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KELLY THORSON

Kelly Thorson is a painter from Penzance, Saskatchewan. She has been
a practicing artist for over 30 years and had her first solo showing in 1992.
Kelly is excited to explore different mediums and techniques and enjoys
the chemistry of making her own paints and substrates from raw materials
and repurposing leftovers and previously used items. The past few years
she has been focused mainly on painting with beeswax, resin and pig-
ments. The history of encaustic as one of the oldest existing forms of art is
in keeping with her passion for ancient art forms and she finds the tactile,
luminous and spontaneous unpredictability of the fluid wax when fused with
a torch challenging and intriguing.

HEATHER TINKHAM

I create fiber based mixed media art to express aspects of our deeply
human experiences in their conflicting yet intimately integrated ways.
These unique pieces are designed to intrigue and capture your
imagination. My art challenges the labels we rely on so heavily, focusing
on core essences and relationships, bringing more authenticity into
our chaotic world. Ideally, my pieces end up like drops of water at the
intersections of a grand spider web, magnifying the heart of the matter
and focusing our attention on questions that are not easily answered
while drawing us close with their haunting familiarity.

MICHELLE TRACHTMAN

As a child I loved to sit and color and play with paper dolls! Eventually
I craved doing something more creative. I fell in love with working with
fiber and stitch. I learned to needlepoint, to make traditional hooked
rugs, fabric collage/art quilts and art dolls.More recently I’ve wanted to
connect more with Spirit through my artwork and started making spirit
dolls. This series theme changed many times and ended up being
about aging. Creating this way is freeing and has added to my desire to
work with natural elements, mixed media, and sculptural creations.

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