These fall days as I walk and look at the sidewalks printed with the tannic stains of fallen leaves, I think back to a very special place; Lauris, France. It was there…
It’s harvest season again! At this time of the year I gather different plants to dry for use throughout the winter. Sumac, both the leaves and the berries are amongst my favourite…
Someone once told me that wearing my scarves was like getting a hug. That was meaningful to hear and especially pertinent to recall these days! A sense of the tactile, of knowing…
My solo exhibition, pathways at The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte, Ontario presents a site specific installation, which includes multiple vertical panels evocative of a body of water, river patterns, mapping…
I have long been fascinated by the visceral and emotive response that colour evokes. “We experience blue in an expansive and immersive way in the sky, lakes, oceans and seas. A pervasive…
In celebration of Canada 150, I turned my attention to the plant symbols of the provinces and territories of Canada. Plants tell so many stories about habitat, localities, migration, rooting and thriving. …
It was 2005 and I had been making very quiet little drawings with black walnut ink on recycled tea bags and on mulberry paper. I was compelled to learn more about…
Before the advent of synthetically produced colours, colour for paints, inks and dyes came from the earth, rocks and minerals, soot, from bugs, murex or sea snails and from plants. Clothing, tapestries…