Core spinning: painting with fibre

Now I am painting with fibre and having so much fun, it is probably illegal in Russia. In a recent workshop with Lisa…

Nature of Winnipeg: downtown

Over the next few days I will share some images and experiences from a recent trip to Winnipeg. It is one of the…

Last night we went to see a lecture on colour by American artist Kaffe Fassett, famous for fabric and other decorative designs. I…

I cannot say I mind the persistent summer weather. This was taken yesterday in Guelph’s Hanlon Creek Conservation Area a.k.a. Preservation Park, for…

Danny and I spent a peaceful cottage weekend with my daughters, Marian and Brenna. It was long awaited and much enjoyed. We…

Woollybear caterpillars are a common sight this time of year. Danny and I keep finding them on our walks, which we have been…

Most of the wildflowers are past. All but a few butterflies and dragonflies have disappeared. But as the softening golden light of September…

To younger people with mental health disorders I wish I could say, “It will be ok.” Man, that is what I hoped to…

I have been busy dehydrating peaches and watermelon. It is a new experiment and one I am enjoying. I wanted a food…

In a biography by Glenda Dawn Goss, Sibelius: A Composer’s Life and the Awakening of Finland (University of Chicago Press, 2009), I came…