Katrina MacFarlane is a visual artist living and working in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. She makes mixed media works with paper, felt, feathers, paint, birchbark, and thread.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Dissolve/Evolve

I’ve been picking away at a new bird series that has a little bit of everything; embroidery, painting, and pencil on coffee-dyed paper. This one will be a slow burn as there are so many other “life” things happening!

Throw Back

I’m an artist but also a scientist. I studied biology, specifically cytology, in university and I’ve been diving back into old textbooks from my school days. It’s amazing to me how quickly the details come back and how prevalent they are in my work. Love that the word “ART” is part of the title!

THINKS

That Sheer and Me

In September 2023, a curious thing happened with a sheer curtain that I had used to protect my lacinato kale during the summer months from the ravages of the cabbage moth. From the moment that sheer was washed and hit the clothesline at the end of the season, I became fascinated with its every move…it swayed, danced, and swooned, fashioning shapes out of the wind like I had never seen. It has captured my imagination, and my heart, like no other piece of fabric ever has or likely ever will.