Metchosin is a geographical muse. The land is brimming with retired couples, farming families, artists, writers, crafters. A herd of laying sheep napping under the shade of trees. Stretches of road that have willows like walls on either side, peering over the top like a whimsical tunnel. The ocean is a short walk away, and … More The Gift of Artistic Freedom; Metchosin Style.
Northern Iceland has so much to offer from awe inspiring landscapes to cultural gems. Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið / Textile Museum in BlönduósTh is one of them … More Contemporary & Traditional Textile Arts in Northern Iceland
I left Victoria for a couple weeks in July to visit family in Manitoba. Miyoko continued working on her projects, tending the garden, and going camping on the island, visiting some truly spectaculr areas like Tofino, and enjoying some really fine weather -southern France style. I was going to the hot, dry prairies and hoping … More Since Then at Platform Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
There is something that makes me truly happy. It is listening to others as they show me their artwork. To me it is a blessing because it feels like someone is opening their door to me into their inner world. I feel like they trust me enough to open up to me about a part of themselves … More Thank you Victoria Edgarr!
A visit to Victoria Edgarr’s opening at Xchanges Gallery and Studios and then a trip to her and Alan Costaz’s wonderfully atmospheric space in Chinatown, Victoria, BC … More Ground Zero Printmakers – Inspired Creator Studios
OK, so I will admit right up front that this is going to be a bit of a rant post, no way around it. I will try to keep it brief and can only hope it serves some purpose besides ranting. One of the classic problems of the Artist is an evil trio of time, … More Rant One: life subverts art, again?
I had the privilege to witness Constance Cooke‘s latest choreography rehearsal. The 2 dancers on stage started to move on stage as Constance would ask them to work on this scene based on various themes, checking her notes and writing down more for later conversations with them. I was watching their bodies intertwining as they moved on … More An ongoing process of one creation inspiring the next
What is so special about Studio H Art Residency? Well this is not an institution but a fellow artist who genuinely and generously offers her studio and home to a stranger artist in order to start a dialog and set up a propicious environment for an artistic and human exchange. At first I felt a … More The artist-in-residence point of view
I had hit the send button and almost right away, Heidi replied. … More The way life surprises us
These are the journals from the Studio H Artists’ Residency 2016 with video installation artist Miyoko Caubet. … More Journals