atHOME Victoria Issue 1 Feb. 2015 | Page 28

FEATURE home ABOUT THE DESIGNER Bruce Wilkin is an award winning designer and builder with a deep appreciation of a broad range of design styles. He possesses an uncanny ability to capture the essence of a particular style and create a setting that expresses it fully. Bruce and business partner Ann Hillyer operate Bruce Wilkin Design creating architectural designs, buildings and renovations that emphasize authenticity, quality and durability. Bruce Wilkin Design | 250.598.0355 | brucewilkin.ca A HOME FILLED WITH ARTISTIC POINTS OF VIEW lthough Mother Nature provides the ever changing landscape art beyond the massive glass windows, she is not the only artist in residence here. Homeowner Elka Nowicka is a gifted artist and her work is featured prominently in the home. A Other artists that grace the walls include Pat Martin Bates, Flemming Jorgensen, Jimmy Wright, Grant Lier, Nixy Barton, Phyllis Serota, Miles Lowry, Bill Porteous, Roy Vickers, Eliza Hawkins, Ken Q Li, Wendy Skog, George Tiessen, Deryk Houston, Birgit Piskor, and a variety of Polish art and sculptures that celebrate Elka`s heritage. West End Gallery carries Elka’s work locally. I chose the article title Do Morza because it means “to the sea” in Polish. Appropriate, I thought. AH 26