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Hi! I'm Miriam James | local artist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Welcome to Joybrewery, my online art gallery.

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I am a firm believer that all things happen for a specific reason. Nothing is happenstance. Such is my journey in creating art.

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Since I was little, I've always  loved  drawing landscapes. My doodles would be of distant mountains and meadows in the background. Trees and what I imagined my house would be, were in the foreground.

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This amateur stint was all but forgotten when I went into pre-med. Then life happened; I needed to work and I got a job in graphic design, type-setting & print before going into medical school. My appreciation for beauty and landscapes did not waver throughout my days of post-graduate education. I drew and coloured images of organs that we studied under the microscope, at a cellular level, to aid in studies. It was so cathartic, even then.

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A few years ago, I had an accident, which left me with a life of chronic pain.  I never imagined I would ever get back to creating art, but God interrupted my life with an awful affliction and gave me a wonderful  gift to help cope with my new normal.

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Not to oversimplify the tragedies of life by always finding the silver lining in every situation; but you see, I know full well that nothing happens without God's sovereign hand involved, because I am a follower of Jesus Christ. He is the author of all things good and perfect.

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I believe that God is the Creator of our world. He has enabled me to be an artist who embodies the ideals of unending beauty & perfection in all of His creation. I am grateful to be living in beautiful British Columbia, as it encourages not only inspiration, but such deep need for passionate expression and limitless interpretation of nature. 

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My purpose is to create art pieces that will evoke emotion in people, in a unique way. I aim to stir humanity to a greater appreciation of God’s creation, prompting a mighty sense of gratitude to the Creator of the universe.

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My art is inspired by my beautiful surroundings, by my imagination, by photos I've taken, and by collaborations with my husband. I sometimes use his photographs as reference to create my art.  All of my art is hand-made, original, & one-of-a-kind.

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Thank you so much for visiting! Come back again soon!