Opening November 28th 2:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Duration of the exhibit November 28, 2009 to January 15, 2010 Once again Jadranka Pastries is happy host another artist exhibition in our café. This time the artist is Sheila Goldman and below is a quote from the artist. Please join us during this exhibition in supporting our local arts community.
Ljubica Marušić was born and lived in Former Yugoslavia. She came to
Canada from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001, to join and live
with her children.
Ljubica has Early Child Education Diploma,
University Degree in Pedagogy and Psychology and 30 years experience
working with children and adults. During her work she drew a lot using:
charcoal, pastel and water colours. She was involved as an illustrator
for a children’s magazine for several years. When retired and during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina she did not drew a lot.
ABSTRACTION AND LANDSCAPE “I am exploring the essence of landscape. How little does one have to paint for the viewer to recognize the painting as a landscape? These Paintings range from a more representational rendering through abstraction. My goal is to capture the lushness of visible world with sinuous brush.” Sally Holcomb Blackman – the artist
The exhibition of handmade masks is the first exhibition of the artists Sanja Popović and Bojan Zanoškar in Canada.
Sanja and Bojan together had several exhibitions of masks in Serbia and
Austria. They also participated in a number of group exhibitions. Their
masks are in private collections across Europe, and in collections of
several theaters in Serbia. Artists Biographies: Sanja Popović
is a professional artist from Belgrade, Serbia. She started her career
twenty years ago when she graduated from the School of Painting and
Applied Arts in Belgrade. She works as a painter, iconographer,
illustrator, and also mask and fashion accessories designer.
Helfield’s collection Souvenirs de Paris will be featured in Jadranka Café Pastries from May 16 to July 4, with a special reception on June 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. In the artists own words on her inspiration for this collection: “The paintings in this exhibition are based on sketches and photographs I took during a painting trip to Paris last year with a group of painters that included my daughter and granddaughter, which was a special joy. I was completely captivated by the joie de vivre of the people I saw eating, drinking and socializing in the cafés and bistros. To me they epitomized the spirit of this exciting city.
Azra Brkan is born in Zenica, I graduated from the University of Sarajevo.
My occupation for twenty years was teaching German as a second
language, but besides teaching I was drawing and painting all that time. Like most artists I started from early years and continued through all my life.
Painting for me is pure joy, passion and escape from everyday
pressures. I express in my own way where I see beauty experimenting with
different techniques, but drawing portraits seems to be my first true
love.
Speaking of food, Jadranka Pastries in Etobicoke, specializes in gorgeous, Viennese-style pastries and cakes at incredible prices, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with a big, sweet pastry party and an expansion of their business. Brother-and-sister team of Vanja Ljuboje and Ljilja Jamakosmanovic -- whose grandparents were well-known pastry chefs back in their native Sarajevo -- celebrated the big event by expanding their little shop into an impressive, airy storefront operation with elegant artwork adorning one side of the store, and a sparkling dessert glass case brimming with mouth-watering treats on the other. In the five years the bakery has expanded, it's also grown to serve more than twenty specialty shops, supermarkets and restaurants throughout southwestern Ontario.
Opening November 28th 2:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
