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About me
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”28″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]As a child I and my family left Poland in order to escape communism. After a challenging journey through various countries, we settled in Rome, Italy where I discovered my passion for art, aesthetic and balanced design, and bold color.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”25″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]While living in Rome, I would spend endless hours walking through historic churches and museums admiring frescoes and masterpieces of the renaissance artists. Being immersed in art all around, I was inspired to create art of her own.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
My passion for art followed me to Canada, where I fell in love with watercolors and discovered collage. While experimenting with different watercolor techniques, colors, and shapes, I begun establishing her individual style while making illustrations for children’s books.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
When visiting the U.S. for the first time and going to the Smithsonian museum, I came across a quilt exhibit that inspired me to develop a new technique; combining bold colors, incorporating unique patterns to create texture, and then adding whimsical shapes for an ethereal effect. Different from anything else I have done before, this became my favorite signature style.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]I have illustrated Phoebe’s World, written by Pam Yielding, a book for younger readers. I have also been published in the Toronto Star’s kids section and exhibited her work in Toronto City Hall.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]I earned my Master’s Degree from Marymount University in Northern Virginia where I live with my family. The joy and love of my daughters is the inspiration for my most recent collage work.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#8b8b8a” border_style=”dotted” up=”30″ down=”43″][no_icons icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-facebook” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”15″ type=”normal” link=”http://www.facebook.com” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#a8a6a4″ hover_icon_color=”#464b44″ margin=”0px 15px 0px 0px”][no_icons icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-tumblr” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”15″ type=”normal” link=”https://www.tumblr.com” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#a8a6a4″ hover_icon_color=”#464b44″ margin=”0px 15px 0px 0px”][no_icons icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-linkedin” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”15″ type=”normal” link=”https://www.linkedin.com” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#a8a6a4″ hover_icon_color=”#464b44″ margin=”0px 15px 0px 0px”][no_icons icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-pinterest” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”15″ type=”normal” link=”https://www.pinterest.com” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#a8a6a4″ hover_icon_color=”#464b44″ margin=”0px 15px 0px 0px”][no_icons icon_pack=”font_awesome” fa_icon=”fa-instagram” fa_size=”fa-lg” custom_size=”15″ type=”normal” link=”http://instagram.com/” target=”_blank” icon_color=”#a8a6a4″ hover_icon_color=”#464b44″ margin=”0px 15px 0px 0px”][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder][/no_vertical_slide_content_item][/no_vertical_right_sliding_panel][/no_vertical_split_slider][/vc_column][/vc_row]