Angela’s late - but not too late - return to art
“Every day, I feel grateful for the chance to be an artist. Late - but not too late.”
Meet Angela Wegner, a 62-year-old member of our community who’s reignited her creativity after a 30-year break. Her story is a reminder that there’s no “right” time to return to art - just the time that’s right for you.
For Angela, being part of our creative community is deeply personal. “This is the first time I’ve ever put my art out into the world. Everyone here is respectful and friendly - something that can’t be taken for granted these days, especially online…Your perspective on artists and students from around the world, and your consistently warm way of communicating… mean so much,” she shared.
Her work - rooted in abstract and semi-abstract forms - flows with texture, movement, and layers of meaning. Angela’s artistic practice includes collages, prints, and paintings created with acrylics, inks, watercolours, pastels, self-made collage paper, and found materials.
Angela is an intuitive maker, often letting the materials lead. “At some point, a conversation begins - within me, with the materials. I rarely know what the end result will be; it’s the process that matters most.”
Recently, she’s been experimenting with gauze and fabric, adding yet another layer - literally and metaphorically - to her expressive pieces. “For me, layers reveal traces of what came before. As in life, new layers form only because the earlier ones existed.”
One of Angela’s favourite parts of our community? The Friday Feature Artists. “The diversity in artistic expression never fails to amaze me - or even move me. It’s like Star Trek in art on Earth: exploring new worlds on a peaceful mission.”
Through her art, Angela is learning more than just techniques. “I’ve also learned that I don’t really make mistakes when I create - even when some results turn out quite awful!”
That kind, forgiving philosophy is something she used to teach as an educator - but learning to apply it to herself has been its own creative act.
Now, in what she affectionately calls the “final third” of her life, Angela continues to grow and learn in her studio.
When I was about 14, I made a decision that shaped my whole life: I never wanted to stop learning. That commitment has stayed with me ever since. And now…, it’s through working in the studio that I continue to grow and learn… I learn so much - not just about materials and techniques, but also about how I can express what’s inside me.
Angela, thank you for sharing your story and your art with us.
