GREY GARDEN OFFERS A PEACEFUL GREEN SPACE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN OWEN SOUND. COME IN, HAVE A SEAT UNDER THE GRAPE ARBOUR, AND ADMIRE THE PLANTINGS AND THE ARTWORK.
Grey Gallery is fortunate to have adjoining outdoor space which includes a small community garden, sculpture, perennial plantings and seating. It is open to the public during gallery hours and the space also hosts concerts, exhibition openings and other community events.
Working with local landscape designer Mike Vair Haley of Sound Outdoors we are adding a new feature to Grey Garden. Mike is creating a small Japanese style zen rock garden which references our local geology of the escarpment. The large limestone rock in the picture is one of those specially selected by Mike to be included in the project. Work begins early in June, so drop by to take a look. We hope it will be a space for quiet contemplation in the heart of our downtown.
Does a garden have to include palnts? What about a garden made up of rocks and sand? Many people believe that a garden is a work of art. Although it is inspired by nature, it is an interpretation rather than a copy, an imitation of the natural world.
The Japanese dry garden, often called a Zen garden, is a distinctive style of Japanese garden often associated with temples. It creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of features, and uses gravel or sand that is raked to represent ripples in water. A Zen garden is usually relatively small, surrounded by a wall or buildings, and is usually meant to be seen while seated from a single viewpoint outside the garden.
The small purple-rose flowers of the redbud announce the arrival of spring. The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is native to North America, where it can be found growing from parts of Canada. into Mexico. Lavender Twist redbud is a dwarf variety, slowly growing 5 to 15 feet (1.5-5 m.) tall and wide. Its unique attributes include the pendulous, weeping habit and contorted trunk and branches. Like the common eastern redbud, Lavender Twist redbud trees bear small, pea-like pink-purple flowers in early spring, before the tree leafs out. These flowers form all along the tree's cascading, twisted branches and its trunk. Lavender Twist redbuds attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden.
Created by Owen Sound artist Raquell Yang over the summer of 2020., the 13 by 55 foot mural is entitled Transformation.
TRANSFORMATION:
The visual imagery of the mural weaves together themes of the natural and man-made world, and their interdependence.
As a natural carbon sink, whales can help humanity fight climate change. Scientists say “To save a single whale is to save 1,000 trees.”
The eye and the globe are surrounded by sunlight. The concept of the ‘butterfly effect’ further underscores the interconnectedness of all life, and pushes us to consider our shared future.
Plaster casts evoke the artist’s memories of studying drawing. Michelangelo’s David and Venus embody the classical virtues of strength and beauty.
The native flowers of Ontario encourage us to think about how so many unique species can flourish together in harmony.
We all need transformation in this moment and into the future.
Raquell is an artist from Taiwan who graduated from the National Pingtung University of Education with a Master of Fine Arts degree and now lives and works in Owen Sound. Her approach fuses both modern and ancient techniques, as well as western and eastern styles to create original and innovative works of art.
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