The Integrate Art Society based in Victoria British Columbia Canada, sought out local emerging artists for two related projects around the themes of grief, mourning, and healing. Integrate had provided social practice workshops, titled Permission to Grieve, throughout the months of June and July 2021."During the global pandemic, personal grief has increased for the entireContinue reading "permission to grieve"
resilient creatives
I am honoured to be included in the premier of the podcast Resilient Creatives. "Artist Cornelia van Voorst shares how developing an art practice in her fifties helped her explore the benefits of art, in a world shaken up by the intergenerational trauma of war and colonialism."I invite you to take in the podcast "ArtContinue reading "resilient creatives"
small
Small, ink on watercolour paper, 8.5 cm x 8.5cm This piece done while I was immersed in my series A Complex Grief is a response to an historical image of a refugee child. During the Second World War, so many children bore the brunt of violence that in a PBS documentary about children and war,Continue reading "small"
spring in winter
It's Mardi Gras today. A very subdued one due to pandemic. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, which marks the time of fasting and contemplation in preparation for Easter. Emmaus Community, AbbeyChurch and St Matthias ( host of the Chapel Gallery ) have made a booklet of reflections and prayers by communityContinue reading "spring in winter"
the art of attention
“We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see….”– Richard Louv.How do we reclaim our intimacy with creation? How might we open our eyes and minds in a way that allows the revelation of God through creation into ourContinue reading "the art of attention"
