island poems

The Island Poems Show is up and open at the Guild. It runs from now until April 30th. The poem I had to work from was a beautiful poem by Jane Ledwell about water. There was a line in her poem that I couldn’t get out of mind,  about how water sings in frozen snow… [...]

squeezing it all in…

I’m busy getting ready to leave for 5 days. I’m trying to squeeze as much  I can into these last couple of days. Like: one on one time with this sweet girl… getting as many cuddles as I can from this little monkey … desperately trying to finish this piece for an upcoming show. … my [...]

family portrait

I just finished this family portrait for a friend of my sister’s who just got married. She has a little budgie that is always on her head  (so cute) and had a pet duck that passed away. My sister told me she still tears up talking when she talks about him. I’m going to bring [...]

Little Peeks

Here’s a little peek at the back of a fabric piece I’m working on for the upcoming “this town is small” collaborative  island poems show. I find myself photographing the backs of fabric pieces just as much as the fronts. Want to see what’s in my purse?

slow going

I just finished this for a little girl just born in Vancouver. Work ‘s been slow going in these parts. I’ve had my girl home with me for almost 2 weeks. Her school was closed due to mould. She starts tomorrow at a new school, where her 11 year old cousin also goes… she’s pretty [...]