Elise Maree

For as long as she can remember, Elise Maree Trickey has been a collector, a re-maker, and a re-inventer of the things her eyes have captured and stored away in her memory. And it is from her collection of treasures and memories that her art springs forth: she is consumed by the process and product of translating her imagination to reality. If she could, Elise would live in far away lands filled with giggles and hiccups, magic carpets and sail boats by the sea. She would travel by hot air balloon, guided by professors with curly mustaches and pockets filled with golden coins, kaleidoscopes and little fob watches. She would frequent the traveling circus (which always seemed to be be in town) with twirling staircases and giants that like to hold hands. This is the world in which she dreams, circling in her head like a merry-go-round, and it is the world she would like to you visit when you come across her creations. She effortlessly juxtaposes bold and delicate colours, textures and images as characters and stories dance and swirl into existence. And while she deals in the whimsical and the unseen, her work tells stories that viewers often find themselves in, even when they're not at the circus.

Elise studied at the School of Creative Arts Oxford Falls in Sydney, Australia where she was born and raised. She now resides in Alberta, Canada, where she continues to playfully document her world and her adventures with water-colour, ink and paper assemblage.

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