Artist Collective and Market
Artist Directory
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Blake (he/xe/they)
Blake is a balticbritish colonial settler born on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territories, and is currently living on K'omox & Pentlatch Territories. Xe is a nonbinary trans disabled person.
https://www.instagram.com/soaringonarts
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Bo St-Louis (they/them)
Bo is a small digital illustrator that focuses mainly on character work and portraits.
They also crochet, craft, sew, and paint.
https://babbyrat-art.tumblr.com
https://bsky.app/profile/babbyrat.bsky.social
https://babbyrat.carrd.co/
Email: babbyrat.commissions@ gmail.com
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Heather Curtis (she/her)
Heather Curtis is an illustrator and designer with a rich background in both classic graphic design and studio arts, including oil and acrylic painting, printmaking, and drawing. She also dabbles in digital painting. Having struggled with dyslexia, Heather finds joy in the narrative power of illustration to tell stories without words.
Her artistic goal is to infuse inspiration, awe, and beauty into every creative endeavor. Recently discovering her Indigenous (Michisaagiig of Rice Lake, Hiawatha Nation,) ancestry, she is on a journey to learn more about her roots. Heather enjoys sharing dad jokes, hoping that both her humour and her art bring smiles to those who experience them.
Originally from Vancouver, Heather has embraced the relaxed pace and natural beauty of the Comox Valley, where she works as a full-time freelance designer and artist. She loves neon, sci-fi, board games, and spending time with her partner and cat.
https://www.hcurtis.com/
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Landon Norris (any pronouns)
Landon Norris is a visual artist specializing in realism, cartoons, and portraiture, having earned a BFA in drawing & painting from OCAD University. Through inks, charcoal, graphite, watercolour acrylics, and other media, Norris creates abstract landscapes, detailed portraits, and whimsical, or sometimes creepy, creations. From trophy design, pet portraits, to book illustrations, Norris has a wide repertoire and skill set to bring some wild things to life.
https://www.instagram.com/landondereknorris
https://linktr.ee/LandonDerekNorris
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Leah Rosehill (she/her)
Leah is the creator behind Rosehill Pottery, functional handmade ceramics that are inspired by the whimsy of nature! She is most well known for her mushroom mugs and slug sculptures. Each piece is uniquely hand carved with illustrations of fungi, ferns, and west coast forest motifs. Leah has been doing pottery for 9 years and went to Kwantlen Polytechnic University to study ceramics before moving to the Comox Valley to pursue her passion for pots full-time.
www.rosehillpottery.ca
https://www.instagram.com/rosehillpottery
https://www.facebook.com/leahrosehillpottery
Email: leah@ rosehillpottery.ca
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Lil (she/they)
Hi, my name is Lil. I'm queer and autistic and I design and produce stickers of the creature, neurodivergent and pride variety!
https://www.instagram.com/sapphic_pasta/
https://sapphicstickerdesign.etsy.com
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Meika (they/them)
Meika makes gorgeous embroidery on found fabric working with queer identity and punk joy. They also paint, illustrate, and design kickass pins.
Email: beweirdhavefun@ gmail.com
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Monster Boy (He/Him)
Monster Boy creates felted sculptures that tell stories of his experiences while relating to folklore legends. His art expresses how it feels to have a trans-male body, and how dehumanizing that can be. Using the soft material of wool to face the ‘soft-boy’ stereotype that comes along with being a transgender man. Finding that kinship in felt, he uses it to face his own fears of being viewed as more feminine for creating with textiles.
https://www.instagram.com/mon.ster.boy
https://www.tiktok.com/@mon.ster.boy
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Taz (they/them)
Taz has been making chainmail for almost 2 decades. They finally made the jump to sell publicly after years of custom work. They love to make epic apparel that makes people feel like a badass.
https://www.instagram.com/prince.s_chainmail/
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Jojo Oliver (he/they)
I am a queer and trans creator, specializing in traditional oil and acrylic paintings. I also dabble in digital illustration and photography. The vast majority of my landscape paintings are referenced from photos I've taken. I'm at most of our markets, if you're reading this after seeing us at pride, chances are you've met me!
https://jojo-oliver.myportfolio.com
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/jojo-oliver
https://www.instagram.com/jojo__oliver/
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Blake (he/xe/they)
Blake is a balticbritish colonial settler born on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territories, and is currently living on K'omox & Pentlatch Territories. Xe is a nonbinary trans disabled person.
https://www.instagram.com/soaringonarts
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Bo St-Louis (they/them)
Bo is a small digital illustrator that focuses mainly on character work and portraits.
