INCEPTION

Why you're here. Why I'm here.

THE DARK
The art world held a vast dark shadow over my hopes and dreams for a long time. I once held the belief that the only avenue to an art career is via applied arts or an art gallery. And the only way to do that is to create really weird, strange and dark art.

THE RAW
But I've learned that galleries don't hold the final say and weird art is not the only art the world is looking for.

I have worked, and still work in the applied arts (ie. graphic design) but my true love for creating lies in what I like to call the 'raw experience' of creating fine art.

THE TRUTH
I also have learned that art not only holds the power to change the fundamental sense of self for the artist but it holds a great power to influence society by changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time.

Therefore, we as artists hold a great commission to carry our unique message to the world via our art.

Those are the two fundamental reasons for the inception of Creativity School.

THE ONE
The human race is a vast category if you look at it from a 'differences' point of view. But when you look at who each of us really is....underneath the layers of experience and genes...we are one beautiful category of people, the same, made in the Image of God for love and relationship.

Each of us made with a unique set of ingredients that result in a message that only we, ourselves, can carry into the world.

SOME BACK STORY

BOLD SCHOOL was founded by me, Charla Maarschalk. I've been teaching large group workshops as well as one on one lessons as a photographer and a painter for over 10 years. But as a full time mom of 3 boys and a creator myself, time is way too limited to meet the requests or live workshops. As a way to help more people I've brought my teaching into the online world!
This will allow creators to not only learn at their own pace but to learn even more as I will consistently add new content to grow the community of learners and teachers.

LIVE WORKSHOPS

If you are a learner who enjoys real time learning, Creativity School will have future offers for face to face learning at exclusive locations.

There are many exciting plans for the future of creativity school.

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Instructor(s)

Founder

Charla Maarschalk, BFA

(b. 1976, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada) Newfoundland born, Kelowna based artist, Charla Maarschalk is known for her large scale gestural Faces that explore the layers of human identity. She is interested in the process of combining thread with paint, connecting ancestral truths to our modern world. The emotive response to the texture, layers and details in her work reveals the story hidden within us The human race is a vast category, if you look at it from a 'differences' point of view. But when you look at who each of us really is....underneath the layers of experience and genes...we are one beautiful category of people, the same, made in the Image of God for love and relationship. Charla received her BFA at the University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta) in 1999 and completed a New Media program at Sheridan College (Oakville, Ontario) in 2000. She continues the journey towards deconstructing the human relationship with abstract connections between color, texture and human experience, always conveying a sense of joy and generosity of spirit.

View Charla's Online Portfolio

You can view Charla's extensive online portfolio including works from 2012 to present.
Visit www.charla.ca

Visit Charla's Blog

You can read about what inspires her art, how she creates and learn about how BOLD SCHOOL came to be.
Vist Charla's Blog