Love Nest Studios

Welcome to Love Nest Studio Gallery!

Fibre artist and photographer, Tara Wilkinson and her husband, encaustic sculptural painter Andrew Csafordi, share their art and passion for natural elements with art collectors at their galleries on their beautiful farm in the heart of Prince Edward County - Open Daily 10AM - 6 PM, April thru October.

Combining nurture and nature, Tara lovingly handcrafts unique, one-of-a-kind sculptural art nests with fibres, twigs and other found materials. Each nest features a delicious array of colours and textures, and is unique in character and spirit. Her art can be purchased at her art gallery or through various retail locations.

Tara’s nests have been a featured product of the prestigious Spring One of a Kind Show in Toronto. Purchased for gifts and collected by art lovers alike, they've been shipped all over the world. Tara's nest sculptures have been purchased for gifts and home decor and shipped the world over. A universal and iconic symbol of home, fertility, family, love … nests are a place of new beginnings and a portal through which our life stories begin.

An award-winning photographer, Tara takes the time to capture the details hidden from most. Bringing them into focus with a fresh perspective allows the viewer to enjoy the most ordinary of moments.

Her images take the viewer on a journey of the heart and soul. Her framed prints and greeting cards can be purchased at her gallery and select art galleries in Ontario.

Tara & Andrew invite everyone to join them in celebrating their 11th Anniversary of living and creating in beautiful Prince Edward County. Tour their art galleries in the heart of Prince Edward County and see their latest works of art in fibre, photography and encaustic sculptural painting. Watch a demo of the ancient technique of painting with melted beeswax! Take home a unique work of art.

The Love Nest Studio Gallery and Andrew Csafordi Studio Gallery are proud to have been awarded the "Certificate of Excellence" by Trip Advisor". Visit our listings and add a review if you've been to visit and loved what you saw and experienced! Thanks to the reviews of many happy visitors and art collectors, we are ranked as one of the top "Art Galleries" in Prince Edward County!

2018 marks our ninth season on the Arts Trail welcoming thousands of visitors to our beautiful farm, galleries and studios! The Arts Trail is a unique self-drive tour of 25 artist studios and galleries open year-round throughout the County. Tara was thrilled to be featured on the 2015 Arts Trail Guide cover. This year, Andrew is delighted to be the Featured Artist on the Guide's cover.

Flip the annual guide over to find a Taste Trail Guide on the back. The Arts Trail / Taste Trail Guide features over 50 County studios, galleries, wineries, culinary and brewery locations. Visit www.artstrail.ca or pick-up your guide at key locations throughout the County.

In Tara’s whimsical and charming Art Gallery … a restored chicken coop … you’ll find her beautiful fibre art nest sculptures, gorgeous line of photo books, calendars, greeting cards, framed and unframed photographic prints, “Nestscapes”, nest world ornaments, jewellery and more.

In their transformed century-old barn Art Gallery, encaustic sculptural painter, Andrew Csafordi showcases his stunning encaustic (beeswax) sculptural paintings. Andrew also offers encaustic painting workshops at the Studio Barn in Picton. For more information, visit: andrewcsafordi.com or www.studiobarn.org.

Prince Edward County is Ontario’s hottest arts, wine and culinary region, located 3.5 hours east of Niagara Falls, 2.5 hours east of Toronto, 3.5 hours SW of Ottawa and 4.5 hours west of Montreal. The County is a gorgeous island community located just south of Hwy. 401 & the city of Belleville, Ontario.

Love Nest Studios have met the set of standards and criteria established by "The Ontario By Bike Network" to certify us as a bicycle-friendly attraction in Prince Edward County. We welcome cyclists to our location and invite you to learn more about this great organization at: ontariobybike.ca

The Love Nest Studio Gallery is located 15 minutes from Sandbanks Provincial Park in the heart of beautiful Prince Edward County. We are just off of Hwy. 62, north of Huff Estates Inn & Winery, TerraCello Winery and County Road #1, just minutes northwest of the charming village of Bloomfield.

We invite you to visit our websites, galleries and lovely farm in 2018.

We look forward to welcoming you to this beautiful island paradise!