Exhibitions

We all experience a range of emotions, from the very high highs to sometimes very low lows. While life would be most enjoyable only experiencing the high of positive emotions, to fully exist in life we must experience the range of emotions from the negative to the positive. Every emotion must be experienced to truly help us understand and appreciate our state of being when we live through each feeling. When experiencing the negatives in life, it is important to feel it, respect it, but not to sit with that emotion for too long- there is always a brightness on the other side of even the most painful of emotions and experiences.

In art, mixed media is art that is created using more than one medium (material). This method of creating beauty is truly appropriate for this series as we are all a mix, or combination of many things. Our emotions, lived experiences, as well as our values and morals all combine to make up our identity. Our identity is the way we understand ourselves, and the way we present ourselves to others.

Art is playful. One of the ways in which I like to express joy, whimsy and love for close friends and relatives is to create a painting depicting loved ones as animals. Often our personality aligns with the behaviour of animals; as such we tend to see elements of ourselves in our favourite animals. One way in which we can honour people and the memories we share with each other is to recreate those people and moments as if those people present in that memory, were animals. It’s fantastical, it’s whimsical, it’s lovely. Your best people, your best memories, captured through the perfect combination of colour, expression and movement. Bring joy and the feeling of light-hearted daydreams to your space through one of these pieces created specifically for you.

The poppy is indeed an iconic image. The powerful message that it conveys through honouring the men and women who fought for our country in armed conflicts throughout history, to the pop-culture significance of Dorothy getting lost amidst the field of poppies- this flower carries with it a world of meaning. This series means different things to different people. The meaning you attach to the delicate flower is yours alone; and therefore the artwork from this series will resonate differently depending on the life experience you carry with you as you appreciate the pieces in this series.