British Columbia Travel Guide
The unofficial BC Travel & Tourism Guide

Jackie Tahara

T: 250 505 5322   write email

add to my favorites
[Artists & Fine Art Artisans, Acrylic painting, Art cards, Collage / Mixed media, Drawing, Flower art, Mixed Media]
Because I am drawn to the graphic nature of black and white, my pieces begin with designs in black India ink on a ground of pure white paper. Also having a need for color, I next add saturated hues in unusual, often surprising, color combinations: lime green apples ringed with magenta against a scarlet ground, flaming yellow-orange petals unfolding against a dusty pink sky, or luscious deep violet plums and emerald green leaves against palest blue. In my recent work, I cut out these designs and collage them to painted wood panels, layering several cut-outs in a single piece. This lends an almost 3-D quality to the completed work.
 
Extensive periods of travel and study introduced me to the artistic traditions of other cultures and helped develop my own aesthetic. Influences include jewel-toned silk saris, Indonesian block-printed batiks and weavings, embroidered Japanese kimonos, indigo dyeing, and Mexican folkart. In 2004, I moved to Nelson in the West Kootenays. Here, I continue to indulge my creative side and am thankful for the opportunity to do so.
 

Kontakt Jackie Tahara

714 Regent Street, Nelson, V1L 6E5, British Columbia
250 505 5322   

write email   www.jackietahara.com

 

Firstname
Lastname
Map