Christiane Tabord Deillon

BIOGRAPHY

I was born in 1982 in the Chablais area of the canton of Vaud and was fortunate in having a childhood full of daydreaming. As I was constantly in my own little world, drawing early on became an important part of my life. The profession I chose, however, was that of a pharmacist’s assistant and my artistic path was parallel to my work.

My training involved many different courses taken in an artist’s studio over a period of a little under ten years. I studied drawing by a method involving the right side of the brain, colour theory, and the basics of painting. Next I copied works by the masters in order to learn different ways of painting. Once I’d acquired the basic techniques, I wanted to create my own works, but somehow felt inhibited in my creativity.

The next phase of my life was one of exploring myself, of liberation, and of learning methods of pure expression through drawing, painting and Indian ink. I began to develop ways of breathing and of centring on my inner self while creating, especially when using Indian ink. My art came out and blossomed. Other important courses followed, courses in using pigments, in mixed techniques, in oil painting and in illustration of folk and fairy tales.

In 2014, I trained as a geobiologist, a crucial step that allowed me to connect my clear senses and my intuition. That was the beginning of a new path, one of materializing the subtle world that I perceive. My experience as a geobiologist has shown me the importance of art that emerges bright and conscious from the heart and of the impact that such works have on places. Today I have a studio in Yvorne, where I gave a few courses before finally dedicating myself to my creations.