About

At nine years old, growing up in Northern Ontario, I won our local paper's Christmas colouring contest. It was then that I felt destined to be the artist my Grandma thought I was. She was my original cheerleader, and even framed my paint-by-number oil paintings. At my high school graduation, I won the art prize and thought my application to art school in the big city was a shoe in. But not so. I was rejected and made the *logical* step to train to be a radiation therapist, an education which was also located in Toronto. 

Fast forward – through 50 years of marriage to the same man, two wonderful daughters and two adorable grandsons – and I'm now enjoying a well-deserved retirement alongside a second career! Through my last decade of working in health care, I decided that I would prepare for a life in the art world and continually sought out night courses and workshops to keep my creative spark alight.

Now, as an accomplished artist who has exhibited widely, including the 2019 Salt Spring National Art Prize competition, I delight in experimenting with almost anything I think will make a mark. My curiosity is piqued by the 'what ifs' of combining disparate media and shapes. I love the surprise of collage and creating unexpected combinations, breaking the rules just to see what happens.

Today, I also find myself returning to Northern Ontario as often as possible. I seek out time on the shores of the mighty Lake Superior to enjoy loud laughter and dance-filled visits with family, and take in tranquil landscapes that rejuvenate my creativity. As I continue my artistic journey, I allow Vincent's words to lead the way.

Details: 

Born: Port Arthur Ont. (now Thunder Bay)
Lives: Toronto Ont.
Other Life: Radiation Therapist, Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Sister, Lover of beauty... especially Northern Ontario. 
Influences: Grandmother, Sleeping Giant, Vincent Van Gogh
Education: Port Arthur Collegiate Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital School of Radiation Therapy

Past Projects:

STORIES AT WORK: WRITING TO LEARN, CARE, AND COLLABORATE IN RADIATION THERAPY

PHOENIX GRANT (MATCHED FUNDS 10 000)
2012-2014

PUBLISHED ARTICLE
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

DRAWING OUTSIDE THE LINES
CLINIC SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECT
2008-2007