Molding creativity. Jane Wolters of Chemainus will be showing off her hand-made pottery and a selection of her paintings at Excellent Frameworks located at 115 Kenneth St. in Duncan with her solo exhibition titled Jane Wolters Retrospective from Nov. 3 to 23. Suzan Kostiuck, owner of Excellent Frameworks, the home of the EJ Hughes Gallery, is excited to showcase the work of Wolters who she met 10 years ago while working for the local arts council. Kostiuck was wowed with Wolters’s functional stoneware pottery line that had an image of lavender plants on it and bought a set for her family upon visiting Wolters’s home studio. “I’ve followed her work for years, and one of the galleries I worked for in the past carried her work as well, so I’ve always been able to keep in touch with Jane,” said Kostiuck. “Earlier this year I really wanted to host another retrospective show of a local artist and she was the first choice, so I was thrilled when she kindly accepted my offer to showcase her works. “Having her work in my gallery is an honour, and being able to see the variety of glazes, forms, and pathways that her works display is amazing.” Wolters, who has been creating artworks for the last 48 years, was born in England but has called Vancouver Island home for most of her life where she has been a professional potter with her focus mostly on stoneware and porcelain. While Wolters was technically self-taught, she does admit to taking some wheel-throwing lessons in the beginning. Over her artistic career her pottery has comprised of a wide range of styles: made-to-be-used tableware in nature-inspired patterns and fine porcelain glazed in classic copper reds and celadons, as well as one of a kind art pieces. “Mostly wheel-thrown, many of my pots are fired in a gas kiln to achieve the copper reds, celadons and other beautiful reduction glazes I love,” said Wolters. “I’ve also experimented with saggar firing, which involves firing the pieces in a container with weeds and other materials to produce lovely random markings.” Wolters said she has been fortunate to have attended many valuable workshops with outstanding potters from all over the world, and has also immersed herself in courses in various subjects including portrait sculpture. In additon to her pottery she began to learn how to paint several years ago in an effort to find another creative outlet that was less physically demanding. “In the process I’ve learned a great deal of art theory, history, and design,” said Wolters. “Oil on canvas has been my favourite painting medium; the sensuous feel of the paint coming off the brush onto the canvas, the way the paint smells, the look of the thick oil paint building up on the surface, all feel right.” On her painting path, she has also explored acrylics, which she finds to be a more playful and adventurous medium. Wolters has both a home studio and gallery and welcomes visitors to view her works by appointment by emailing [email protected] [/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection]. “I feel incredibly lucky to be an artist,” said Wolters. “There are always new ideas, new paths to travel along, and there are never enough hours in the day to explore them. I hope attendees of the exhibit go away realizing the wide and interesting variety possible with clay.” “I hope people who come to see her works get a sense of the human touch that each piece contains,” said Kostiuck. “Every line, every spot the light touches, Jane’s artistic spirit has also touched, and that is part of the intrinsic beauty of art.” web1_jw-works-1 [https://www.bpmcdn.com/f/files/shared/feeds/gps/2025/11/web1_jw-works-1.jpg;w=960]Chemainus resident Jane Wolters, who has been a professional potter for the past 48 years, will have her solo exhibit titled Jane Wolters Retrospective on display at Excellent Frameworks in Duncan until Nov. 22. Seen here is one example of her work. (Submitted) web1_jw-works-2 [https://www.bpmcdn.com/f/files/shared/feeds/gps/2025/11/web1_jw-works-2.jpg;w=960]Chemainus resident Jane Wolters, who has been a professional potter for the past 48 years, will have her solo exhibit titled Jane Wolters Retrospective on display at Excellent Frameworks in Duncan until Nov. 22. Seen here is one example of her work. (Submitted)
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