Malem the artist
Since my early childhood I have drawn, played with colors, clay and several mediums.
I was fortunate enough to attend drawing and pottery classes at the Visual Art Centre in Westmount.
I studied at the Ahuntsic College of Montreal and obtained my Graphic Arts degree in 1989 (D.E.C).
Being a self-taught person I learned computer graphics, CGI and web site programming. As a freelance artist, I design and program web sites, create computer graphics and handmade or digital illustrations in 2D or 3D (CGI).
I have also drawn hyper realistic animal illustrations for a special collection published by Les Editions Québec Amérique, illustrations for the Granby Zoo and some characters and children illustrations.
Beyond my daily work wich involves artistic expression and creativity, I have always added other personal artistic works such as: leather painting, moccasin and handbag crafting, watercolor painting, stained glass, polymer paste (Fimo) and silk painting.
As passionate self-worker, I have constantly improved myself. My unquenchable learning appetite is a constant source of inspiration guiding me towards new techniques and experimentations, the most recent one being flameworking for which my fascination remains endless.
I enjoy making glass beads and small objects at the torch very much. It is presently the art form I cherish the most.
I love the wilderness and I live in the forest with my partner and several pets including horses and feathered friends with whom I share my exotic flutes.
My great love for animals, and particularly an epileptic horse, has lead me to equine massage. I have been trained in 2000 in equine sport massage and since then, I complemented this course by endless hours of personal research, experimenting and studying. I developed a special approach, demanding intuition, art, sensitivity, understanding and dexterity.
Landscapes, animals, flowers, plants and even stones mean so much to me.
Therefore, my works are inspired by this wonderful nature which I love so much, a forever love.