Hboersmaart@gmail.com
Website: https://HeatherBoersmaArt.com
2696265073
2816 Kensington Drive, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008
Heather Boersma was raised in the 70’s by her single mother who sewed clothing, embroidered, and hung her macrame art from the walls. From a young age she learned to create art out of everything from Mc Donald’s containers to acorns. After receiving her MFA in creative writing and studying in Germany and Michigan, she moved to New Mexico where she was inspired by the colorful folk art. Heather has taught writing, reading, and aesthetic education at Western Michigan University and elementary schools throughout Kalamazoo county. She has received multiple grants and awards at Western Michigan Area shows and Artprize and displayed her work at galleries in New Mexico, Ohio, and Michigan. Her Covid Purse Diary collection of foraged and found materials documenting the pandemic was featured on news stations in both Ohio and Michigan. Heather’s God’s Eyes expand on a childhood Native American craft by combining bold folk-art colors and yarn textures on a large scale that captivate and surprise as she weaves stories that celebrates how our differences keeps life interesting. She travels throughout the United States with her husband to visit her creative adult children and run marathons.