On March 13, 2020, Toronto entered what was to be the first of a series of lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic … I remember vividly what I wanted at the time: to be surrounded by growing green things. I wanted vines dripping down my walls, moss covering the floor, trees growing in the middle of rooms.
Read MoreI'm thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Riverside BIA in creating this HUGE adaptation of my immersive installation entitled "The Serenity Experience", as part of ArtworxTO and Toronto’s Year of Public Art.
Read MoreThis piece is about grief, but also about trying to let go of grief to make room for other things. It’s about the experiences and people I’m grateful for. It’s about the spaces left behind when something crumbles. It’s about seeing potential in those spaces rather than loss.
Read MoreAs we’ve all figured out by now, 2020 is not going to be a normal year. We aren’t going to do a lot of the things we normally would, including participating in art fairs and meeting in real life to discuss art. After a bit of thought, I decided this was a great opportunity to show you other aspects of my art practice!
Read MoreSo here we are - almost the end of May, attempting to navigate our collective and personal “new normals” as restrictions begin to be lifted. The absolute gift of this moment in history and in our lives, is that we can make some choices about how we’d like to move forward.
Read MoreThings like “self-care” and “mental health” might have seemed like very abstract concepts or buzzwords just a few months back, but a couple of months of self-isolating in a global pandemic will change your perspective on a lot of things.
Read MoreLately I’ve found myself referencing a lot of the books I’ve read as part of my ongoing research in creating “The Serenity Experience”, my multi-sensory immersive installation.
Read MoreAs part of my ongoing research in creating The Serenity Experience, I’ve spent the last couple of years reading about and testing ideas to reduce stress and increase happiness. Here are 10 simple ways that work for me
Read MoreAs you might imagine, artists are very experienced at working in isolation and self-entertaining. Here are 10 ideas for activities to make your isolation more fun!
Read MoreDon’t get me wrong - I’m not saying a global pandemic is a good thing, but I’m sure by now you’ve noticed some unexpected silver lining in this current situation. Neighbours helping each other out
Read MoreArtists are constantly facing fears. From what I can tell, all artists, working in any medium, everywhere in the world, throughout history. There’s fear of failure of course, and fear of rejection…
Read More#TheSerenityExperience is an experiential art installation based on one of my 2D artworks entitled "Serenity". This piece radiates calm, which makes sense since it came into the world shortly after I started meditating..
Read MoreThis piece was born of a few things: the water-themed artist residency I did in the Azores a couple of summers ago, time spent at my sister’s place just off the St. Lawrence river, and the early months of my new-ish meditation practice..
Read MoreI wanted this piece to remind me (and all of you!) that things will undoubtedly look very bleak sometimes. But that beautiful optimistic Spring is hopefully just around the corner…
Read MoreThis piece has a two part story: the part about the image layers that make up the piece, and the part about why a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each edition go to the Nova Scotia Nature Trust…
Read MoreLast year, someone asked me if I'd ever been canoeing at night. I hadn't, and she described a magical experience she'd had, where it felt like she was paddling through the stars..
Read Moreit's not always easy to know what to say (or not say!) when talking to an artist about their work. Here are a few tips to help you navigate this territory, so that you can have a great experience at the art fair :)
Read MoreOkay - so we've covered how I started collecting art, and overcoming some common myths about starting your own collection. Now let's talk about where to find art!
Read MoreThere are a few myths about buying and collecting art, and sometimes this stops people from starting. And we can't have that! So let's start by overcoming some of the myths and common preconceptions that might have caused you to hesitate starting your own collection of art..
Read MoreWelcome to my new art blog, where I'll be sharing the stories behind some of my pieces, as well as things, people, and places that have inspired me along the way. Before I was an artist though, I was a collector of art and pretty things - so I thought it would make sense for the first post to be about my thoughts on starting or building your own art collection :)
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