By: TELUS Spark
Meet an Innovator: Eveline Kolijn, Print Maker and Mixed Media Artist
This article was originally written and submitted as part of a Canada 150 Project, the Innovation Storybook, to crowdsource stories of Canadian innovation with partners across Canada. The content has since been migrated to Ingenium’s Channel, a digital hub featuring curated content related to science, technology and innovation.
Artist Eveline Kolijn, draws her inspiration from the natural world that surrounds us and the amazing patterns found in nature. She has expanded on her training as a print maker to incorporate non-traditional materials into her artistic practice.
In this video presented by TELUS Spark, Eveline speaks about how viewing a material in a new way led to further artistic exploration.
For more information about Eveline, visit her website at: www.evelinekolijn.com.
Transcript
Our innovator this month, artist Eveline Kolijn, draws her inspiration from the natural world that surrounds us and the amazing patterns found in nature. Check out more of her work in her artistic biosphere.
Join us to meet Eveline and look through a microscope to observe Daphnia and other tiny aquatic creatures. Your challenge: create your own work of science art onsite with us based on your observations!
This event will take place in the Atrium and the Presentation Theatre and is included free with admission or membership.
The Meet an Innovator program series brings together TELUS Spark visitors and the incredible people in our community who are practicing the skills of innovation! These individuals inspire us, and we know that they'll have you pondering new ideas too.
Stay tuned for information about April's innovator. Each event will be a bit different, so mark your calendars and join in the fun!
TELUS Spark
Spark brings people together to learn, play and create with science, technology, engineering, art and math.
