Art has been a constant thread throughout my life, a way for me to navigate the ups and downs of human existence. I started making art as a child, using a pen and paper as my go-to tools for self-expression survival. In those early days shapes and patterns filled my school notebooks and covered church bulletins- boredom was painful and doodling was the antidote. I grew to love the permanence of ink on paper, and how you just have to go with it. Over time I got into making bigger art pieces, and other people started to like it and tell me. I have been drawing with black ink for quite a long time now.

In my twenties I made an art book called “The Creative Instinct” and self-published and distributed it around Canada. It was so fun to see different coloured versions! This was in the years before the big colouring book craze, which happened when I had already transitioned to working in health care. I’ve been a nurse for about 7 years now, and work in mental health and addictions. I’m also mom to a 6 year old son! We do a lot of art together now and I’m thinking of starting a page in this site for his stuff- it’s really so amazing.