Today is International ME/CFS Awareness Day. I’ve written a lot about my experiences living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed at 12, and the first 5 years were the toughest of my life. Back in 2010, I wrote another post for ME/CFS Awareness Day about how art helped me find purpose in [...]
Tag Archives: Art
Remembering to dream
May 9, 2012 – 3:30 pm
Three years ago, I moved out of my parents’ home and across the country. Last week, I came back home to stay for a bit before I go to France. It’s been 2 years since I set foot in my old bedroom. As I lay in bed the first night, I was deeply struck by [...]
Art Stories: Trees by a French River
March 28, 2012 – 10:50 am
(This is a work in progress for my one-night show, Bon Voyage on April 14th, here in Charlottetown, PEI. To read more about it, click here.) It had been cold, autumn cold, for over a week. Then suddenly, the weather broke and the sun returned like a long lost friend. The sun was setting as [...]
Tiny Gem Tuesday: Colour & enchantment!
March 13, 2012 – 5:43 pm
Lately, I feel called small – called to the humble, beautiful, gentle things. These are the simple, significant, lovely parts of our lives. I want to paint those things – our food; our little objects, idols and items; our intimate moments. I want to paint the things that feel like pauses in our day. I [...]
Tiny Gem Tuesday: Peeking poppies
February 14, 2012 – 5:27 pm
Lately, I feel called small – called to the humble, beautiful, gentle things. These are the simple, significant, lovely parts of our lives. I want to paint those things – our food; our little objects, idols and items; our intimate moments. I want to paint the things that feel like pauses in our day. I [...]
“It’s the idea that art is a kind of mirror.”
February 13, 2012 – 11:53 am
This. The bottom line is spirituality means something that touches you and can touch other people as well. It’s the idea that art is a kind of mirror. You create something in a very selfish way and then when you release it into the world, it becomes a mirror. If other people see themselves reflected [...]
The balance between art & biz: A schedule-making process
January 27, 2012 – 10:15 am
I don’t know about the rest of you creative folks out there, but finding a balance between art-making, marketing and admin is sometimes the hardest job of all. I love making the art, but without the marketing and the admin, it’ll never go out the door. I get torn between love of one thing and [...]
Tiny Gem Tuesday! A sweet little pepper
January 24, 2012 – 2:01 pm
So I’ve decided to just go with my instinct and celebrate how much I love making tiny paintings. They’re so sweet! And colourful! And fun! I feel called small – called to the humble, beautiful, gentle things. These are the simple, significant, lovely parts of our lives. I want to paint those things – our [...]
The last stand: $363, love, fear and baby steps
January 20, 2012 – 10:52 am
This is it. Today’s the day. My tuition is due by the end of the day, and as the fancy pink graphic below shows, I’m just $363 from my goal. BAM! That feels good. As I wrote the other day, I’ve been working hard to make sure that my journey is one of love, [...]
A journey of love, not fear.
January 18, 2012 – 3:22 pm
I am 3 days and $900 away from paying my tuition + rent to return to France. Of the total almost $7000 I thought I’d have to pay, having $900 left feels like something akin to a miracle. Between scholarships, sponsorships and generous donations, I am thisclose to officially being able to start my journey. [...]
