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b.1953 Painter
Parker Street Studios
Vancouver Canada

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Throwback to our award-winning Potter Project. Designed for the beautiful mess of raising young kids and an active dog, this home is everyday luxury: quiet, intentional, and built to last. Natural textures and soft neutral colours bring a deep sense of calm to every room, creating a home that grows with the family through every stage of life.⁠
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Builder | @HeadlandConstruction⁠
Photographer | @Tina_EmaPeterPhoto⁠
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#AKDesign #AKDPotter #WLDesign25

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• Did somebody say ‘tidied up + quiet house’?? BTS, it’s good to see you! 📚🎒

When space is available, we love creating imagination stations for our younger clients. A place to snuggle up or spread out. For the older ones, somewhere they can sneak away from the siblings. A designated zone to create their own chaos in a place that feels uniquely theirs.

Happy Back To School to GSD week to all those whole celebrate! 🤣👋🏼

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Verdant Collective is Vancouver's newest not-for-profit chamber music collective, dedicated to presenting exceptional music in and beyond the concert hall. As part of their launch, Verdant presented four summer pop-up concerts in August, with varied and thoughtfully curated programs, each in a different location. Thrilled to be a board member and be a small part this organization. Exciting things to come, this is just the beginning!

Photos are from an improvised sound experience in Pacific Spirit Park with sound practitioner @faye.mallett and a concert in the courtyard at Lumine Coffee.

Musicians: Jonathan Lo (@monster_omelette), Isabella Perron (@e.loize), Ryan Davis (@radiaviola), Sam Milner.

Save the date for November 22, Verdant's mainstage debut, at the Revue Stage on Granville Island!

Follow @verdantcollectivemusic for updates.

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CARLA TAK⁠
Untitled, 2026⁠
Oil on panel⁠
21 × 18 in⁠
Donated by the Artist⁠
Estimated market value: $1,500⁠
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For more on this artist, visit @carla_tak⁠
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Image credit: Blaine Campbell Photographic Services and Rachel Topham Photography Ltd.⁠
@bblaineccampbell @racheltophamphotography⁠
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Splash Art Auction bidding will open on Tuesday, September 8 at www.SplashArtAuction.com ⁠

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I believe in manifestation.

What we give our energy to matters.
What we believe is possible matters.
Keep moving toward the life you see

I walked with these magnificent Matriarch elephants in Nepal , through Chitwan National Park. Adored and beautifully cared for by @tiger_tops

#manifestation #manifestaciónconsciente #environmentalartist #artistsoninstagram #elephantart

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N°18 The Blade - Finally realized in solid Western Hemlock #modernhome#modernfurnituredesign www.21stcenturymodernnfurniture.ca Painting@carla_tak

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Earlier this season, we had the opportunity to spend some time in the studio with Carla Tak. Carla is known for her intricate and involving abstract works that use colour, impasto and gestural force to convey private associations.

Carla didn’t start painting until she was 50. Drawing on years spent in psychotherapy and inspired by the bold abstractions of the postwar New York School, she began exploring in non-objective form the psychological drama of her own personal experiences. Carla employs her palette knife, brushes and hands as the means to manifest emotions, perceptions and memories. The aim is self-revelation through gestural release. The personal nature of her abstractions is further evidenced by her expressive use of script - a calligraphic style that came about through her many years of journal writing. Often rough and raw, Carla’s art emerges from a deeply felt awareness of her subconscious spirit to achieve lyrical beauty.

We have a selection of Carla’s paintings available in the showroom for rent or purchase. Swipe ➡️ to see our current selection or visit our showroom on the ground floor of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Annex.

Pictured slide 1: Carla in her studio with limited edition prints from her series The View From Lookout Mountain.

Pictured slides 2 – 5: Untitled 29, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 53” x 41”; Untitled 9 + 10, diptych, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 41” x 70”; Untitled 19, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 53” x 39”; Silver Circles, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 40.25” x 61.25”

#vanartrental #bcartist #carlatak

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Don’t you love when it all comes together?

BE#Shop the Field Bench now and bring home a timeless piece at a special price.

#vancouver #pointgreyvillage #homedecor #furniturestore furniture

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The showroom is always changing and keeping us on our toes! Here’s a sneak peek and our most recent refresh and new arrivals. Keep your eyes peeled

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• HAPPY HOME 💛 // Bringing this family’s forever home to life was a 2.5 year journey and one that embodied optimism, trust, and JOY (🌟) throughout every phase.

With a sun-drenched family room, warm honey floors + oak throughout their kitchen, and a family that radiated both ease + happiness, the mustard yellow through-line in this home was a natural choice. We played with a myriad of tones + textures, scale + shape, teasing it in some spaces and making it the backdrop in others. 🍯☀️

Design outcomes: Curated selections, colour, + finishes that authentically reflect the homeowners and create cohesion for this always-hosting family home…in a sunny-side-up kinda way! 🍳☀️

Design: @storydesign.co
Photography: @jordanplumbphoto

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Congratulations to @facetheworldfdn on raising over $1.2M for various important causes that go directly to benefit our community. Thank you Jacqui Cohen and Kasondra Herrendorf Cohen for throwing the best “Party With Purpose” of the season and to all the artists that with their work contribute to the enormous success of the evening, infinite Thanks.

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This month’s Artist Feature highlights @carla_tak, a Vancouver-based abstract painter whose work is as much about process as it is about outcome.⁠
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Her paintings are built through gesture, texture, and layered colour, often using palette knife, brush, and even hand to create surfaces that feel physically charged and deeply intuitive. There’s a sense of movement in her work that comes from a very personal place, yet remains open enough for each viewer to bring their own interpretation to it.⁠
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What we’ve always been drawn to is the honesty in her practice. The work feels unfiltered and instinctive - shaped by memory, emotion, and time - resulting in pieces that carry both intensity and quiet moments of release.⁠
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Now working from her studio in Vancouver’s historic 1000 Parker Building, Carla continues to develop a body of work that feels ongoing and deeply considered, with each piece standing as its own moment in that process.⁠
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We’re grateful to share her work in our showroom, where it brings texture, depth, and a strong sense of presence into the space.⁠
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Visit us in-store to view available pieces.⁠
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Once a Tree Furniture | Luxury Furniture Vancouver⁠
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#artistfeature #carlatak #vancouverartist #contemporaryart #abstractart #artininteriors #onceatreefurniture

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