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I have been writing about my artistic process for several years. It has given me a place to reflect on travels, books, life and generally unravel the stories behind my work.
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Like Riding A Bike - Getting Creative Work Done
January 1, 2024
I’ve always disliked goals – maybe it’s because my goals weren’t set in reality. I tried goals to “do a painting every week”, or “make set amount of money” but it just ...
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What Is The Purpose?
December 5, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Motivation
But it is not always easy to know what our unique purpose is. So, I wonder if we can just feel rest assured that there are two true purposes for every human ...
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Seeing the Forest and the Trees
November 1, 2023
Giant trees have an aura. When I walked through the “Old Growth Loop” at Elk Falls Park, I had the same feeling I sometimes get walking through an art gallery. You have ...
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How Birds Give Us a Sense of Wonder
October 3, 2023
One of the most precious gifts I received as a child was a large picture book of birds painted by the 19th century ornithologist/artist, James Audubon. It was from my grandparents in ...
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Treading on Traditional Territory
September 4, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
Last spring, I went on a field trip with my son’s grade 11 English “First People’s” class to Mac Laing Park in Comox with Dr. Jesse Morin, a local archeologist. The experience ...
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Creating Space
July 25, 2023
Categories: Creativity, Inspiration
I have been thinking about “space” lately, while replanting some shrubs and trees. Having to consider how much space something like an apple tree will need when it is full grown is difficult while ...
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How Curiosity Makes Our Universe Expand
July 5, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
Curiosity makes us smarter and is also a quality that is essential for adding joy and wonder to our lives. Ideally we keep nurturing this curiosity into adulthood, a time when we ...
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The Richness in Connecting to Place
May 31, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
The more I notice and respond to this place I live, the more my life becomes tied to it and the richer I feel. Talking to and interacting with new and old ...
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The Surprising Lesson in "Alone"
May 1, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
This winter I watched the History Channel’s reality TV show “Alone”, where people get dropped off in the middle of the wilderness to see how long they can survive – whoever remains ...
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Do Trees Feel Time?
February 28, 2023
Walking through a forest I often think I am probably barely registering the very tip of what is actually happening there – the local language and lives of the resident plants and ...
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