{"id":89506,"date":"2020-09-17T12:33:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=89506"},"modified":"2020-09-17T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:33:31","slug":"artful-muskoka-chairs-to-brighten-the-sidewalks-along-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/artful-muskoka-chairs-to-brighten-the-sidewalks-along-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Artful Muskoka chairs to brighten the sidewalks along Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some new art popping up around downtown, Muskoka-style.<\/p>\n<p>The Downtown Huntsville BIA has given 30 Muskoka chairs to downtown businesses and challenged them to turn them into works of art.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The BIA was looking for ways to bring more art to downtown,&#8221; said BIA manager, Morgan Richter. &#8220;What better way to represent Muskoka businesses than with Muskoka chairs?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The chairs were purchased with the help of Rolston\u2019s Home Hardware and Big Chair Company and Richter left it up to the shops to either connect with local artists or design the chair themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The BIA&#8217;s goal is to eventually fill the downtown streets with chairs, not only for decor but to also provide extra seating outside shops. They intend to keep this initiative going year after year, and once a chair becomes weathered the business can contact the BIA for a new one.<\/p>\n<p>Huntsville Festival of the Arts (HFA) board member Gord Duncan hand-painted the organization&#8217;s entire Muskoka chair. HFA executive director Dan Watson said that they wanted to convey the connection between nature and art. &#8220;We really appreciate this initiative by the BIA,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s so great to see the businesses getting creative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89516\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89516\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-HFA.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-HFA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-HFA-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-HFA.jpg 750w\" alt=\"The HFA's Muskoka chair was painted by Gord Duncan (Sydney Allan)\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The HFA&#8217;s Muskoka chair was painted by Gord Duncan (Sydney Allan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">Catherine Cole, owner of The Great Vine, has been a huge supporter of Kerri-Lyn Freebird\u2019s company, Burnt Timber Art, since its inception. The Great Vine was the first place that Freebird sold her artwork and Cole has commissioned pieces from her in the past. Cole knew that Freebird would be the perfect artist to complete her vision of vines wrapping around the Muskoka chair. The pair collaborated on the design and Freebird used her wood-burning skills to bring it to life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89513\" style=\"width: 1030px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89513\" class=\"wp-image-89513 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Catherine-Cole-and-Kerri-Lyn-Freebird-The-Great-Vine-1020x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Catherine-Cole-and-Kerri-Lyn-Freebird-The-Great-Vine-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Catherine-Cole-and-Kerri-Lyn-Freebird-The-Great-Vine-630x632.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Catherine-Cole-and-Kerri-Lyn-Freebird-The-Great-Vine-750x753.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Catherine-Cole-and-Kerri-Lyn-Freebird-The-Great-Vine-1020x1024.jpg 1020w\" alt=\"Catherine Cole (left) and Kerri-Lyn Freebird with The Great Vine's Muskoka chair\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catherine Cole (left) and Kerri-Lyn Freebird with The Great Vine&#8217;s Muskoka chair (Sydney Allan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">A Soapstones staff member decided to take on the store&#8217;s Muskoka chair project. They painted it the company&#8217;s signature sea foam green and Wooden It Be Fancy by Nancy created a stencil to paint their tree logo across the seat of the chair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89517\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89517\" class=\"wp-image-89517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Soapstones.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Soapstones-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Soapstones-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Soapstones.jpg 748w\" alt=\"Soapstones manager of operations Maryanne Smith with the store's Muskoka chair (Sydney Allan)\" width=\"748\" height=\"748\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soapstones manager of operations Maryanne Smith with the store&#8217;s Muskoka chair (Sydney Allan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">Stacey Thornton, owner of ORBIS Barbershop and Salon, spray painted her chair black and then adorned it with a hand-painted moustache, straight-razor, and scissors. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thornton was nicknamed \u201cThe Pandemic Painter\u201d after trying her hand at painting and posting her creations on social media where they were a hit. She was excited to have the chair as a fun project to represent her business. She currently has seven other commissions on the go.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89518\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89518\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89518\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Stacey-Thornton.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Stacey-Thornton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Stacey-Thornton-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Stacey-Thornton.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Stacey Thornton outside ORBIS Barbershop and Salon (Sydney Allan)\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacey Thornton outside ORBIS Barbershop and Salon (Sydney Allan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">Empire Ink Tattoo Co.\u2019s Muskoka chair was created by co-owner Tiffany Macido. She painted it with the shop&#8217;s signature colours and Dallas Clarke from Hypervision created the vinyls to stick on the chair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89515\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89515\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89515\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Empire-Ink.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Empire-Ink-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Empire-Ink-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2020\/09\/BIA-Muskoka-chairs-Empire-Ink.jpg 750w\" alt=\"Tiffany and Mario Macido with the Empire Ink chair (Sydney Allan)\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiffany and Mario Macido with the Empire Ink chair (Sydney Allan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\">Keep your eyes peeled when you walk around downtown for the many more chairs still to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s some new art popping up around downtown, Muskoka-style. 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