Emily Kapff

I was born in Cornwall. My parents were farmers. We moved to Canada when I was nearly 9 and continued to farm out there for almost 9 years. Animals and nature have always been apart of my fabric and my work. My rural upbringing taught me common sense, initiative and about the sensitivity and awareness required to work with animals. It taught me about life and death and the equal value of both. It instilled an awareness and respect for the magic of creatures in their own right, without anthropomorphisising. This was the source of my inspiration to draw, to try to capture that magic in its truest form; perhaps helping others to see it too.