PASSING TIME
Peer Gallery, 2016
Artist Statement
Painting was my first love. At sixteen I would borrow my father’s pickup, drive to secluded locations and sit on the tailgate as I painted waterfalls and Dutch Elm trees. Art and I had a simple relationship then; I responded to natural beauty with no expectations beyond mere gratification offered by the act of painting.
As I try to come to grips with my mother’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease, I turn to art to keep me from falling into the darkness of depression that can slowly but steadily squeeze the joy from life. Art is healing; it reminds me there is still beauty in the world. Painting the landscape restores my ability to see it. Many of the textile pieces in this exhibition were created while passing time with my mother. Her mother taught me to knit and crochet and this kind of work sometimes provides a point of contact for shared memory for my mother and me.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm crocheting."
"Mama loved to crochet."
"Yes she did, mom, I remember."
Painting was my first love. At sixteen I would borrow my father’s pickup, drive to secluded locations and sit on the tailgate as I painted waterfalls and Dutch Elm trees. Art and I had a simple relationship then; I responded to natural beauty with no expectations beyond mere gratification offered by the act of painting.
As I try to come to grips with my mother’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease, I turn to art to keep me from falling into the darkness of depression that can slowly but steadily squeeze the joy from life. Art is healing; it reminds me there is still beauty in the world. Painting the landscape restores my ability to see it. Many of the textile pieces in this exhibition were created while passing time with my mother. Her mother taught me to knit and crochet and this kind of work sometimes provides a point of contact for shared memory for my mother and me.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm crocheting."
"Mama loved to crochet."
"Yes she did, mom, I remember."
My mom died in 2017. These works are dedicated to her.
AUTUNM GOLD, acrylic 24x24" 1200.00 (CAD) no tax
QUEEN ANNE'S LACE, acrylic 20x20" 800.00 (CAD) no tax
THE COLOUR OF DUSK, acrylic 24x24" SOLD
SUNDAY DRIVE (WILD POPPIES), acrylic 24x24" 1200.00 (CAD) no tax
ROAD TO LUNENBURG, acrylic 20x20" 800.00 (CAD) no tax
NOVEMBER TAMARACKS, acrylic 24x24 1200.00 (CAD) no tax
AT THE LAKE, acrylic 20x20" SOLD
ALONE TOGETHER, acrylic 20x20" 800.00 (CAD) no tax
BYGONE ERA, acrylic 20x20" SOLD
PRAIRIE SPRING, acrylic 20x20" 800 (CAD) no tax
AUTUMM PATCHWORK, acrylic 30x40" SOLD
WOODED PATH, acrylic 20x16" 600.00 (CAD) no tax
CHESTER EVENING, acrylic 20x20 SOLD
AUTUMN GOLD, acrylic 16x20 600.00 (CAD) no tax
ISLAND, acrylic 36x36" SOLD
MID SUMMER HARVEST, acrylic 12x25 800.00 (CAD) no tax
GOLDEN ROD, acrylic 24x24" 1200.00 (CAD) no tax
PASSING TIME (SOPHIA), acrylic, 30x40" 1800.00 (CAD) no tax
HILLSIDE, acrylic and oil 12x12" 300.00 (CAD) no tax
GOLDEN HILLSIDE, acrylic and oil 12x12" 300.00 (CAD) no tax
TIMES PAST, acrylic 12x12 SOLD
FADING, acrylic 12x12" SOLD
WINTER FARM IN MANITOBA, acrylic 12x24, SOLD
Wearable Art
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Sample of one-of-a-kind hand knitted and crocheted bags - felted
(still a 70s girl at heart!) 
Boho shoulder bag, felted wool, 11x11" 120.00 CAD (no tax)
Shoulder Bag, felted wool 10x12" 120.00 CAD (no tax)
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inside pouch
back view with pouch
inside pouch
detachable pouch
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Midnight Blues Shoulder Bag felted wool 10x11" 120.00 CAD (no tax) SOLD
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hidden front pouch
back view
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Santa Fe Sak, wool SOLD
Shoulder Bag, felted wool 120.00 CAD (no tax)
Cross-over bag, felted wool 120.00 CAD (no tax)
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detail
back view
detail
detail
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Knot Shoulder Bag, felted wool SOLD
Cross-over shoulder bag, felted wool SOLD
Pumpkin Orange Shoulder Bag, wool SOLD
Blue and Green Shoulder Bag. felted wool 120.00 CAD (no tax)
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detail
detail
detail
detail
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