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The Tofino Series
I am pleased to share with you my latest painting series, a body of work in progress. These are the first 4 pieces I’ve completed, attempting to capture a time and place that I once lived in a small coastal town on the West coast of Vancouver Island. Tofino is, to me, a place of [...]
“WeMakeStuff Volume 01″ Project
I want to share with you all a project that is very dear to me, not only because it’s derived from a vision my husband has been carrying for the 8 years of our marriage, but because it’s changing the fibers of my being even as I work on it: “WeMakeStuff Volume 01″ WeMakeStuff [...]
A Peek at some Handmade Jewellery
I can’t help myself… I love the process of making things, of dissecting how something can be put together. I’ve sat for many hours thinking up designs for curtain rods or clothing, and planned step-by-step how to put them together. Not that I’m a planner –my husband can tell you that it’s not my strongest [...]
Baby Hats
I’ve been playing with making different baby hats after seeing local designer, BabyBoo, at a store in Fort Langley. I figured out how to sew the simple basic hat, then added my own fabric flower or button embellisments to them. I used stretchy jersey material from t-shirts off the sale rack at Superstore, which end up being [...]
A Reunion with my Art Room
I found this excerpt in my journal from last May, when Eden was 8 months old, and I was going to embark on my first painting session again. People often asked me if becoming a mother has given me lots of material for songwriting and painting. Yes, it has, as all amazing life-experiences will, but [...]
Ends and Beginnings
Both our baby and Tyler were overdue. As my daughter’s first birthday approached this month, all the flavours of life last summer came back into my mind. I think of the anticipation of the impending labour of my firstborn, with all those intense mid-night contractions… Also, I remember our friend Tyler Wright. A few days [...]
