Marcella Zacharik is having her open house on Saturday March 8th, details to follow.

Bio:

Originally from Europe I have been calling British Columbia my home since 1998. Now living in the beautiful Okanagan area I started spending more time painting again, after about a two-year break. 

I use my instincts to guide me through the creative process. I started drawing and painting in my early teenage years, but soon got busy with other aspects of my life. Subconsciously I always knew there would be a point in time when my desire to create art would win over other hobbies. 

I got back into painting again in about 2005, at that time working with watercolours, but there just wasn't enough time so painting was put on a back burner for a number of years. In 2012 I created my first paintings in acrylics, painted on and off for a few years, and then regularly since 2016. I am inspired by nature: mountains, skies, sunsets, seasons, light, flowers, birds, animals... 

A few years ago I discovered the technique of poured acrylics, and then at the end of 2018 Alcohol inks, which now are a big part of my work. Although there are a number of colours that dominate my palette, I also enjoy experimenting with new, exciting combinations.

One more area of my hands-on work is wheel throwing (both porcelain and other clay bodies). Turning wheel-thrown bowls into one-of-a-kind pieces is exciting and brings me a lot of joy in the process.