Miriam Traher
Denfield, ON
Miriam is an intuitive artist who creates mixed media abstracts. Her work is vibrant, expressive and full of visual texture, bringing life and joy to homes.
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Flowers make my heart sing. I love this quirky vase with its polka dots and all the silliness carved in.
To me, that is what flowers are all about. A smile, having fun and sharing with our friends. A stiff, perfect vase of roses, which I know is super hard to do, weaving those stems in and out, not so much. Flowers are about life and sunshine, celebration and love, imperfections and yet blooming beautifully. despite. The winter is the
saddest time of the year, well at least for flowers. The garden is quiet until that first burst of spring when the crocuses brave the cold for a bit of sunshine.
The process involves layering paint, collage, paint and more paint, creating layers and layers with colours, shapes and designs that are scraped, sanded, scratched and dug into, repainted, revealing and leaving bits of the past, the history of each layer. A story emerges that blends this history with the final design, which is rich in texture. The beauty is in the discovery, the rich surface and the hidden bits that can only be seen by getting close and exploring its secrets.
- Collections: Floral Art, Small work under 20 inches
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