by Irene Naested | Aug 5, 2026 | Passport 2026
Simon Rose’s first novel for middle grade readers, The Alchemist’s Portrait, was published in 2003. This was followed by The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of...
by Irene Naested | Aug 5, 2026 | Passport 2026
Victoria Zyluk – Victoria Zyluk is a Canadian artist whose lifelong bond with nature began on her family farm, where daily sensory experiences with woodlands and streams shaped her artistic vision. During her nearly 40‑year teaching career, she integrated the...
by Irene Naested | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026, Passport 2026
Beth Everest is a writer and jewelry artist. Her new work for this year’s Passport to the Arts includes filigree work, sterling silver handmade chain, flame painted copper, and a book of fiction recently released from Frontenac Press. Beth is a Canadian poet and...
by Irene Naested | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026, Passport 2026
Sharon London, card maker, has always loved Japanese paper and spotting an origami kimono in a paper art shop started her hobby as a paper artist. Moving from Japanese inspired cards to mixed media has been a fun journey. Inspiration and knowledge come from working...
by Irene Naested | Jul 29, 2026 | Passport 2026
Valerie Walker is a self-published author of “The Adventures of Hedley the Hedgehog” series as well as two juvenile time-travel novels, “Mystery in the Attic“, and “The Quest for Kananaskis”. “Looks Can Kill” is an adult/young adult adventure thriller set in Italy in...
by Irene Naested | Jul 29, 2026 | Passport 2026
Gordon Pengilly – Exploration of the human condition through artistic creation is what it’s about for Gordon. Along with playwriting and flyfishing his most enduring passion in life is sculpting. He has worked with wood, soapstone, plastic and most recently clay....