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@sparrow, or Sheila Karrow, lives in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia.
After completing my degree in Fine Arts and Education, I spent several years teaching high school Visual Art and English. After ten years of full time art making, I returned to educational studies pursuing a Masters degree in Art Education and I am currently teaching in the district where I continue to share my passion for imaginative learning with young children and adults.
My own art making informs what and how I teach in the classroom. Inspiration can come from interaction with students on a daily basis. My paintings communicate both a literal and metaphorical understanding of the natural world. I strive for an intimate connection with the subject yet also reveal the unknowable reality of such a form.
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These carefully rendered images in acrylic and watercolour reveal the intensity and interconnectedness of life. The soil is filled with details of roots and new plants; and in looking deeper, one can see an abstraction of form. I am interested in the invisible line between land and sea. The soil, rocks, plants and animals that genesis in forest loam, share their existence with the life below the water surface.
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The space between land and sea tells us about ourselves. Our oceans mirror the place of society; they tell us about changing temperatures and petroleum use. The ocean holds the secrets to the future of the planet.
www.sheilakarrow.com
Sheila Karrow’s Web Site
