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I discovered art in my late 20’s when living on Cortes Island, B.C. I took Emily Carr outreach classes with Gordon Smith, Nora Blank and ongoing drawing classes with Elena Wheeler. While living on Cortes, I learned the art of Gyotaku (fish printing) and created and sold original fish print T-shirts. Relocating to the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, B.C. with my family in the early 90’s, I studied life drawing at NIC. At this time, I worked in an Art Store and began teaching Pure Process classes. Since then, I have participated in numerous art shows in the Comox Valley and in Vancouver. My favorite was the "Don't Wait 'Till You're Dead or Famous" Show that my good friend, Stephanie Garner and I, had in our untamed Garden. In July 2007,I had my first solo show, "The Untamed Artist", in my garden which was a great success! In 2008, I participated in the Codpiece and Merkin Show at the CVAG. As well, local sculptor Jeff Hartbower collaborated on a show in the window of the CVAG: "Mama's Boy's and Other Monsters". This show will expand and travel to Parksville's Oceanside Gallery in Sept 2009. I have received an Award of Excellence for drawing and an Honorable Mention for painting through the Comox Valley Community Arts Council.
I live in Courtenay on Vancouver Island, B.C. with my husband of 26 years. We have a adult son and teenaged daughter.
I am presently emerging from a lengthy gestational period in my art where the inside art was quietly and slowly growing. It is now finding its thread from the inside out...
I have designed and taught “Pure Process Art” for the past 9 yrs. My passion is to explore and open with others the creative possibilities within. I received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of BC. After graduating, I worked in Child Psychiatry at Vancouver Children’s Hospital as well as facilitated Play Workshops for children and adults at festivals throughout Vancouver. Both these encounters inform and give a rich underlay to the work I do now as a creative process facilitator.
For me, art is an ongoing process of responding to ones’ inner world and outer world. It is not a matter of planning, but rather allowing the mystery of the creative process to guide us and trust in its unfolding. I guide my students through connecting to the childlike nature of simplicity, playfulness, tapping into their intuitive sense, expressing feelings as well accessing the places within that have no words. I create a safe and non-judgmental environment for students both inexperienced and experienced to open and trust in the wonder of the creative process.
My teaching style has developed from personally experiencing the painting process in my own work, my ongoing study of process based art work and all I have learned from my many wonderful students. Presently, I teach adults, children and run an art program for artists with mental illness at Eureka Clubhouse in Courtenay. I also have been artist in residence in the Comox Valley School District for the past four years where I have taught both teachers and children. There I have been the driving force behind school wide Art Journals, Artist Trading Cards, Mandalas, and other creative activites. Helping to instill an accepting and open approach to bringing creativity into the classroom has been a major focus of my work with teachers and students. I have also taught children K-Grade 10 through North Island Didstance Education (NIDES) for the past three years. In 2005, I facilitated a four day intensive Creative Process workshop for T. Harv Ecker’s Peak Potentials for over 200 participants. In the Fall of 2006, I was nominated Mentor of the Year for the Arts and Culture Awards in the Comox Valley.
For me, art is an ongoing process of responding to ones’ inner world and outer world. It is not a matter of planning, but rather allowing the mystery of the creative process to guide us and trust in its unfolding. I guide my students through connecting to the childlike nature of simplicity, playfulness, tapping into their intuitive sense, expressing feelings as well accessing the places within that have no words. I create a safe and non-judgmental environment for students both inexperienced and experienced to open and trust in the wonder of the creative process.
My teaching style has developed from personally experiencing the painting process in my own work, my ongoing study of process based art work and all I have learned from my many wonderful students. Presently, I teach adults, children and run an art program for artists with mental illness at Eureka Clubhouse in Courtenay. I also have been artist in residence in the Comox Valley School District for the past four years where I have taught both teachers and children. There I have been the driving force behind school wide Art Journals, Artist Trading Cards, Mandalas, and other creative activites. Helping to instill an accepting and open approach to bringing creativity into the classroom has been a major focus of my work with teachers and students. I have also taught children K-Grade 10 through North Island Didstance Education (NIDES) for the past three years. In 2005, I facilitated a four day intensive Creative Process workshop for T. Harv Ecker’s Peak Potentials for over 200 participants. In the Fall of 2006, I was nominated Mentor of the Year for the Arts and Culture Awards in the Comox Valley.
Pure Process ~ The Art of Creativity
250-334-2567 ~pureprocessart@telus.net
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust