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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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Ruby Slippers, Chemotherapy, Magic Wands, Make-believe, Hemingway & Haida Gwaii

On March 1, 2013 By

When the real­ity of life is too much, as human beings we have our imag­i­na­tion, our made-up, make-believe worlds to help us nav­i­gate the unimag­in­able. For artists and cre­atives, I can only think that we are some­how super-charged with imag­i­na­tions — for the best, and for the worst. Here’s how I’m nav­i­gat­ing these days.

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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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Warrior Boobs — ON!!! I have Breast Cancer. Now WHY Can’t I Get A Surgeon’s Appointment & Some Timely Care?

On December 31, 2012 By

It’s New Year’s Eve day, and I should be reflect­ing on my past year, review­ing the accom­plish­ments and events, inspir­ing oth­ers to rally and focus their tal­ents, sup­port­ing the Fab Four and #IdleNoMore, round-dancing at a local mall, get­ting big can­vasses moved into a Leighton Colony Res­i­dency at The Banff Cen­tre, prep­ping for the Gwaii Haanas exhi­bi­tion in Feb­ru­ary and being excited about CAMP, my first solo show at a pub­lic gallery.….but I can’t. I have to focus on me and fight the bat­tle of my life and advo­cate HARD through a gov­ern­ment system.

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