Miriam Traher
Denfield, ON
Booth 513
Main
Colour that speaks. Marks, shapes, and texture used as words with lots to say. The work grows through movement and instinct—layered, disrupted, and rebuilt—guided by curiosity and a willingness to follow what unfolds. Papers, scratches, bold shifts of colour… and always something unexpected, somewhere. Each decision leaves a trace. Nothing is overplanned. Everything is felt. It’s a conversation with the surface—one that builds, unravels, and finds its way forward. Each mark is a decision. Each layer a moment that refused to be ignored. Each painting moves with colour and rhythm—alive with energy, carrying memory, and sharing the simple joy of living life with arms wide open. Created in my studio in London, Ontario. Art for people who don’t want ordinary walls. Yes—here it is, fully woven together, clean, alive, and ready to use: --- This collection lives in the space between knowing and not knowing. Each painting begins with a mark, a feeling, a moment—and then asks to be followed. There is no fixed outcome. Just a willingness to stay, to respond, to take one step, and then another. Some works move quickly, full of colour and energy. Others slow down, pause, and wait. The surface holds it all—movement, hesitation, return. Nothing is erased. Everything is carried forward. Layers build through instinct—papers, marks, shifts, interruptions—found pieces arriving and settling in, each one finding its place where the spirit of the work lies. There are detours. Unexpected turns. Moments where the work moves in a direction that wasn’t planned but feels necessary. Decisions are made in response to what’s already there, not in search of perfection, but in pursuit of something real. This is a collection about trust. About letting go of control and listening closely enough to hear what the work is asking for. About staying in the process long enough for something unexpected to emerge—and being willing to follow it. And somewhere along the way, the titles appear too—small sparks of language, catching the moment, pointing back to where its spirit lies. Not all at once. Not all at the beginning. But step by step, mark by mark— through movement, pause, and detour— the work finds its way. And all I can hope is that through this work, you step a little closer to the moment—to remember, to trust, and to feel that spark, when life is full of surprises—alive, present, and fully becoming.
