Suzanne Erickson
Suzanne Erickson is a multi-discipline artist and professional engraver who lives and works in Langley BC.
Her work synthesizes ideas and techniques developed over a long and varied career in both music and art.
In contrast to performing musically, Suzanne found self-expression in the process of working with textiles and sculptural art.
In the years that followed, Suzanne began exhibiting and selling her work at various art events and galleries.
Encouraged by success at these exhibitions, she broadened her experimentation with materials such as metal and glass.
Suzanne acquired specialized tools, and began educating herself about various processes, including sand carving and engraving.
After mastering these techniques, Suzanne started a successful business working with high level fashion and fragrance companies, engraving perfume and cosmetic products.
Suzanne’s current work signals a return to earlier inspirations, and a more organic approach to art making.
Fascinated with the natural beauty, and historical importance of gourds, Suzanne has found a new medium in one of the world’s earliest cultivated plants.
The masterful carving, painting, weaving, pyrography, and embellishment found in her work, recalls an earlier time when these objects were treasured as possessions of noble people who were deeply connected to the earth.
