PIECING IT TOGETHER: Creative musings of a mixed-media artist

Happy New Year friend! I hope your holiday season has left you rejuvenated. I can honestly say that I'm feeling ready to face a new year after all of the hours spent adventuring, connecting, resting and painting the last few weeks. This is definitely the time of year where all of the media and many conversations start to centre around resolutions and goals, and I as a recovering goal setter, I start to feel as though I should join in. But I'm refraining this year. I always lo

"It all grew just as a tree grows - leaf by leaf, branch by branch. And a tree takes a lifetime in its growing." ~Sybil Andrews We were lucky enough to take in the highly recommended Sybil Andrews exhibit last weekend. I have been exploring printmaking lately and thought it would be neat to take in for that reason alone. However, lucky for me I have a patient family, because it took me an hour and a half to take in this incredible woman's work. I was far more inspired by Sybi

For the past month I've been contemplating an upcoming change that I was scared would stall the progress I've been making on my art business and not allow me to be my best person (in the various roles that I play). You see, for the past two months I've had the gift of starting up my art business with childcare, all day, 4.5 days a week. Although my role of mom comes first and foremost, I must say having the past few months to transition out of my old job and into this new ve

Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I’m so happy you’ve decided to join me on this journey. Here's what it took for me to get here.