Heidi Samida

As a first-generation Canadian and the youngest of 3, Heidi lives and experiences Canadian culture while also being exposed to the traditions and expectations of the culture her parents brought from their homelands.  From this middle ground and through her lifetime she has attempted to reconcile both worlds, often coming up with loose ends and many questions.

In rediscovering clay many years after being first introduced, Heidi has found a way to explore these questions.  Through ceramics she delves into the push and pull of tradition, social contracts, change, growth, and contractions as she navigates community, relationships and their meaning.

Heidi is an Okanagan based self taught ceramic artist working out of her home studio in Kelowna.