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Mixed Media Artist, Contemplative Musician, Writer
Women. Come and sing! An in-person event in Stratford, ON. Treat your mind, body and soul to a couple of hours of vocal fun. Led by Ev Ward we will gather in circle to hum, chant, and sing world music supporting womenβs spirituality. Β Bring your voice and intention to self-care. You donβt have to read... Continue Reading →
Listening to Katherine May interviewing Erica Berry on her new book Wolfish triggered the memory of my first Hallowe'en costume, Red Riding Hood. Wolves have often been a cypher for our fears. Berry believes wolves are more than what they seem β that we project our fears onto them and make them symbols of everything... Continue Reading →
At the heart of every longing is a quest for deeper connection. How can I help you make those connections? Β This is my work and the work of Heather Plett. Β Gathering inΒ circle, allows usΒ to connect againΒ withΒ each other,Β ourselves, theΒ sacred, and theΒ earth. Heather has included my submission about connecting to our earth in her new ebook, AΒ Path... Continue Reading →
The beautiful art quilts of Heather Lair are on display at the New Iceland Heritage Museum in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada until Sept 1st. This is a must see show.Β I felt like I was in the midst of greatness being surrounded by Heather'sΒ work. Here are some of my favourites. Being able to view allΒ this work... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you sit in a coffee shop and, even though you don't really mean to, you overhear the conversation going on atΒ the next table. That happened to me last week. And I truly believe that I was in the right place at the right time. The group at the next table were engaged in conversation... Continue Reading →
I just pressed the "SEND"Β key on an submission email to a juried contemporary fibre art show which celebrates the tradition and history of textile arts. This show will be part of an exhibit at Dufferin County Museum and Archives calledΒ Stitches Across Time. Β It calls CanadianΒ fibre artists to produce work that is inspired by one of... Continue Reading →
Today I crocheted. Three little vessels. And I'm mailing them to Odia Reimer in Manitoba. In 1984 Odia's 13 year old sister, Candace Derksen,Β was murdered when Odia was only nine years old. Read her story.Β This is a famous Canadian murder case. And it has been recently re-opened. Odia ReimerΒ is a Canadian installation artist, sculptor, photographer.... Continue Reading →
August 30, 2013 My BFF from childhood, her mother died yesterday. The house where I grew up on a quiet suburb of Winnipeg was surrounded by Borodys. Literally. On the south side was by best friend Carol-Ann and her mum, dad, brothers and dog, Binks. On the north side of our house was her grandparents,... Continue Reading →
I was browsing through the tourist brochures while recently onΒ the lounge deck ofΒ the MS Chi CheemaunΒ ferry to Manitoulin Island. Β "The Art Map: Year Round Trail Guide to Galleries, Art Studios and Events"Β popped out at me.Β I'm the type of person who is willing to step out of my comfort zone if I sense that I might... Continue Reading →
Ailsa Craig is a tiny little town in South Western Ontario, Canada. It was there that I was immersed in quilts from Israel! My daughter and I went to see the annualΒ Ailsa Craig Community Quilt Festival. Each year a group of committed volunteers mount an amazing display of quilts from other lands. My absolute favourite... Continue Reading →
These are coiled fabric baskets or bowls which I have sewn using strips of recycled women's clothing over a jute rope core. Each can be used as a beautiful home decor piece for storing just about anything (other than liquids!). But I have particularly designed these baskets to be purchased as Menses Rite of Passage... Continue Reading →
For about a year I've been on a little journey which began when I picked up a brochure (can't even recall where I got it), a call for entry forΒ Threadworks:Β A Juried Exhibition of Needle Arts.Β This is an exhibition, organized every three years by theΒ Ontario Network of Needleworkers'Β (ONN)Β an amazing group of dedicated people, mostly women.Β Their mandate... Continue Reading →
What I love about selling my artwork on line is the connecting that happens. This is a traditional coiled basket but with a shard of beach glass attached. Today Iβm sending this teeny ring holder coiled basket to South Korea. A woman there bought it to add to the nature table she is creating for... Continue Reading →
This was my entry into the 2009 Ponemah Beach Central Art Centre's contest, Artful Bra Challenge, a fundraiser for Northeast Palliative Care Program at the Gimli Community Health Centre. I won Best in Show for Over-the-Shoulder-Boulder-Holder make from an upcycled bra sewn with hundreds of lucky stones. Lucky stones are 44 million year old fossils... Continue Reading →
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