L'arterie

L'arterie Besides a pottery studio, my gallery is filled with work made in the shop by me and other artists covering a variety of media and styles.

I founded l’arterie in 1995 in South Africa. Although only opening my gallery in 2014 my interest in pottery and art goes back over thirty years. I am an artist with a strong social orientation, who believes that the environment in which we live significantly influences our behavior, attitude and actions. In April 2017 I lost my daughter, Gil, to suicide due to bullying. Volunteering in the commun

ity was a huge part of Gil's life, including several years of mentoring a "little sister" as part of Youth Assisting Youth (YAY) in Toronto. The volunteer work of YAY mentors has a huge, lasting positive impact on the youth they mentor and on themselves. We have established the Gil Orbach Joy Scholarship fund to continue Gil's work by awarding two post-secondary scholarships of $1,800 each to volunteer YAY mentors every year since 2019. Our goal is to raise $100,000 in order to be able to give two scholarships each year in perpetuity. To this end I'm happy to announce I am now donating the proceeds of every sale to this scholarship. We have a website to help us promote Gil's legacy and raise funds. You can find the site at: https://gilorbachfund.ca/
or at Youth Assisting Youth:
https://youthassistingyouth.com/gil-orbach-joy-scholarship-2020/

Now, having late late morning coffee
08/17/2025

Now, having late late morning coffee

J from Georgia, USA, took them back home with her (and sent me her morning coffee photo...) Thanks, J for letting me sh...
08/15/2025

J from Georgia, USA, took them back home with her (and sent me her morning coffee photo...) Thanks, J for letting me share

Proud to promote “The Gil Orbach scholarship fund” Providing scholarships to mentors at Youth Assisting YouthOne of the ...
08/15/2025

Proud to promote “The Gil Orbach scholarship fund”
Providing scholarships to mentors at Youth Assisting Youth

One of the Items funding the scholarship project is the artisan coffee we learned to make

https://gilorbachfund.ca/remembering/ #
08/15/2025

https://gilorbachfund.ca/remembering/ #

Gil was artistic and musical, which became very evident when she started painting and playing the piano as a child, turning her musical talent to drums during high school.

Proud to promote “The Gil Orbach scholarship fund” Providing scholarships to mentors at Youth Assisting Youth(Items fund...
08/15/2025

Proud to promote “The Gil Orbach scholarship fund”
Providing scholarships to mentors at Youth Assisting Youth

(Items funding the scholarship project include artisan coffee, hand-knitted bags, and dryer balls)

08/15/2025

Happy to announce our re-opening with new works emerging from a time “behind closed doors”

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1576 Queen Street E
Toronto, ON
M4L1G1

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+14169091015

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