{"id":33061,"date":"2017-05-24T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/?page_id=33061"},"modified":"2021-09-29T01:20:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T01:20:18","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SunPortraitGood-Chrome3.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;About Me&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%1%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.39)&#8221; scroll_down_icon_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; scroll_down_icon_size_tablet=&#8221;35px&#8221; scroll_down_icon_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; 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I&#8217;m energized by this unique combination and how people respond.<\/p>\n<p>When I create, the pieces that emerge are either personal or for my professional practise. These two areas inspire each other resulting in a body of work for exhibitions, and commissions which come together while collaborating with you.<\/p>\n<p>Find out about my creative &amp; technical processes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/index.php\/about_me\/#workingwithglass\"><strong>Working with Glass<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/index.php\/about_me\/#workingwithstone\">Working with Stone<\/a>. <\/strong>Read about key themes that often emerge in<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/index.php\/about_me\/#inspiration\">Inspiration<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and more about my professional journey in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/index.php\/about_me\/#bio\">Bio<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to explore!<\/p>\n<p>Heidi<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_id=&#8221;workingwithglass&#8221; 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Combining different materials together such as stone and glass has provided fresh ways to explore these moments.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3%|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||5%|&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Covered By Your Grace||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;39px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;1000px&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2%|10%|5%|10%&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;45px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;bringing order to chaos.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/heidibrannan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Helix-Scope-Insp920.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-5%||10%|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-10%|||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1400ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;6%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;HEALING&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Lato Light||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Covered By Your Grace||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;41px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15%||0px|&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;44px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.46)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#aaaaaa&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#aaaaaa&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.7&#8243; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#aaaaaa&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;Lato||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Lato||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; body_line_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; body_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_style_all=&#8221;solid&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;The Artist&#8217;s Statement&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#aaaaaa&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]There seems to be a common thread of regeneration or healing that appears regularly in my work. It might look like a figure that is being recreated, or it may show up in the kaleidoscopes that speak of bringing chaos to order. 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As a result, my pieces were shown in the Isabel Bader Theatre (Toronto,) the Canadian Museum of Civilization (Ottawa), Redeemer University College (Ancaster), Liuna Station (Hamilton), and the Winter Beauty, Toyota Room, Cambridge Centre for the Arts (Cambridge).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Etherworks Sculpture &#038; Illuminations&#8221; url=&#8221;#&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Lato Light||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;30&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Lato Light||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3%|&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26&#8243; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>What is the origin of my companies&#8217; name? 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As a result, over the years I\u2019ve been leading groups or speaking in a variety of settings such as a Panelist at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, or as a workshop facilitator for The Button Factory in Waterloo. 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