Portfolio

Pressed Flora on Paper made from Carrot Tops
mounted on Marigold Pod & Petal Paper

Ferns from the edge of Phyllis Creek couched in Recycled Paper & Cotton Rag

Eastern Redbud mounted on Marigold & Cotton Rag Paper

^Pieces made for *Beneath the Surface* Touring Gallery Show
Organized by Craft NB
Images captured by Sarah Sarty Photography

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After more than a decade, my focus shifted from custom orders and big time craft shows to submitting pieces for gallery exhibits. Moving to the city core in late 2018 allowed me to pass my art studio on to some excellent humans and alleviated the extra rent/heat bills so that I could step back from the art-life hustle. I do miss living more rurally and having a gorgeous downtown craft hideaway, but the shift has opened up needed space for adapting possibilities.

In 2018 I was invited to collaborate on a submission for the Craft NB show Conversations and loved revisiting the solar printing I had originally been introduced to when I was teaching classes at Open Your Art. It felt right to use foraged items to create rich mono-printed interiors, enhancing more than just the bark featured on many of my book covers.