Her painting style is a fine balance between storytelling and the rough elegance of form, line and color. She believes that push and pull are recognizable experiences. Simple figurative, and animal subjects, leashed and unleashed, are the subjects of her work. She grew up on the Iron Range in Virginia, Minn., where her father ran a handmade candy shop.įor Canelake, her aesthetic is an aesthetic of attraction - both obvious and mysterious. Patricia CanelakeĬanelake lives and works in Knife River, Minnesota, a small fishing village on the north shore of Lake Superior. He hopes it will bring people together and bring the dream of a north woods artist sanctuary into reality, making the Little Knife Sanctuary a true community effort. Today Sander's creative energy goes into building and establish the Little Knife Sanctuary. For the past 10 years he has made a home along the north shore of Lake Superior in Knife River with his partner Patricia Canelake. Having studied fine art and architecture in Germany, Sander emigrated to Minnesota in 1979, first settling in Minneapolis and then Duluth. Sander is a visionary documentary film maker, founder, creator and builder of the Little Knife Sanctuary. They capture everything from short videos of the development of the sanctuary to collections of images from Frank's travels in China. The photos and video on this site are collections that document the work of Frank Sander over the last 15 years. The Marina & beach are open to the public for boating, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. The house and studios are located next to Great!Lakes Candy Kitchen at 221 Scenic Highway. Knife River Annex features Patricia Canelake Painting & Printmaking Studios, The Knife River Marina & Beach. Knife River is a small fishing village along the scenic drive next to Lake Superior and located five miles from The Little Knife Sanctuary.
The Knife River Annexįrank Sander & Patricia Canelake have created The Knife River Annex.
The eastern side of the river is the future site of permaculture community farming. The western side of the river is where the artist residency is located. The Little Knife River cuts the property in two sections. It is in a transition zone between the southern hardwood forests and the boreal evergreen woods of the north. Little Knife Sanctuary consists of twenty acres situated one mile inland from Lake Superior and twelve miles northeast of Duluth, Minnesota along Highway 61. The mission of Little Knife Sanctuary is to engage a community of people whose knowledge and skills promote creativity, harmony, and respect of nature and natural living. The uniqueness and beauty of this natural site is to be shared for future generations with the intent to encourage quiet reflection and creativity. This sanctuary is dedicated as an artist and environmental retreat to last for posterity.
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