Rosie Schinners

Rosie Schinners holds a Bachelor of Art from the University of Guelph as well as a Bachelor of Fine Art from NSCAD University in Halifax. She began her formal art education with a focus on painting, but has found her natural medium in collage art. 

Working primarily with vintage print material, Rosie combines hand-cut collage with vibrant splashes of colour to bring new life to old images. She looks to explore and express fleeting moments of magic, alchemy and the shifting nature of the internal landscape. Her recent work has celebrated and reflected traditions of folk magic and brujeria, as a nod to the empowered wise woman archetype.

Arco & Iris Design is Rosie’s handcrafted small-batch jewelry line. The collection takes its name from the Spanish word for rainbow, which is arcoiris, and is an extension of her love of all things paper.