Defining a Clear Vision for Your Life Path

Creating a vision board or vision story

I’m sure you have heard of creating a vision board, before. But, if you haven’t, it’s a motivational tool that helps you visualize where it is you are going and what you want most in life. They are a very effective tool.

The Art of Showing Up and Doing the Work

How to get out of your own way and start creating the work that lights you up

I have found that the absolute best way to learn is by doing… by making a lot of work, imperfectly. This can be a challenging thing to do. Here, I share some of my observations, learnings, and advice to help you along the way.

Knowing & Living Your Values – Part 2

The values driving everything I do – in life and in business

My values run through all areas of my life. They are a through-line to everything that I am, strive to be, and do. They are represented in how I show up, how I interact with others, the things that I wear, and the work that I make.

Knowing & Living Your Values – Part 1

Finding your values

Why do I think it’s important to know your values? When you know them, you will feel grounded in your life and clear on where you want to put your energy and on how you want to show up.Your values become a check by which you can ensure all areas of your life are aligned.

Crafting Paintings from Personal Memories

Capturing the essential and filling in the gaps where no photos exist

Personal stories and memories are becoming increasingly the thread that runs through all the work that I create – whether the story be mine or a client’s.

Shifting Your Emotions

Moving from a place of negativity to a place of positive action

This is a simple little exercise I do when I am feeling overwhelmed by negative emotions.

Between Cities

A new series reflecting on loss, memory, seasons, and journeys

I have been spending much time in the studio working on a new series of landscapes. The images are based on photos, sketches, notes, and memories of the drive between Ottawa and Montreal, which I did so much of over the year that my mom was sick. While there were many different layers of that year’s experience that I could choose to represent in the work, it was the feeling of watching the seasons pass by along the road that I kept coming back to as core to my own personal story.

Tuning in to Your Guiding Energy

How you can feel accompanied and guided day-to-day

Your Guiding Energy is the essence of all that you aspire to be, how you intend to show up in your life, who you dream most to be, what you most wish to do. You can channel it anytime you need to. For comfort or for strength, it is available to you whenever you need.

Sneaking Around Your Inner Critic

Additional tips and tricks to help you show up and create your best work

You probably are very familiar with your Inner Critics (most people have a few). They are the mean voices that put you down or tell you that you can’t do something – the inner voices that make you feel defeated before you have even started. Here are some tips and tricks to help keep them in check.

Mood and Colour

Capturing a sense of place

The first things I notice about anything seem to be: mood, colour, and light. I just love them – whether in life, in a movie, or in a book. Together, they have the power to draw you into an imagined world. They can create magic.