As a nomad during the formative years of my life, and later as an immigrant, a sense of cultural loss, and the search for a place to call home have been preoccupations that have persistently emerged in my work. In Noticing, I contemplated my interior landscape during a six-month period of a one-year experiment in Cape Breton, NS. Through stitching and daily practice I sat with my bubbling emotions and my immense sense of isolation, and attempted to build resilience. As I sat and stitched, I looked back longingly at sunny memories, planned for things to happen, contemplated the meaning of home and belonging, and forcefully invited noticing in an effort to connect with place. Ultimately, this journey brought me back to the city, where questions of belonging persist and connections are fleeting and evanescent.
Noticing (detail), stitching and mixed media on linen, 6″ x 54″ each, 2019Noticing (detail), stitching and mixed media on linen, 6″ x 54″ each, 2019
Critique as Gift is a research project put into practice through a crit club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is a collaboration with artist Katherine Diemert whom I met at NSCAD University while she was doing her MFA and I a Master in Art Education. Traditionally, to offer our work up for critique asks us […]
How do you invite new people into your life…in an ever complex world? (2025)
For my master’s thesis project in art education (2022-2025) I developed a study that explored the concept of hospitality and inviting. I did this by I inviting four participants into my home for three gatherings, each lasting five hours. The invitation to participate was extended to newcomers to Halifax, that is people who had recently […]
