Artist Statement
Driven by curiosity and a playful spirit, my practice explores our relationship with the natural world through colour, texture, material, and form. I create my own inks and pigments from foraged and cultivated botanicals, fungi, and earth, investigating how materials gathered from the natural world can influence both the direction and development of my work.
I work across printmaking, fibre art, and sculpture, continually experimenting with new techniques and materials. The process of making is central to my practice - embracing the unexpected and responding to what each material and process reveals. Through my work, I hope to encourage play, inquiry, and a deeper connection with the natural world.
Artist Bio
Cece Marin (she/her) is a second generation German-Canadian, multidisciplinary artist based in Calgary/ Moh’kinstsis, Canada. Exploring ways to nourish her creative spirit, she has spent many years cultivating her skills through a diverse array of classes, workshops and self-directed studies. She enjoys the repetitive and meditative nature of printmaking, the tactile process of working with fibres and clay, and the exploration of colour using natural dyes, pigments, and inks. As an arts educator, she is committed to exploring the intersection of art, science, and nature while inviting others to learn through curiosity, experimentation, and play.
In the spirit of respect and reciprocity, I acknowledge that I live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the îethka Nakoda Nations (Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney), the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta District 5 & 6, and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. I am grateful to all First Peoples who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations and whose presence and wisdom is vital to our shared community.