Roxane left the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie region to make Cowansville her home after first living for a while in Dunham. Her father played music and her mother loved visual arts. Roxane grew up in an environment where she was able to explore and mix different art forms to forge her own style and transmit her work and knowledge to appreciative audiences. \u201cI\u2019ve been drawing and playing music since I was very young,\u201d she says. \u201cI studied visual arts in CEGEP and completed a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Education, specializing in Visual Arts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Roxane worked for a while in traditional schools, however, she soon transferred, along with her children, to an alternative system which was a better fit with her personality. \u201cI give visual art workshops to the school children, but also to their teachers,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n
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An Artisan of the Pen<\/strong><\/p>\n Roxane is always drawing; the tools of her trade include black ink, pigment ink pencils, quills and ink, bamboo brushes, watercolour paper, etc. \u201cMy style resembles that of comic book art,\u201d she explains,\u201d the scenes I depict are realistic, but I\u2019ve also explored Symbolism with a series entitled Omen de Chamane\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n Roxane doesn\u2019t just draw, she also sews and uses only natural and recycled materials. She loves silkscreen printing as well. Star-shaped pillows, creatures of all kinds, rabbits, foxes, chickens .\u00a0.\u00a0. you\u2019ll be able to view all her creations at the Cowansville Christmas Market<\/a>. This will be Roxane\u2019s first participation! In fact, her fine penmanship created the drawing presented for the Market\u2019s colouring contest. She\u2019ll be present on December 2 and 3, before she heads out to join the artists and artisans of the Dunham Christmas Market<\/a>,<\/em> on December 16 and 17. Although the market refers to its exhibitors as such, Roxane sees artists and artisans as one and the same. \u201cArtists are artisans and vice versa. Personally, I love all crafts no matter the art form.\u201d<\/p>\n