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Summers on Toronto Island were THE best fun as a child. In the1960’s there was a summer program called Supervision. It was a day camp for the island kids. There was Boys Supervision and Girls Supervision. We did all kinds of sports, competitions, games, and activities. Every afternoon we spent on the beach, swimming, playing games and one of my favorite things was sand castle building contests. Our daily meeting place was at the Little Clubhouse. After Supervision ended, it became the home of the Island Canoe Club for several years.

Lory has explored many approaches to art making throughout her lifetime of painting and creating crafts. Recently, she has combined her skills and experience as a painter and craft artist to develop an exciting new series of paintings. The collection consists of 300 images produced from a set of drawings depicting imaginary worlds, trees, landscapes, flora, fauna, and creatures. The completed original pieces in the collection range in size from 12”x16” to 48”x60”. THE PROCESS These paintings draw upon skills that include: painting, sewing, jewelry making, decorating, paper mache sculpting, doll making, and hand painting glassware. They begin as a sketchbook line drawing and then are stepped through a creative process that may...