All that Sustains Us: A unique exhibit at the Goderich Co-Op Gallery

Carol Walthers is the May artist at Goderich Co-Op Gallery.

Using an unusual method, batik and watercolour on paper, Cambridge, Ontario artist Carol Walthers has made designs with wood blocks and string dipped in wax and stamped onto Asian mulberry paper.

Watercolour is then applied, and the process is repeated by applying more designs in wax and layers of colour to produce patterned artworks in rich colour.

Carol demonstrated her unique methods on Saturday, May 3 to an enthusiastic audience at the Co-op Gallery artists’ opening.

Walthers is the first Visiting Artist since our recent annual Exposure 2025, Community Exhibition.

During May, Carol will be celebrating clean water and bountiful harvests in a show labeled “All that Sustains Us”.

The exhibition asks - Can we still protect our groundwater and ensure our essential resources against relentless encroachment of industry?

Ten per cent of the sales of her artwork will go to Friends of the Ball’s Bridge and Little Lakes.

An award-winning graduate of Ontario College of Art, Walthers achieved signature status with Pastel Artists of Canada, Toronto Watercolour Society, and Colour and Form Society.

Walthers has exhibited in over 50 juried shows in York Region, Waterloo Region and Toronto.

Visit https://www.carolwalthers.com to see a more of her current work.

Look for Goderich Co-op Gallery members at the Farmers Market this season promoting their own and the gallery’s creations.

Come by to see the members’ and consignees’ work as fresh Canadian, local art is always available.   Downstairs at 54 Courthouse Square and online www.gcgallery.ca. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates.