Janice Colbert is a professional visual artist and writer from Toronto. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and a BFA in Drawing and Painting from the Ontario College of Art & Design University. Prior to OCADU she worked f... (more)
Art has always played a large part in my life. Now being retired, I have devoted all my time to art making. I love working in mixed media with a specialty in textile arts. Born and raised in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, my work has always been h... (more)
Artist Statement
My mixed media painting and textile artwork are in continual flux. Sometimes it is paint alone, then I am inspired to use textiles or fibre from the land beneath the paint, leaving my painting with a type of relief on the... (more)
About twenty years ago, I discovered my right brain, and began to experiment with fabric, fibre, embroidery floss, paint and dye. I delight in the look and feel of fabric layers; rough-edged applique, free-form machine and/or hand-stitching and b... (more)
Comparing the beauty of our physical, human and social landscapes drives Tammy Boychuk’s art. She works primarily in acrylics and particularly loves to represent the feminine face from a woman’s perspective. Textured backgrounds and mixed media... (more)
Taking the viewer on a journey of the world in bold colours and striking contrasts.
My Italian heritage and the 15 years I lived in Pakistan greatly influence my artwork. I have always loved art and creating things. Several years ago, I fell in love with bead embroidery. It is a highly versatile technique that allows me to combin... (more)
Inspiration: Imaginative textile designs of representative scenes from the natural world as well as fibre-based crafts for household soft goods.
Areas of practice: textile wall hangings with machine and hand embellishment; quilting and mix... (more)