artist expressing nature
poet exploring the heart
shadowed
nebula
on my living
room wall
how far
away you
take me
to the very
edge of
creation
Lorenda Harder
© 2019
LORENDA HARDER
Visual Artist -- Poet
Finding Peace Through Art & Poetry
Life can be stormy. For me, creating with my hands and heart has become a way of finding peace, healing, and meaning along the way.
Here, you'll find my art, poetry, and stories from the journal—creative expressions of what I’ve experienced, felt, and discovered.
Perhaps something here will resonate with you, stir a memory, or simply offer you a moment of peace.
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EXPLORE my work:
MY ART explores my ongoing fascination with the natural world.
I work with dynamic colour contrasts and lively lines in my art, often allowing an idea to develop intuitively rather than beginning with a fixed outcome.
Visit my Instagram or here on my site under EXHIBITS and ORIGINAL ART.
WRITING has become a way for me to process my experiences, explore my life, and affirm what matters most to me. Some poems stand on their own while others complement my art.
MY JOURNAL. Snippets of my creative journey—art, poetry, gallery visits, thoughts, and other creative meanderings. And do I ever wander!
Come wander with me as I explore new ideas and ventures.
ABOUT my work
Beautiful, unexpected encounters with nature and the complexity of being human continue to move me. I paint and write in response to what I see, experience and feel. Sometimes I begin with a landscape, a tree, water, light or colour; sometimes simply with a thought or feeling that needs somewhere to go.
I’m increasingly less concerned with technique and more interested in the experience of making—the freedom to explore, play and discover. I’m drawn to the space where the visible and invisible meet, where a landscape can stir a memory or colour can express what words cannot.
I don’t expect my work to say the same thing to everyone. I’m grateful when something I’ve made finds its way into someone else’s experience.
ON GRATITUDE…
There is much I don’t understand about life, but there is also much I don’t want to take for granted.
I’m grateful for beauty, for those who have walked alongside me, for the natural world, for creativity, for the freedom to begin again, and for those unexpected moments of wonder that catch me by surprise.
If something I’ve shared speaks to you, I’d love to hear what it brings up for you.
"Spirit" [featured here]. . . is breathtaking! It graces a wall where I can enjoy it daily. . .its rich hues of blue-greens with swirls of both harmonious and complementary colours entwine as if by the force of a flame reaching upward. It is beautiful! Thank you for creating something so meaningful!"
Owner
Peachland, BC
BACKGROUND and bio
I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Education in Drawing, Printmaking and Art History. My creative life has included painting, writing, teaching, speaking, curating and working with others through the arts.
My work has been exhibited in juried, solo and group exhibitions, and is held in collections in Canada, the United States and Australia.
I live in the Niagara Region with my husband. I continue to be curious about the world around me and about where creativity might lead next.
CREDENTIALS
BFA — University of Manitoba
BEd (Hons) — University of Manitoba
Certified Expressive Arts Facilitator — Scholistico, Quebec
Ontario Teaching Certificate
Biblical Studies Certificate, Torchbearers Int'l (Lancashire, UK)
MSA Juried Awards and Sale awards (Winnipeg, MB)
Jurying Arts & Letters Club (Toronto, ON); Third Chair Gallery (St. Catharines, ON)
Curating: Niagara Arts Academy, Faith Arts (St. Catharines, ON)
Membership Affiliations: FCA, SCA, CARFAC and CIVA
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