By Pepper Parr
September 9th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Do you remember Margaret Lindsay Holton? The woman who agitated so strong about the plastic grass that was to be installed on the playing fields at the City View Park.
She is an artist and a scrappy citizen who wasn’t shy when it came to letting you know what she thought.
I first saw this in about 2012 – always wonder who bought it.
She has been a struggling artist who has done a film, several books, an impressive number of painting and has a resume that would run several pages that includes her ability to make pin-hole cameras.
We haven’t heard from MLH for some time. Burlington is no longer home for her.
She moved to the Belleville area some time ago when her life circumstances changed.
Margaret however is still Margaret and she has set up camp close to the shores of the St. Lawrence River where she is holding an open house during Culture Days Canada 2024
She is announcing that her new studio will be open on SATURDAY September 28th,2024 – 11am to 5pm
Culture Days Canada 2024 is a cross-country event showcasing Canadian talent from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Margaret was always a tireless self-promoter – she had to be if she was to succeed as an artist.
She explains that “ this new studio ‘space’ is my new play room where I can crank up music without offending the neighbours, spin in circles of joy or frustration, or, just sit – and continue to ‘contemplate the eternal verities’ …
I am not qualified to critique Holton’s work. To me it speaks for itself.
“The walls are crude and relatively bare, the floor is plywood, but the recently enlarged window and newly-attached deck provide immediate access to the ‘outdoors’. There, I can see and feel the intoxicating immensity of the Natural World all around me. Crickets chirp, birds sing, tree frogs burp, fox, squirrels, mink & chipmunks scamper. Wind constantly blows thorough the massive maples. The air smells SOOOO good here! It is all so enchanting – and decidedly mysterious – especially under a full moon when the fireflies emerge from the ferns. Plus, just 400 feet away is my access to the mighty St.Lawrence River.
“If in the area, I am 5 minutes WEST of Brockville on the old river road. To those coming from afar, I am well-situated between the three main urban centres: Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. The drive here is pretty straight-forward from any of those directions. (The nearest international bridge is 20 minutes away. Zoom into the map above to determine your best approach.)
Margaret Lindsay Holton
“EXACT Address is: 1353 County Road 2 West, Elizabethtown, Ontario, Canada – K6V 7C7 – Stone house & studio at the intersection of Watrus Bay Road.
“Note, I do not maintain a phone in my studio, nor is it wheelchair accessible. There isn’t a public washroom here, nor is this a ‘drop-in’ cafe or bar. Please stock-up & discharge before getting here. That said, if invited and visiting with me at my HOME, all amenities & frivolities will be provided, free-of-charge. There will be apple cider & cookies on the day of the event.
“So, join me for a pleasant day, (rain or shine), along the river. See what I’ve been up to in the past & what I’m doing now.”
Nice break from the usual Burlington centric menutiae. And I like the artwork.