Studio Artist in Clay, Soapstone and Painting

Niagara-on-the-Lake Studio Tour

June 6+7, 2026  

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Porcelain Urns

Soapstones

Paintings

Porcelain Urns

My specialty is making custom cremation urns in true porcelain fired to 2300ºF in my private gas kiln.   All my urns are by commission only.  For my other ceramics, I am inspired by all creatures great and small living happily among us.

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Soapstones

I was intrigued with the carving process of soapstone since it is the opposite of working with clay. Carving is more unforgiving. I enjoy the feel of the cool stone in my hands as I shape each piece carefully, using mostly handtools and sandpaper.

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Paintings

I paint in both eastern and western styles.  My watercolours on ricepaper have a contemporary eastern feel. My acrylics use mainly western techniques. I am inspired by nature, the built environment and the beautiful scenes of Canada.

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Molly Yimlei Yep:  about

Canadian Molly Yimlei Yep trained as an architect at McGill University and worked in that profession for over two decades. Although she received her MBA, she was always an artist. She studied ceramics full-time at Goldsmiths College in London England. Now, she works in clay, soapstone and painting in both eastern and western styles. Her studio and gas kiln are in the beautiful Niagara region of Canada. Always active, she enjoys teaching Taiji-Flow to seniors at the community centre and Architectural Drawing by Hand at Willowbank School of Restoration Arts.