Cadence Edgcumbe

Cadence Edgcumbe, artist

My name is Cadence Edgcumbe, I’m eighteen, and I didn’t have what you might call “a traditional upbringing”. I have a pretty big family, and I’ve been homeschooled since I was pretty small. When i was fourteen, my parents moved us onto a sailboat, where we lived for almost 3 years, exploring the Caribbean. During that time we visited seventeen countries, met locals, and experienced nature like never before. While setting out on that adventure was thrilling, it did present some unique challenges from an artistic point of view. Isolated as we were, I didn’t have access to art supplies. So I ended up supplementing and experimenting until I had an effect I was proud of.

Portrait of Innovation — Volume 9, Issue 3

Portrait of Innovation: The Unconventional Art of Cadence Edgcumbe Meet the 18-year-old artist who turned the limitations of boat life into artistic innovation, creating striking portraits using watercolours on lamination sheets. Her unique technique and fresh perspective are challenging traditional artistic boundaries and marking her as an emerging voice in Canadian art.