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My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | Northern Ontario, Canada |
| Introduction | I live in the center of Canada on the shores of Lake Superior for 20 years ago my husband of 28 yrs and have raised our family here. We have 3 children 25, 20 and 18. We live in a very modest almost 100 yr old house within walking distance of everything we need. I was never allowed to sit with empty hands when I was growing up. So at the elbow of very gifted women, my grandmothers and my mother(s) and many inspiring artists I learned a great deal. I love the language of the doll and how it speaks to us of our own fragility and the emotional tug that we respond with. I use everything I learned and every resource at my finger tips to create these images. So I took a huge step an rented studio/ store front space away from the house. Although I am no longer spending every day in my home, my children are of the age that " mommy-ing " is not desired. I am there mother and they are delighted that as they have stretched their wings and fly with the confidence I hoped for/ worked for, that Mom is flying too. It has become a dizzy ride but now it is mine. |
| Interests | Other people, teaching, gardening, brewing the perfect cup of tea, my faith, my family, geneology, family records, scrapbooking, learning to be mindful of using less |
| Favorite Movies | Wuthering Heights, Luther, Pride and Predudice, Neverland, Pan's Labryinth, Across the Universe, Elizabeth, The Golden Age, The Lord of the Rings |
| Favorite Music | Classical, Medieval, Folk Enya, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Bell, Sarah McLaughlin, Dido, Loreena McKennitt |
| Favorite Books | Away, Alias Grace, Wuthering Heights, The Bam Bam Clock, The Dolls House, Any Austin or Bronte Book, The Secret Life of Bees, The Narnia Books, The Toilken Books, The Mists of Avalon |