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08/12/2025

Need a stocking stuffer? How about some recycled paper you MADE YOURSELF?!! New workshop drop! Dec. 9, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Lillian H. Smith Library. 239 College St. Link in bio.

28/11/2025

To prepare for an art piece I’m working on, I’ve been exploring building forms with recycled egg carton pulp, starting with simple vessels like plates and bowls. They’re covered in thin, printed papers like napkins or tissue, or upcycled candy wrapper foil, and some are painted with acrylics. Then I varnish them with hard Mod Podge and sit back and go, “Well, that was quick!”. JK, 😆 The whole process, from starting the pulp to four coats of varnish fully dried takes about a *week*. Mind you, I do three or four at a time.

I sold a few at the recent holiday market (thanks, .hang !), and am thinking about setting up an online store for these and other creations. I really like the results, but I’d welcome your thoughts on any or all of this.

22/11/2025

The Holly Berry Market at St. Luke Anglican is on! So far, so good. Thanks to .walter.12 and .hang for stopping by!

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20/11/2025

My one and only appearance at a holiday market is on Saturday, November 22 at St. Luke Anglican Church. 904 Coxwell Avenue (at Cosburn Avenue). 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Come say hi and maybe pick up a few handmade goodies for someone’s stocking or your tree! All products include recycled or re-purposed materials, which guarantees a spot on Santa’s ‘Good’ list. 😉🎄🎁🎅🤶

18/11/2025

10/10/2025

Just did a workshop for .ca at Allan Gardens. As usual, I was too busy to remember to take a lot of pics, but these prove it happened 😄. I LOVED the creativity! You can see an example of pulp painting and stencil shapes that some of the participants did. So beautiful. 😻

21/09/2025

A new project I started about a month ago. I was asked to be part of a group show coming up in March at (so excited!), curated by my friend .

I wanted to try composing images with collaged fragments from magazine photos - I’m calling it ‘collage mosaic’ - maybe not a new idea, but new to me. I also want to create something in response to humanity’s sometimes callous consumption, at the expense of our home planet. And I fixated on roadkill as an example of that kind of casual, unthinking cruelty.

More recently, I was asked to be one of the presenters at a talk about the ‘Alchemy of Creativity’, organized at a local church by my friends Judy, a sculptor, and .ca. Twelve artist, including myself and , talking about one chosen art piece and our reflections on its creation and the creative process in general. So, I figured this would be h the perfect motivator to get this project underway.

It was a thoughtful and engaging afternoon, and the variety and depth of experience was humbling. Thanks to Judy, and Kaz, and Woodbine Heights Baptist Church for hosting this.

Anyhoo, here are some process shots, from the first photo I took of that perfect, exquisitely-lit pigeon, to the final outcome of my current experiment. It’s going to lead me now to the creation of a bigger piece for the Redhead Gallery show - on the overall theme of science fiction/ climate fiction. Can’t wait to get started!!

03/09/2025

Have you always wanted to learn how to make paper? Join me for an introductory workshop at on Saturday, November 8, 12 - 4 p.m., and make your own gorgeous, environmentally friendly paper! Link is in my bio.

17/07/2025

As promised, here’s the reveal of the paper in a hibiscus tea bath. WOW. 😮 Any thoughts on why there’s SUCH a big colour difference at the end? Put your hypotheses in the comments!

This is just the start of my exploration of plant dyes. I can’t wait to see what I discover next!

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16/07/2025

UPDATE: The workshop is cancelled, but I’m still going to do the reveal tomorrow!

I’m prepping, concocting, and experimenting! This dye is made with hibiscus petals 🌺. Intrigued? Register today at the link in my bio, and tune in tomorrow for the colour reveal!

Safety note: most of the time, you should wear gloves when dyeing, but this dye is safe to handle with healthy, bare skin. In fact, I suspect it’s more of a stain than a dye, but stay tuned to find out!

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15/07/2025

Today I received a copy of ’s Bulletin 64, ‘Resonance’. On the cover - handmade paper by Mexico’s . It’s a beautifully textured piece made with recycled cotton and straw fibres, with spiral patterns echoing those on the cover, burned into the paper with custom heat seals.

Paper swatches at the back are from , mariekedehoop, and .

Thank you to Sarah and Eva Marie Juras (for the bookmark)!

08/07/2025

Connecting craft to nature: come explore making paper with plant dyes, as well as using plants in other parts of the process, to create beautiful, distinctive sheets you can take home.
At Studio Mooi, Saturday, July 19, 10:30 - 1:30. Registration link in my bio.

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