Caitlin hackett biography of alberta

In anticipation of our release with artist Audra Auclair, we sat down with the talented artist to live about her life, art and more.  Read the short interview below:

Where were you born and where are you now?

I was born in a very small town in Alberta which is the prairie province of Canada. Now I live on beautiful Vancouver Island, Canada.

What are your first artistic memories?

I've always liked to draw but my first moment of being "inspired" was when I watched Sailor Moon for the first time. I think I was 5 or 6 years old. It gave me goosebumps and most of my creativity while growing up was fueled by the small amount of Japanese media I had access to in rural Canada.

How has your style evolved from over the years to now?  Have you always dealt with the same themes?

I think my themes have remained pretty consistent throughout my life. I've managed to become more comfortable with experimenting with things outside my comfort zone lately (landscapes and still life paintings). I've always used art as a way to express my style, interests, experiences or emotions, as many artists do. But there are always new ways to put my thoughts into a visual form that helps create a better feeling of what is inside my brain. That is what I've been try