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The Red Deer Arts Council's office features a Community Gallery, a small meeting space, an intimate space for music or theatre, and a resource space. This space is also available for short term event and meeting rentals. Please contact Suzanne at for more details!
Red Deer Arts Council is pleased to present
Creature comforts: Artworks by Nicole estabrooks & felted sculptures by shellie jones
on display in the Community Gallery from February 24 - April 7, 2025.
Dog
Needle Felted Wool 2024
Artists: Nicole Estabrooks and Shellie Jones
Media: 2D and 3D felted sculptural artworks
The Red Deer Arts Council Community Gallery, Suite 6–4919 49 Street
Exhibition Dates: February 24th – April 7th, 2025
#FirstFridaysRedDeer March 7th, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00pm with the artist(s) in attendance.
A collaboration of furry wool felt art sculptures and witty comics! Nicole and Shellie join to bring you “Creature Comforts”. When we are scared, sad, or worried, there are comforting things we reach for. They can be a physical object, a visit to nature, or finding the funny side of a situation. Shellie has been working on life like needle felted animals. Many find comfort in a pet, or a visit to nature. Nicole has been working on a series of cartoons for her upcoming book, Well, Toodaloo, which is a collection of cartoons she has drawn based on situations she has found herself in with her mother who has moderate dementia. Nicole will present a collection from these cartoons. These cartoons are Nicole’s way of grieving for her mother who isn’t there anymore and soothing herself by finding the funny moments they share now. Creature Comforts as a small show will display two ways of finding comfort and soothing.
Nicole Estabrooks’ Artist Statement
I talk a lot. Ask anyone – and I’ll tell them to tell you the same thing. So why does an extroverted verbalist need another means of expression? Quite simply, because I believe art is intimate and find I’m more comfortable sharing my private thoughts visually.
Placing high value on sensuality, function, clean lines and honest portraits of humanity, my subject matter represents the things and places I want to visit again. Reflecting my thoughts and feelings, these pieces allow me to convey what I hold as important. They are monuments to moments.
French Lesson
Paper & Ink 2024
Nicole Estabrooks
Shellie Jones Artist Statement
Shellie has been expressing herself through her art for most of her life.She has painted with acrylics and oils for many years.She began needle felting in 2016 and is a self- taught artist.
The strength and beauty found in our natural surroundings are of great inspiration to Shellie’s art.Having lived in western Canada since 2000, she is drawn to creating portraits and sculptures of the wildlife that also calls Alberta home.
