Who Is Chery?

That’s a question I often ask myself — and one that requires more than a simple answer.

I’ve always been a wild child, running by my own rules to the beat of my own drum. I’ve felt a powerful pull toward the arts for as long as I can remember — especially where nature and the esoteric intertwine.

There’s a burning flame in my soul that feels deeply connected to dragons and creation itself. My love for the celestial elders has always been part of me. I believe I have worked with dragons in past lives — and in this one as well. I practice Draconian magic, and dragons are woven into my everyday life. I am endlessly grateful for their presence.

Art, for me, is not a hobby. It is a remembering.

The Artist’s Eye

I don’t see the world the way most people do.

I see shapes and textures. Colors and contrast. Light bending across skin. The way golden sunlight catches in someone’s hair. The way freckles scatter like constellations. The way tiny strands collect reflected hues from the surrounding world.

Those minute details — pores, wrinkles, shadows, highlights — they fascinate me. Every observation is stored away in a little picture box in my mind for later reference.

This is the artist’s eye. And I have always had it.

Craft, Training & Experience

My artistic journey began the moment I picked up a crayon.

From winning drawing contests at five years old to attending Alberta College of Art and Design and completing my Bachelor of Fine Arts, I immersed myself fully. Drawing, painting, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, art history — I excelled in them all.

I apprenticed as a tattoo artist, and tattooing became my main focus for years. I’ve worked as a professional interior and exterior painter and designer, in paint shops and craft stores alike. I create custom pieces and designs for those who seek something personal.

I’ve also raised funds for Diabetes for over 30 years through my art, including winning the Igloo’s for Insulin campaign in 2016. (We built a dragon skull igloo — naturally — and raised over $1,400.)

Any job I’ve held, I’ve infused with creativity. Because art is in everything — right down to the very ginch on your bottom. Someone designed that.

Returning to My Roots

After stepping away from my art to raise a family — and enduring a life-altering organ transplant setback — there came a moment when I knew it was finally time to return to myself.

To my roots.
To my fire.
To my dragons.

Everything I touch, I aim to leave better than it was through art — whether in my home or yours, in nature or in something small and seemingly insignificant.

Art makes us better.

It soothes the soul in ways nothing else can. Without words, it can move you to tears or fill you with joy. It can inspire action or still the mind. It can transform.

Art is powerful magic we create with our own bare hands.

From the first flicker of an idea… to that feeling deep in the gut… to pouring heart and soul into creation — art is ultimate vulnerability on display.

That is what I love.
That is why I create.