They also crochet, craft, sew, and paint.
https://babbyrat-art.tumblr.com
https://bsky.app/profile/babbyrat.bsky.social
https://babbyrat.carrd.co/
Email: babbyrat.commissions@ gmail.com
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Heather Curtis (she/her)
Heather Curtis is an illustrator and designer with a rich background in both classic graphic design and studio arts, including oil and acrylic painting, printmaking, and drawing. She also dabbles in digital painting. Having struggled with dyslexia, Heather finds joy in the narrative power of illustration to tell stories without words.
Her artistic goal is to infuse inspiration, awe, and beauty into every creative endeavor. Recently discovering her Indigenous (Michisaagiig of Rice Lake, Hiawatha Nation,) ancestry, she is on a journey to learn more about her roots. Heather enjoys sharing dad jokes, hoping that both her humour and her art bring smiles to those who experience them.
Originally from Vancouver, Heather has embraced the relaxed pace and natural beauty of the Comox Valley, where she works as a full-time freelance designer and artist. She loves neon, sci-fi, board games, and spending time with her partner and cat.
https://www.hcurtis.com/
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Landon Norris (any pronouns)
Landon Norris is a visual artist specializing in realism, cartoons, and portraiture, having earned a BFA in drawing & painting from OCAD University. Through inks, charcoal, graphite, watercolour acrylics, and other media, Norris creates abstract landscapes, detailed portraits, and whimsical, or sometimes creepy, creations. From trophy design, pet portraits, to book illustrations, Norris has a wide repertoire and skill set to bring some wild things to life.
https://www.instagram.com/landondereknorris
https://linktr.ee/LandonDerekNorris
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Leah Rosehill (she/her)
Leah is the creator behind Rosehill Pottery, functional handmade ceramics that are inspired by the whimsy of nature! She is most well known for her mushroom mugs and slug sculptures. Each piece is uniquely hand carved with illustrations of fungi, ferns, and west coast forest motifs. Leah has been doing pottery for 9 years and went to Kwantlen Polytechnic University to study ceramics before moving to the Comox Valley to pursue her passion for pots full-time.
www.rosehillpottery.ca
https://www.instagram.com/rosehillpottery
https://www.facebook.com/leahrosehillpottery
Email: leah@ rosehillpottery.ca
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Lil (she/they)
Hi, my name is Lil. I'm queer and autistic and I design and produce stickers of the creature, neurodivergent and pride variety!
https://www.instagram.com/sapphic_pasta/
https://sapphicstickerdesign.etsy.com
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Meika (they/them)
Meika makes gorgeous embroidery on found fabric working with queer identity and punk joy. They also paint, illustrate, and design kickass pins.
Email: beweirdhavefun@ gmail.com
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Monster Boy (He/Him)
Monster Boy creates felted sculptures that tell stories of his experiences while relating to folklore legends. His art expresses how it feels to have a trans-male body, and how dehumanizing that can be. Using the soft material of wool to face the ‘soft-boy’ stereotype that comes along with being a transgender man. Finding that kinship in felt, he uses it to face his own fears of being viewed as more feminine for creating with textiles.
https://www.instagram.com/mon.ster.boy
https://www.tiktok.com/@mon.ster.boy
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Taz (they/them)
Taz has been making chainmail for almost 2 decades. They finally made the jump to sell publicly after years of custom work. They love to make epic apparel that makes people feel like a badass.
https://www.instagram.com/prince.s_chainmail/
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Jojo Oliver (he/they)
I am a queer and trans creator, specializing in traditional oil and acrylic paintings. I also dabble in digital illustration and photography. The vast majority of my landscape paintings are referenced from photos I've taken. I'm at most of our markets, if you're reading this after seeing us at pride, chances are you've met me!
https://jojo-oliver.myportfolio.com
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/jojo-oliver
https://www.instagram.com/jojo__oliver/
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