Get to know Canary Artwork
Canary Artwork exists to remind you that art heals and hope is real.
About Me
I use my breath to paint.
This is either an inside joke between me and God
about my being full of hot air or
a literal expelling of raw emotion on canvas.
Probably both
About the Beginning
About the Technique
Ruach means breath or spirit in Hebrew, sometimes used as breath of life.
Watch to hear about the beginning of the Ruach Technique and see a snippet of me in action. Bonus!-Meet my best friend.
About the Name
Inspired by this passage in the book, Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle.
The quote is important because reading it was the first time I started to see my emotional sensitivity as anything other than a burden.
I had stopped listening to the deeply sensitive, raw parts of my soul as a child because they offer no protection. I started using alcohol for relief at 16 when it turned out that not listening does not mean not feeling. While I got married, got sober, and became a mother, my reaction to my sensitivity never changed. It was a hardship to endure.
Reading that passage changed the way I saw myself and my purpose in the world. When I started painting a few years later, it was the way those words changed my thoughts that gave me the courage to share my artwork with the world. I wanted to honor that and pass along the message, “your sensitivity is a superpower”.
“Stephanie’s one of a kind art astounds and confounds. One is immediately drawn to the mystery and intricacy of her emotions expressed across the canvas. Striking. Complex.”
“Stephanie’s art is so captivating, from the way she creates her pieces with her own breath, to the care and technique she imparts to complete each piece. You see the true beauty of her soul in her art.”
