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Rock the Boat! One Artist’s Experience in Haida Gwaii

On May 19, 2013 By

One year ago today, I left Can­more for Haida Gwaii and a life-changing artist’s res­i­dency at Gwaii Haanas National Park. In a month’s time, I learned more than I could absorb, met new fam­ily and friends, saw, touched, smelled and heard things that were lit­er­ally Super-Natural and was inspired and wel­comed with open arms by the Haida Nation and the islanders.

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PRESS RELEASE :: Cenovus Art Competition — Janice Tanton’s “Spirit Horse Lodges” Purchased

On April 26, 2013 By

Ear­lier this year, I was invited along with 36 artists in Alberta and Saskatchewan to par­tic­i­pate in the inau­gural “Cen­ovus Art Com­pe­ti­tion”. The focus of the com­pe­ti­tion was to iden­tify “under-recognized artists” in Alberta and Saskatchewan, in the form of a com­pe­ti­tion. Nor­mally, I don’t go in for these sort of things, but I liked what the com­pany was propos­ing to do.

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Three MUST WATCH Art Videos — James Gurney, Monkey Farter, & John Cleese

On April 20, 2013 By

There is so much incred­i­ble con­tent avail­able to artists on the inter­net that it’s hard to fil­ter through all the “beau­ties” that fall in our lap.
Here are three dif­fer­ent, but beau­ti­ful, and hilar­i­ous videos that I’ve come across in the past two days.

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Getting Your Hands Dirty — Stay Forever Young, Artist!

On April 13, 2013 By

Get­ting your hands on a dif­fer­ent medium than what you are used to is GREAT for the soul. I had no expec­ta­tions, and I admit the first thought I had was, “I’ll make a lit­tle pot with the coil method.” DUH…heck no. I let that go and just started play­ing around with the clay, watch­ing how excited Grace was and how SURE she was about mak­ing a flower, a lily pad and a frog.

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The New Normal — How Three Organic Pears Beat Chemo, My Way!

On April 10, 2013 By

Today, I just wanted one nor­mal day…to cook my fam­ily some din­ner and actu­ally be able to stay up and watch them eat it…and paint. In the end, three organic pears beat chemo all to hell.

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Sacred Space — The Artist’s Residency

On February 10, 2013 By

Know­ing that I have a sacred space to go to has given me a goal and a direc­tion and helped me remem­ber not only who I am, but what I can accom­plish with my fam­ily and friends when we put our minds and hearts into it.

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After The Painting Is Done — Where Do the Babies End Up?

On February 5, 2013 By

Hav­ing a peek at how won­der­ful this piece fits into a liv­ing envi­ron­ment has really made me feel proud and excited about where my “babies” end up.

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Post Surgical Sketches — Let the Dance Begin

On January 30, 2013 By

Cre­ativ­ity gives us hope, a vision and ulti­mately — a goal. We should never be afraid to express our­selves, no mat­ter what the sit­u­a­tion we find our­selves in.

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The Show Must Go On :: When Health and a Busy Art Career Collide

On January 28, 2013 By

After being diag­nosed with breast can­cer just before Christ­mas, we’ve had a roller coaster of emo­tion and action in the house­hold, com­bin­ing doctor’s vis­its, show open­ings, Leighton Colony res­i­den­cies, tests and surgery. As the say­ing goes.…the show must go on, and it did.…on all fronts.

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