There’s nothing quite like visiting someone’s studio. The beautiful chaos, the small clues to personality, the detritus of process – it’s all pretty great, particularly for those with talent envy. We recently made a quick stop by Jada-Gabriele Pape’s space on Victoria Drive to check out some of her work. Her paintings are guided by happy mistakes, layers of texture and the urge to create calm and balance.  “I find natural occurrences delicious; whether it’s cracks in rocks or whatever grows in them,” she says. “Rust at any stage is beautiful. I love the warmth and pock-marks in bones and the way peeling paint wants you to touch it.” Delightful studio. Beautiful work. Amazing woman. Note that some of these paintings will be on sale at her “Everything Old is New Again” show this weekend, plus some that have hung at previous shows but were listed as Not For Sale (NFS).

Jada Pape | “Everything Old is New Again” | 1160 Victoria Drive | Friday, September 9th (6 – 10pm), Saturday, September 10th (11am- 7pm) or Sunday, September 11th (11am- 7pm)