How can art transform us?
There are two states of mind. One is based on survival and one is based on creation.
Survival is fear-based. When we're in this state we feel separated and disconnected...
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Slow Clothes and Videotape
Slow Clothes ~ The Art of Fashion was held at the Ferry Building Gallery last week during the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver. Here's a short video clip...
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When I look out my studio window I can see the world rushing by...
I can hear the world rushing by... And it's so easy to get caught up in all that busy energy.
To be creative requires slowing down...
“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. ”
The Tapestry Dress
The Harmony Arts Festival is coming up and each week I'm featuring a new clothing design for the show. Each design represents one of the four seasons and this week's feature is the Tapestry Dress designed from the painting Tapestry. Tapestry represents the essence of winter...
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UPCOMING EVENT
Slow Clothes: The Art of Fashion at the Harmony Arts Festival
Presented by Wearable Art Vancouver August 5th, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
I've been preparing for the Harmony Arts Festival and the Slow Clothes Fashion Show...
Read MoreBefore the idea... The Creative Process from The Beginning
I love new projects! From blank canvas to completed painting, the creative process is always a thrill...
I was musing about this as I walked through the woods today. I was wondering where creativity comes from... What's the process from the unknown to the known?
Painting Roses
One day, while painting 'Roses', I imagined myself wearing a print of my art, and suddenly I was inspired to make my painting into a dress.
This, after all, is my 'Essence Art'... so why not take it to the next level and wear my art?
The Essence Art™ Boutique was born...
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Fine Art and Fashion ~ The Daisy Dress and Scarf
Coming Soon!
Slow Clothes: The Art of Fashion at the Harmony Arts Festival
Presented by Wearable Art Vancouver August 5th, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
The Story of Daisy
Once upon a time there was a white canvas lined up alongside many other canvases on a store shelf... some bigger than others, but all looking very much the same.
All the canvases wanted to grow up to become paintings, but this particular canvas had BIG dreams...
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What is most important to an artist?
Recently I was asked ~ What is most important to you as an artist?
And so I’ve been doing some musing about that…
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