Signe Ball

In her public studio at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville, Ontario, Jill takes portrait commissions; capturing moments in loved-one’s lives to keep… and the evocative details that make them most memorable.

We like to stay on top of things here at In the Hills. That’s why last fall we ran a long feature on the impact of rising oil prices. Would…

Letters published in the Spring 2009 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Her interest in design and communications has led her on a career involving promotion, public relations and marketing.

When you look at the finished piece, it’s hard to imagine that it was once a fiery, molten liquid.

The provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.

Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.

As David Nairn launches his tenth season as artistic director of Theatre Orangeville, he reflects on the changes the years have wrought.

Many of the landowners were keen to do the right thing by the environment, and just wanted some advice and co-operation in the process.

My paintings remind me of the thinness of time and the passing of the seasons.

When I moved to Caledon from Toronto in 1974, feeling all starry-eyed and back-to-the-landish, as befitted the mood of the times, the population of the newly minted “town” was just…

“The painting sites I choose are places I have revisited since childhood, and so they are also saturated with personal memory.”

Working in oils for twenty-five years, Peter Adams has developed his own distinctive and expressive style.

The north wind doth blow, and all we really know, for sure, is that it will be cold and dark.

If there is one elemental resource we can count on in this region, it is rocks. Our practical forebears cleared them laboriously from the land, by hand and with horse…

However, because it’s spring, there is one thing you can count on – and that is plenty of garden talk.

My style has evolved over the years and is reminiscent of the colours of the Mediterranean. I enjoy the combination of function and fun!

Amaranth potter Rosemary Molesworth’s stylized work draws inspiration and humour from ritual, history and everyday life.