A craftivist project that offered a way of contributing my voice to an issue that effected me. The mere act of working on the project propelled me into further thought on the issue. My intention with this work was to get people to think about the minimum wage and how it effects them or people they come into contact with throughout the day.
Installing the second panel.
Personally, I struggled with this issue while looking for work in 2013. I had many conversations with a friend who was in the same situation. Being unemployed and struggling with job search and the offered wages prompted me to investigate the rationale behind the minimum wage and its effects on people in more challenging situations, e.g parents or a single parent with kids, migrant workers, women and transgender people, seniors, and persons with disabilities. While working on this project, I found it very useful to read the research available at the Canadian Centre of Alternative Policy website.
One of the small fabric banners installed in a public space
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 […]
