Rita St.Amant

Art has always played a large part in my life. Now being retired, I have devoted all my time to art making. I love working in mixed media with a specialty in textile arts. Born and raised in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, my work has always been heavily influenced by nature and landscape, with a particular fondness of the prairies. I use the inspiration of the prairies to create realistic and abstract art. I will explore multiple mediums to try every possible process for creating a surface.                                                    

              Being deeply connected to nature, an alternate reality is created using wild colors and patterns. Techniques include painting, drawing, applique, felting and layering with threads, wool, cotton and silk. As a multi media artist, material choices and processes vary with each new body of work.

    Over the span of my career, I have studied various areas of art and textile art forms. I am constantly continuing my education in the many forms of art today.