Name:
Catherine Marion
Location:
Taranaki, New Zealand
Art medium used in your practice:
Digital (Procreate, Adobe Fresco, Illustrator, Photoshop)
A short, approximately 150 word bio, about you and your work. Include anything you find inter esting. Eg, full-time job if not an artist, how long you have been practicing art, what you studied and where (if you did), what pets you have, anything you like!:
I was born in the French province of Quebec, Canada. I lived in the South of France when I was at university and also moved to Scotland for a few years after that. I now reside in the beautiful Taranaki region of New Zealand at the base of a volcano. I live on a lovely little farmhouse where I grow my own veggies and keep a few free range chickens. I studied fine art in CEGEP back in Canada, which is between high school and university. I then switched to graphic design and obtained a bachelor’s degree in that field. I call my style Folk Art, which is for me the idea of reconnecting people to the beauty of nature. In essence, it is a conversation between nature and people. I hope that when looking at my artwork you can recognise a bird or flower and connect it back to a memory of your own. It follows the idea that nature is intrinsically a part, in one way or another, of everyone’s life and memories.
Any social media to find your work:
Instagram @folkloreandflora
Any websites to find your work:
www.folkloreandflora.com
Any galleries your work is, has been or will be in:
Previously was at the Quirky Fox Gallery in Hawera, Taranaki
Any art classes you conduct and where to find them
Sorry, nothing for now! Maybe one day :)