About
Brandie perkins - owner/ instructor
Brandie Rae Perkins is a local Saskatchewan artist. She is a multi-disciplinary artist with a focus on acrylic painting and alcohol inks. Brandie has had an interest in arts since she was young and has focused on creating and adapting her art through a variety of mediums. She is an active member of a vibrant arts community, collaborating with and learning from her peers. Always enthusiastic to learn and accept new challenges, she brings fruition to ideas and projects of unfamiliar mediums. Brandie draws her inspiration from travel and her time spent in nature. Colour theory and heavy textures define her work.
Brandie purchased the Cathedral Art School in September 2020. She runs the day to day of the studio as well as instructs adult art sampler, alcohol inks, family workshops, and a variety of kids mixed media classes.
Karlie king - instructor
Karlie King was born and raised in Saskatchewan. But she has spent much time in other parts of Canada and has travelled overseas. In her youth Karlie lived in Regina as well as a town called Turtleford, which is located in the northwest part of the province. She attended the University of Regina and obtained a B.A. with a double major in Religious Studies and Fine Arts. Her academic pursuits took her to Newfoundland in 2003, where she obtained a Master’s in Religious Studies, with a focus on spirituality and alternative medicine, and completed three years of a Ph.D. program in Folklore, with a focus on the traveling traditions of the Innu of Labrador. While in Newfoundland, Karlie continued to develop her artistic practice. She carried on her work in ceramics, her primary medium while taking Fine Arts. Also, she developed a keen interest in textiles, knitting and rug hooking particularly. Her ceramic work has been exhibited at The Newfoundland Labrador Craft Council’s Gallery, Memorial University’s Second Space Gallery, as well as the artist run centre A1C, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Further, she was an Artist-in-Resident at Terra Nova National Park in 2005. Karlie also enjoys being part of an Art Mentorship Program run by Chapel Gallery in North Battleford since it affords her the opportunity to learn about Digital Art/Video as well as network with other artists in the area. Karlie has been teaching at our studio since November 2016, teaching adult pottery, ceramic hand building, kids pottery, and kids mixed media classes.
madison pascal ~ instructor
Madison Pascal was born 1990, Regina SK, Canada, is an emerging artist working mainly in painting and drawing. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree: International with a major in drawing and painting. She received many awards throughout her academic career. Madison is a member of the Art Gallery of Regina, a non-profit, public gallery. Her works have been included in group exhibitions in Saskatchewan and Manitoba including, the MacKenzie Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Regina, and downtown Winnipeg and can be found in many private collections. Madison has been teaching at our studio since Fall of 2019, teaching a variety of classes including Oil Painting, Charcoal Drawing, Kids Mixed Media and Kids Painting classes.
janet ng ~ instructor
Janet Ng, TopoPots, is based in Saskatchewan where she works as a Wildlife Biologist alongside her pottery practice. Being fortunate to spend a lot of time outdoors and looking at maps, Janet’s pottery is inspired by landscapes, running water, and big skies. Her work is mostly functional and translates landscapes into ceramics for every day life. Janet incorporates digital methods into art processes through the use of satellite imagery and digital geography. This allows her to document landscapes and cartography on her pottery through a variety of surface decoration techniques.
kira mazur ~ instructor
Kira Mazur was born and raised in Saskatchewan. She is currently working towards her BBA with a major in accounting and a certificate in Economics at the U of R. She then plans to continue her education at the U of R in the faculty of education. Kira did 18 years of competitive dance in ballet, tap, jazz, and musical theatre. Throughout her time dancing, she taught dance classes to elementary and high school students. Kira has always enjoyed expressing herself through art and exploring different mediums including ceramic hand building, alcohol inks, print making, and watercolour. Kira instructs a variety of kids mixed media classes at the studio.
Carla Wilson ~ instructor
Carla has enjoyed working with clay since age 8, taking and eventually teaching courses through Regina’s Pasqua Recreation Center. Carla is an arts education graduate through the university of Regina with a BA in visual arts and a focus in ceramics. In Calgary, Carla taught children’s and adult throwing and handbuilding through the North Mount Pleasant Arts Center.
ayal heinrichs ~ instructor
Ayal grew up on the west coast of BC, and her pottery is influenced by her love for the rainy landscape of her childhood as well as the desire to share beauty with those around her. Raised by parents who loved art and encouraged creativity, she spent much of her childhood and adolescence making art in many different mediums. Ayal has always loved and appreciated handmade pots and, in 2018, when she first learned how to throw, she was immediately hooked. In 2020, she moved to Nelson, BC to take the ceramics program at Kootenay School of the Arts. After graduating, she apprenticed with several local artists and is now pursuing a BFA in ceramics at the University of Regina. She is excited to continue developing her skills and voice as a potter while sharing her skills and passion with the community. Ayal focuses on creating functional work to spark moments of joy and reflection in everyday routines.
monika tan ~ instructor
About ten years ago a good friend made Monika join a local pottery club. It stuck. After a couple of years of learning and practicing (a lot) she got a job at a wholesale pottery and supply company. She started making pots in her garage. Inspired by the world and the artists around her she experimented with glazes, textures, underglazes, different clays, stamps, carving, hand-building… and then she moved to Regina. Now, outside of her day job, she is slowly piecing together a home studio while teaching beginner throwing classes. She is so happy to have a place to get her hands muddy and cultivate the mud-love in others.
lindsay polowich - instructor
Lindsay graduated from the U of R with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education, and has been a classroom teacher for ten years. The majority of her teaching has been in the middle years and arts education. This is Lindsay’s third year teaching casually at Cathedral Art School. Her visual art experience ranges from acrylic painting, to ceramic hand-building, and alcohol inks.
Terri Ekvall ~ instructor
Terri Ekvall is a local Saskatchewan Artist graduating from the University of Regina earning a BFA in Ceramics and Painting as well as a BA in Art History. Terri is a Juried member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council and serves Saskatchewan Craft community as one of its Board Members. Terri Ekvall is a local Saskatchewan Artist graduating from the University of Regina earning a BFA in Ceramics and Painting as well as a BA in Art History. Terri is a Juried member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council. Terri creates sculptural and functional work that is inspired by her experiences as a woman and love of gardening resulting in unique works of art.