Artist Statement

My work has always been rooted in experimenting and preserving Nova Scotia's natural landscape. I am inspired by the land and use its natural resources for gathering and making. Playing with local fibres, and dyeing with local plants and foliage- I find my natural pallet through my surroundings.

Biography

Based in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, Tamara graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 2017 with a degree in Textile Design; she also studied and obtained a diploma of interior Decorating in 2012. Her career as a textile artist evolved since graduating. In 2016 Tamara started a handmade goods line (Oake Living) where she makes and sells botanically crafted items. In 2019 she was a summer resident at the Centre for Craft. She now makes her home in Kentville, Nova Scotia surrounded by farmland, forests and coastline.