‘Movin’ on’, oil paint sticks on 11” x 14” stretched canvas

“The Woman Whose Conscience Followed Her Everywhere” bird’s nest assemblage

‘The Woman Who Lost Face’, oils, oil paint sticks. This piece will be at the Pelham Art Festival this weekend.

Sorry, I’ve been away getting ready for a few art shows. I like to keep up with what everyone I follow is creating but it’s a busy time. It’s nice to see what people look like so here I am with my beautiful grandniece who is launching her acting career in grade 9!

Bird’s nest assemblage. Such a tiny, perfectly round nest. About half the size of a robin’s nest and much tidier! Recycled wolf fur and a found brooch form the inner mandala. A sea shell sits on top of the painted frame. A grounding talisman. #CanadianArtist #Assemblages #Spirituality

Bird’s nest assemblage. I sometimes think I have escaped my mainstream
Christian upbringing but the truth is probably that it has become the backdrop
of my conscious and unconscious life. This homage to the Crone aspect of the Divine Feminine is hidden under an Easter Egg. It can be displayed open or closed so scroll sideways to see it open. #CanadianArtist #DivineFeminine #Crone #Spirituality

Sewing a silver thread into a bird’s nest assemblage while the top part of the assemblage dries in the background. Now that I’ve moved most of what was my Instagram gallery here I’ll be posting less finished pieces and, just to have a presence, show more ‘in progress’ pieces. I like being here and off Meta but it irks me no end when you are asked for your social media addresses and you are given two choices - Facebook and Instagram. Elbows up, Pixelfed! 🇨🇦

This is an assemblage that is hard to photograph. It is the only oriole nest I’ve found and I was quite astonished to see how the birds had found a stash of plastic strips and had woven them into the nest. The nest has a lid which you can see at the top. A removable Goddess figurine is tucked inside.

This is not a painting. It’s a photo of my brother goose hunting on James Bay. With the haunting vastness of Hudson’s Bay at his back this photo seems to capture something in the Canadian soul and our determination to survive.🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong

I’m very careful when I work with birds’ nests. If I find one on the ground I pick it up with gloves and then I seal it in a bag for months. Birds’ nests are home to wee critters and things you really don’t want to get friendly with. In this photo I’m glazing a nest for an assemblage. You can see a smaller one still in quarantine in the background.