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Nora Beirne is a
mixed media artist with a
studio at the Calian Centre in old Kanata. She has studied at
the Ottawa School of Art over the years, and participates in workshops
in both Canada and the US as part of her voyage of creative discovery.
Her
work has been met with enthusiastic response since her first show in
2002. Continuing to strive for creative
expression,
Nora draws on her background as architectural designer, dance teacher
and choreographer, mother of three grown children and extensive
traveller. During her travels
she photographs a range of images; closeup textures,
architectural details, inviting landscapes, rural and urban. Images
that intrigue, sometimes puzzle and always inspire. Many of these find
their way into her work. Her mixed media collages reflect a
fascination with intense colours and their relation to each other
through the use of shape, size and texture. She continues to explore
the juxtaposition of light and
dark. Through her art Nora explores human relationships,
and intangible
concepts like time, life journeys and love; often through the use of
poetic words and phrases partially hidden within. Her work with
glass,
mosaic and encaustic processes lead her to combine these techniques,
often resulting in illusions of stained glass and tile-like mosaics
crafted with
papers. Hand-stained papers employed throughout her art are a hallmark
of her style. Previous shows include:
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