{"title":"Lisa Skelding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLisa Skelding is a Muskoka-based mixed-media artist and OCAD University BFA graduate whose contemporary paintings move between impressionism, abstraction and realism. Inspired by Ontario’s northern lakes, forests and changing ecosystems, her layered works draw on her background as a couple and trauma therapist to explore parallels between human and ecological resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWebsite:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lisaskelding.format.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/lisaskelding.format.com\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:lisaaskelding@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003elisaaskelding@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lisaskeldingart\/%20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lisaskeldingart\/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/apiyoushieapp.8it.ca:2096\/images\/mac\/Image_MAC_Maker_Mark.png\" alt=\"MAC Maker Mark\" style=\"height: 60px;width: 60px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe MAC Maker Mark is a designation given to artists and craftspeople producing work in Muskoka. When you see the MAC Maker Mark you can be confident that the work you are buying was made right here in Muskoka and that you are supporting a local artist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"calm-place-2","title":"Cycles of Ash and Leaf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLisa Skelding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayered in molten beeswax, ‘ Calm Place 2’ invites viewers into a sensory space where nature offers both refuge and rupture. This piece reflects the push and pull between psychological grounding and environmental instability, evoking the rhythm of emotional and ecological regulation through texture, light, and flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncorporating clean wood ash, a material known to replenish calcium depleted from forest soils, this work nods to local environmental efforts led by the Friends of Muskoka Watershed Organization. Each fall and spring, clean wood ash is distributed across forested areas to help nourish maple trees and support healthy growth, offering a poetic parallel to cycles of healing and regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 24\"x18\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Encaustic (beeswax) Mixed Media on Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping will be arranged upon purchase and quotation provided. Pick-up can be arranged at MA\u0026amp;C ON MAIN, Bracebridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Skelding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50144538263745,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/0148\/5761\/files\/CalmPlace218_x24_3679.jpg?v=1776370744"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/0148\/5761\/collections\/DC_597_1783990502131__cui.png?v=1783990506","url":"https:\/\/muskokaartsandcrafts.com\/collections\/lisa-skelding.oembed","provider":"Muskoka Arts \u0026 Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}