Embroidery on Paper

Shows & Exhibitions

Spaces and Ties international virtual show, Culture Days (2021)
HeART of HealthCARE, an online exhibition with Patients for Patient Safety Canada (2021)
Canadian Museum of Nature Research & Collections Facility (Gatineau) Annual Open House – display and talk about my “Learning About Lichens” fibre art (2019)
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, "Summer Fibrations" by the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2019)
Creative Reactions - a show where Art & Science are partnered - I created a fibre art piece, paired up with a research scientist from the Museum of Nature (2019)
Fibre Fling - a Show & Sale of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2017, 2018, 2019)
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, "Colour Unboxed" by the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2017)
Out of the Box Fibre Artists Group Display, Stittsville Library (2016)
Foyer Gallery Gratitude Project (2016)
Wine & Art Pairings, Domaine Perrault (2016)
Out of the Box Fibre Artists Group Display, Shenkman Arts Centre (2016)
Francois Dupuis Recreation Centre (2016) Arteast Ottawa Group Exhibition
Navan Fine Arts Exhibition & Sale (2016)
Fibre Fling - a Show & Sale of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2016)
Country Moments Spa Mini Art Gallery, Fibre Art Exhibition, with Shirley Browsky (2016)
Wine & Art Pairings, Domaine Perrault (2015)
Manotick Arts Association, French Cafe, Manotick (2015)
Navan Women Institute Garden & Art Tour (2015)
Navan Fine Arts Exhibition & Sale (2015, 2016, 2018)
Fibre Fling - a Show & Sale of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2015)
Out of the Box Fibre Artists Group Display, Shenkman Arts Centre (2015, 2016, 2018)
Silver Celebration - Winter - Arteast Ottawa Group Exhibition (2015)
Francois Dupuis Recreation Centre (2014-2015) Arteast Ottawa Group Exhibition
Manotick Splash Gallery, with Doreen Hardiman (2014)
Wine & Art Pairings, an exhibition & wine tasting event at Perrault Winery, Navan (2014)
Fibrefest, Almonte, a group exhibition & sale of Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2014)
Unbound, a group exhibition of the Ottawa Valley Chapter of the Book Binders and Book Artists Guild (2014)
Manotick Splash Gallery (2014)
Ravenswing Art & Music Fair (2013, 2014)
Manotick Art Show (2014)
Fibre Fling - a Show & Sale of the Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2014)
Out of the Box Fibre Aertists - Group Show at the Stittsville Library. Pieces inspired by the frst line from a book (2013)
Red - Downtown Fall Market (presented by the Ottawa Artisans Guild) (2013)
Ottawa Artisans Guild - Showcase at Shenkman Arts Centre (2013)
Navan Fine Art Show & Sale (2011, 2012, 2013)
Oak Park Retirement Community Annual Art Show & Sale (2011 2012, 2013)
Friends of the Farm Art Show & Sale (2012)
Cumberland Christmas Market (2011)
Navan Women's Institute Art in the Garden Tour (2010)
Ottawa Valley Decorative Artists Annual Show & Sale (1998 - 2004)

Teaching and Talks

Artist Talk, Collections Facility at the Museum of Nature, Gatineau, on my process for creating my fibre art lichens (2019)
Gelli Plate Printing Demonstration, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2018)
Gelli Plate Printing, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2017)
Thread and Other Embellishments, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2017)
Texture Playdate, Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2017)
Gelli Printing Playdate, Out of the Box Fibre Artists (2016)
Mixed Media Children's Workshops, (2013, 2014)
Decorating with Thread, through the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2013)
Children's Art Class (drawing & painting) (winter 2013, spring 2013, summer workshops)
Coloured Pencil techniques at the Oak Park Retirement Community (ongoing since 2011)

Formal Education

Loosen up with Acrylics, Ottawa School of Art (2019)
Memoirs and Visual Storytelling, Ottawa School of Art (2015)
Alternative Embroidery and Textiles, Ottawa School of Art (2014)
Creative Book Arts, Ottawa School of Art (2012)
Expressive Art Therapies Certificate, Algonquin College (2007)
Aging and Active Involvement Course, and Overview of Dementia Course, Algonquin College (2006)
Event Management, Algonquin College (1998)

Courses and Education

Colour and Synesthesia, with William Hodges (2018)
Imagine & Create - Embellishment Techniques for Quilt Artists, with Hilary Rice (2017)
Abstract Painting, with David Kearn Artist (2017)
Pop-Ups, Ottawa Ottawa Valley Chapter, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2016)
Wabi Sabi Mixed Media Painting, Nepean Creative Arts Centre (2016)
Dynamic Approach to Painting Buildings, Loyalist College (2015)
Altered Books, Ottawa Valley Chapter, Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (2015)
Gelli Arts, Scrap en masse (2015)
Stitches for Flair, Wabi-Sabi (2014)
Principles of Design, by Karen Goetzinger (2014)
Paverpol (2013)
Collage & Stitch Workshops (2013)
Creative Fibre Arts (2013)
Fibre Arts Course: Foiling and Paint Stix (2008)
Colour Therapy and Creative Expression, School of Complementary Therapies (2006)
Studied Coloured Pencil Drawing (2002-2004)
Service, Disney Style, The Disney Institute (1999)
Acrylic painting techniques (1990s)

Memberships and Affiliations

Navan Fine Arts Group
Urban Sketchers Ottawa
Out-of-the-Box Fibre Artists
Fibre 15
Arteast Ottawa

Art Related Volunteer Activities

Founder, Fibre 15, a group of local fibre artists (2019)
Chair, Navan Fine Arts Exhibition & Sale, 2015-2019
Founder, Mini Spa Gallery at Country Moments Spa, Navan, 2015
Art Chair, Wine & Art Pairings, Navan, 2014, 2015, 2016
Show Committee, Out of the Box Fibre Artists, 2014, 2015, 2016
Facilitated the creation of a community art montage at the Navan Fall Fest (2012, 2013)
Coloured Pencil demos at the Navan Fair (2012) and Navan Fall Fest (2011)
Embroidery on paper demo at the Navan Fair (2011, 2009)
Convenor, Ottawa Valley Decorative Artists Annual Show & Sale (1998, 1999)
Editor, Ottawa Valley Decorative Artists Monthly Newsletter (1999-2002)