Musings on being a mother and an artist for The Mother(load) exhibition at the Lake Country Art Gallery April 2023.

Art workshops exploring making marks with different tools and materials. We’ll use plants and natural objects to practice drawing from observation with fluidity and freedom. Click “read more” to sign up.

Artists often talk about mark making. When we do, we mean that we are learning and practicing the kind of imprint we can leave on a page. It’s an intentional act to leave a mark which can have a wide range of meaning.

I can see how creativity was saving me. It helped me deal with frustrations and the stress of this pandemic. But more than this, creativity allowed me to thrive in the middle of this chaotic time.