On Vancouver Island it only really snows once a year and it goes away just as quickly as it came. We are then left with slush and black ice. As the temperature rises it melts the snow, then dips back down to create an ice rink. But when it does snow for the first time in the year, and its fresh, what a treat for the eyes. I love when the sun is rising over a fresh blanket of glittering snow. Every time I spend the day looking out my window as my cat tries to catch the falling

I created this painting last year (2024), it took me almost 6 months to create, and not because of the detail involved, but because I was in a tremendous amount of pain. I would get up and do a little bit at a time throughout the days. It was part of my healing, it helped guild me though fear and keep my creativity going.  I find after I complete a painting, its meaning and story appears.  This was a commission. The family who contacted me were so incredibly patient and under

So I have created a magical portal on my website that will take you to the more whimsical side of me and my art. I have been creating feminine nymph-like creatures since I was a little girl and I wanted hold space for that work separately where they could tell their own story. I started creating these fairy female figures because I was inspired by many of the movies I watched and books I read that were full of other worlds and beautiful stories and it inspired me to create my