Once Upon a Pen – a story told in original art.
My passion is mixing lightness with dark, pain with beauty but mostly to express all the crazy emotions we have locked up inside.
I am a New Zealander by birth and a Yukoner by situation. My family and I live in the far north in Dawson City.
I grew up in a small town with a big Art’s community – creativity being the central focus in school, work and lifestyle. Given the wide range of mediums and techniques available to me, I have finally admitted that my love lays with the ever versatile and under-rated ‘good old pen’.
Inspiration comes from a love of nature and of people watching. A career in the art of Floristry sparked a ‘slight obsession’ with flowers, trees and feathers but it is women and their stories that truly hold me. Taking a snapshot of a moment in someone’s life, adding a natural element and then capturing it on paper. The possibilities are endless and I will be telling these tales in pen for a long time yet.
I love your blog already 😀
Thanks so much 🙂
AFAICT you’ve coerved all the bases with this answer!
Great artwork, Chanthou and I love it! It was great getting to meet you and Vince last week….
I’m glad you guys came and checked out my work. Great to have met you in such an awesome environment.