Trail of Hope (detail), fineliner, wood pegs, yarn, and stitching on linen, 6″ x 54″, 2020
Trail of Hope juxtaposes my experience, my hope of finding a place to call home, of belonging, and the hope encountered through religious ‘advertisements.’ The work documents a cross-country road trip and move in 2019 from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, through the U.S., and ending in Vancouver, BC. This work captures the provinces and states traversed as well as religious signage encountered along the way. Some of these messages were plastered on bill boards along highways while others were displayed on signage just outside churches. I am struck by the need to communicate and to draw in; the humour (perhaps unintentional) and creativity; and the appearance of some of this signage on desolate highways. Having lived in Canada since I was 16, these communiqués about religion and devotion, feel like I’m encountering a very different culture.
Trail of Hope (detail), fineliner, wood pegs, yarn, and stitching on linen, 6″ x 54″, 2020
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 […]
