Born and raised in Toronto,
Ontario her parents are both from Estonia. Lived in Vancouver for 15
years where she worked as a costume and prop maker, children's art
educator and co-founded Urban Source, an alternative
art materials store.
Now lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she pursues art and illustration
full-time.
Her formal training includes a degree in humanities and art history
from York University in Toronto, as well as studies in fine art at
Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C. and at the
Saidye Bronfman School of Fine Art in Montreal, Quebec.
« No matter what medium I'm using or what my subject matter is,
like many artists, my main interest is colour and shape. My medium
of choice these days is colour pencil. I have developed my own technique
of working with wax based pencils on paper: a very labour intensive
process that involves the gradual build up of many thin layers of pigment.
I have yet to discover a medium that will give me the same vibrant
effect I can achieve with pencil while allowing me to express my love
of detail. My originals are relatively small which invites the viewer
to step up close to see everything rather than to step back.»
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