Paula Canning is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the relationship between mark-making and material play.
Much of her practice begins in journals and sketchbooks, where characters, fragments of color, textures, and lines are born over time.
Through varied tactile materials, she explores the wonder of everyday life—small creatures, fleeting moments, and the sense of innocence and attention that often fades as we move through the world.
Through varied tactile materials, she explores the wonder of everyday life—small creatures, fleeting moments, and the sense of innocence and attention that often fades as we move through the world.
After 10+ years working in digital media, graphic design, and marketing, she became increasingly drawn to the tactile and imperfect qualities of handmade marks.
Through her studio, Iridescent Soul Art, her work reflects a shift toward slower, more intuitive forms of creation, where materials guide the process and meaning emerges through repetition, layering, and observation.
All the work she does comes from the understanding that perception is shaped by lived experience and what we judge or respond to is often a mirror that reflects our own history as much as the world in front of us.Through her studio, Iridescent Soul Art, her work reflects a shift toward slower, more intuitive forms of creation, where materials guide the process and meaning emerges through repetition, layering, and observation.