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May 25, 2026
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MEET THE MAKERS: John Ashton has spent 40 years telling Pictou County's story through graphic design
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Article Excerpt
John Ashton, from Pictou County, N.S., has been in the arts, culture and creative industry for over forty years, as a self-employed newspaper/online columnist with the New Glasgow News from 2011 to 2019, as well as a historian, author, graphic and visual artist. Contributed Article content John Ashton attributes his interest in the arts to his mother, who ignited a deeply-rooted passion that led him to an over 40-year career that has spanned a variety of interests and mediums. Article content Ashton, who lives in Bridgeville, Pictou County, says his mother was an amateur artist who dabbled in …
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