We had the pleasure of coming across Donna Balma through internet. In the last three years we have developed a great respect for her and the work she does. We are very happy to present six of her new works that are part of this iconic series called "Little Goddesses".

Balma′s Little Goddesses make contemporary her European roots. Her entoptic visions rejuvenate the patterns of illuminated religious text, Victorian Valentines, embroideries, doilies, hand-made lace, and antimacassar. The Little Goddesses are creations from an era before the electronic age, when time allowed for the development, care and viewing of ornamental, intricate, functional art. Ancient and enigmatic, yet dressed for the Oscars, these goddesses are evocative of tradition but with a modern asymmetrical balance.

Donna Balma was born in Victoria, Canada in 1934. She is a self-taught artist who has always lived within an art community. Her travels have taken her through the USA, Brittain, Europe and Canada to independently study art and to be aware of contemporary movements to keep alive her sense of being an artist.

Reconciliation,
The Life and Work of Donna Balma

Cross the threshold of Donna Balma’s cabin in Roberts Creek, BC, and enter the realm of her visionary art: obsessive, symbolic, dark, colourful and often comic – here is a body of work created from an honest and deeply felt inner necessity. Like Frida Kahlo, Balma explores her own life experience through her art, delving into the rare space that connects the extreme subjective and universal.

Reconciliation: The life and work of Donna Balma (Lentis Books, 2007) is a unique examination of the life and art of an uncompromising and prolific contemporary Canadian artist. Told in Balma’s own voice, this intimate portrait tells the engaging tale of an artist whose creative drive often conflicted with the expectations of those around her.