
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