Since 2010 I have been in many art shows throughout BC – Sooke, Vancouver, Cowichan Valley
(People Choice award 2020), New Brunswick, California and Chicago (Judy Jasek award) with
many hanging on the walls all over the world.

I studied art throughout my school and college years here in Port Alberni, exploring watercolors
as my main practice. With diminishing vision, many forms of art have changed, from realism to
abstract. This gives me the opportunity to try new genres and techniques by using different
mediums.

This is what I love about art – it is liberating to create new adaptations, a challenge I love to
experiment with, such as tactile art and ink.
Most pieces now are alcohol ink, its versatility allows me to use it as the main medium, or mix it
with acrylic paint and/or metallic powder. Alcohol ink has its challenges as it truly forms its own
design. I blow through a straw or use various tools to manipulate the movement of the inks for
my final design. I use alcohol isopropyl to gain negative spaces, shapes and lines where my
creation takes form. It is quite a fascinating process. Once dried, I may add acrylic paint,
texture or metallic powders to enhance the pieces. Other than canvas I also use tile or Giclée
as the final presentation.

I recently taught an art class “Art Without Boundaries” in the US for
those who have vision loss. The goal was to encourage people to create through adaptations
for those who want to learn to paint with alcohol ink. It was a rewarding experience and I hope
to do this again.

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