The Burns Visual Arts Society of Calgary is 35 years old. The Burns is the oldest continuous artists’ cooperative in Canada with a mandate focused solely on providing affordable working studio space to professional artists in Calgary. We are celebrating this amazing achievement with Still Burning, an exciting multi-media exhibition at PASSAGE, a new contemporary…
Read moreAbout Open Book
Open Book is a reflection of two things;Â my love of anything old, the central vertical line that is prevalent in a lot of my work and books. I guess that’s three things. I grew up with books, my Mom was / is an avid reader and since I can remember books have always been…
Read moreWhy I Chose to Support Education for Girls
I had choices, I was lucky, I had a college education, I got to chose. I can not for one minute imagine NOT HAVING A CHOICE!!!! But there are so many girls (and boys too) but mostly girls that due to tradition or religion don’t get to chose.
Read moreAltered Books
I am a great lover of books both for their content and their aesthetics. Books have been around me for my entire life. My Mother is a big reader and has custom built book shelves in her home. I daydream about writing a book although I’m not sure what that looks like in words. Mine…
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