Cheryl is a Canadian singer songwriter and Wild Nellies cofounder. She was born to a working-class family, with her dad employed at General Motors in Oshawa and her mom at home raising kids. Cheryl began singing at two years old and at age eight, she woke from a dream with an entire song to write down—melody and … Continue reading Cheryl Casselman
Author: The Wild Nellies
Gwen Tuinman
Gwen Tuinman is a novelist, short story writer and Wild Nellies cofounder. Fascinated by yesteryear and the landscape of human tenacity, she fashions troubled characters shaped by nature, nurture and circumstance. Born and raised in rural southern Ontario, she currently resides in Durham Region. Her fiction work has been published in The Renaissance Anthology, online at The Litter I … Continue reading Gwen Tuinman
Michelle Coombs
Michelle Coombs is an emerging filmmaker and photographer, a Sheridan College graduate with an Advanced Diploma in Media Arts. Her work generally gravitates to the topic of self-discovery and what it means to be human—two subjects Michelle finds ceaselessly engaging. She has delved into the freelance world of film, but also volunteers her time … Continue reading Michelle Coombs
Dani Crosby
Dani Crosby is a commercial illustrator, fine artist, art instructor, and graduate of Sheridan College (Bachelor of Illustration) who resides in Oshawa, Ontario. She seeks to visually captivate and emotionally involve her audience by using a variety of approaches ranging from visual metaphor to representative illustration. Her main areas of focus as a visual … Continue reading Dani Crosby
Lisa Ferreira
Lisa has been involved in theatre since playing the title role in her grade 8 production of Annie. She has been a Vocal Music Director for productions of Godspell, Oliver, and Into the Woods, but mostly performs as an actor. Recent productions include Whitby Courthouse Theatre’s Avenue Q (Bad Idea Bear), August: Osage County (Karen … Continue reading Lisa Ferreira
Cheryl Ireland
Cheryl Ireland began playing guitar at the age of sixteen after a long love affair with music. She always listened to a wide variety of music, but was especially drawn to melodic folk music and experimental rock. She currently performs live across the Greater Toronto Area—as a solo artist and as part of duo with … Continue reading Cheryl Ireland
Carin Makuz
Carin Makuz is a writer and blogger who believes the power of art in all forms can be used to make tiny changes in a big world. She is a small-time litter warrior armed with many bags to collect the debris she picks up on daily ‘litter’ walks, some of which she photographs. She is … Continue reading Carin Makuz
Erika Takacs
Erika Takacs is an Oshawa-based sculptor. Her material of choice is paper pulp. She has been participating in various exhibitions in Durham Region, Toronto and Peterborough in the last decade. In 2017 she took part in an invitational exhibition in Ottawa, presented by visual artists of Hungarian background as part of Canada 150 celebrations. She … Continue reading Erika Takacs
First Blog Post
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