I came across a book recently called 'Learn, Create and Teach - A Guide to Building a Creative Life', by Clara Lieu, a visual artist and adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. The title fascinated me as
In 1999, I was invited by the North Vancouver Arts Commission (NVAC) to participate on their Public Art Steering Committee. The NVAC is a municipal agency that decides how the local governments spend public money on Arts and Culture. The
In December, 2011, Mia Jagpal, producer and host of Telus’ myVancouver community program came to the gallery to interview me. As it is a television service provider, the CRTC requires that Telus provide community programming on their OptikTV service. Mia
In 2006, I got a commission to create a six foot tall sculpture from Indiana limestone. I purchased a bigger block of limestone than I needed, simply because it was available and would speed up my production time. The commission
Someone posted this quote on Facebook (apologies to the author - but I didn't see a credit), and I wanted to share it. This month for some reason we are talking about creative process in some of the posts, and
I found this tidbit on my Facebook page, and thought I’d share it. Ira Glass is a radio personality in the USA, and he has the following insightful words for those who are wanting to enter the creative field. It
By Michelle Binkley This week we are visiting Michael's parents in Longview, Alberta - a place of big sky nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. An hour SW of Calgary, we come prepared for a relaxing "tools down" holiday,
In Dec. 2010, I was approached by a woman who had lost her husband to cancer earlier that summer. She asked me to create a sculpture to remember her husband and that she could place in her garden where the