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Welcome to Imagine That!
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Imagine That! is an artisan-run co-operative store in Duncan in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, B.C.
Midway between Victoria and Nanaimo, the Cowichan Valley is renowned for its high concentration of artists per capita. Our store shows the finest local art and craft pieces, featuring artists' paintings, photography, works in clay, glass, wood, metal and fibre. We offer an ever changing selection from some of the best artists in the Cowichan Valley and on Vancouver Island.
For the more than 60 artists whose work is featured in the shop, the importance of hand-made is clear, and there is a personal story behind each piece they create. Artists come from as close as a few blocks away, from throughout the greater Cowichan Valley, as well as from some of our adjacent smaller islands. Each artist has transformed their passion for creativity into beautiful and functional pieces.
Artists at Imagine That! are always bringing new work that pushes at the creative edge, keeping things lively and fresh. Jewellery made from unexpected materials, wind chimes from salvaged pieces of silver service, bird houses that incorporate found objects, pottery that finds new expression in form and function. Such pieces allow for a bit of fun and quirkiness, also a trademark of hand-made.
Regular Store Hours
Tuesday To Friday: 11 - 4pm
Saturday: 10 - 3pm
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On Display in Our Front Windows!
Featured Artists from February 27 to March 27, 2026
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| Artwork by Wilma Millette |
The Power of Paper!
Three Cowichan Valley artists use paper as their medium of choice, but each one renders paper in very different ways.
Wilma Millette is an award winning collage, mixed media artist from Vancouver Island in Canada. she has been playing with this medium since 2008. A third generation islander, she lives, and works out of her home studio, in Maple Bay.
She creates, one of a kind collage and assemblage artwork using paper ephemera from the 19th and 20th centuries and vintage and antique found objects from her personal collection and other sources in the public domain. She often adds wax, paint and ink to add tone and depth to her work.
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Featured Artists from February 27 to March 27, 2026
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| Artwork by Robin Millan |
The Power of Paper!
Three Cowichan Valley artists use paper as their medium of choice, but each one renders paper in very different ways.
Robin Millan likes animals, old people, and appreciates the simple things in life. Her love for vibrant colours shows in her work! Her first experience with papier mache was when she was 4 years old. Years later, Robin revisited the "messiness of it all". It wasn't until 1999, when she became involved with Imagine That! Artisans' Designs, that papier mache evolved into more or less a full time endeavor.
Robin's pieces include quirky chickens, sheep, pigs, dogs and cats - chefs and butlers - a dancing diva and a life size sea captain who welcomes visitors to a waterfront home on Vancouver Island's west coast.
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Featured Artists from February 27 to March 27, 2026
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| Artwork by Patricia MacGregor |
The Power of Paper!
Three Cowichan Valley artists use paper as their medium of choice, but each one renders paper in very different ways.
Driftwood sailboats by Patricia MacGregor are one-of-a-kind creations made with driftwood from the shores of the Salish Sea, repurposed natural materials, authentic ship sails, marine charts, and found objects.
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Featured Artist from February 27 to March 27, 2026
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| Artwork by Renae Lehmann |
Menagerie in Metal
Together with her partner Rosalyn Stanton, Renae Lehmann brings you indoor-outdoor metal art pieces.
Rosalyn Stanton does all the cutting of the metal, Renae Lehmann finishes the raw pieces to create the rusted or painted designs. Their work includes an incredible variety of forms and shapes.
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Featured Artist from March 27 to April 24, 2026
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| Artwork by Bev Robertson |
Bev Robertson: Paintings
Bev is an oil and acrylic artist, painting professionally since 2012. For her, painting is a way to
capture the beauty of nature. While she paints many subjects, she has found that painting flowers is her true love.
She finds inspiration in colours and textures, such as the ruffles of a peony, the veining in a rose petal, or how the petals of a dahlia cup each other and increase in size as they spiral out from the center. For her, there is magic in capturing the light that glows
on a flower or shines on the glass jar that holds them.
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Featured Artist from March 27 to April 24, 2026
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| Artwork by Terry Harrison |
Terry Harrison: Abundant Blossoms
Terry Harrison hand-paints flowers on goblets, wine glasses, plates, bowls, tiles, and wearable
art pieces. The blooms are both domestic and wild, in glorious colour. Roses, irises, daisies,
snowdrops...many flowers make an appearance.
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