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We need each other

This is a piece I was working on last winter. It’s a response to the world in which we live. To the climate crisis our children have...

The Peas Are Up!

I care about where my food comes from and support Alberta farmers whenever I can. My interest in just and resilient food systems began...

Invitation 7: Contemplative Photography

About 10 years ago I took a course in Contemplative Photography. It was all about learning how to see and connect with the visual...

Hi, what's your name?

Twenty years ago, when I started graduate school in environmental studies, one of my supervisors asked me where my connection to the...

Invitation 6: Collaborating with Mother Nature

Have you ever come across a log in the forest that has beautiful designs carved all over it? These designs are made by bark beetles and I...

Invitation 5: Your Visual Journal

This week's art invitation is to start a visual journal. To create a safe place to open your heart, explore your inner world and express...

Invitation 4: Poetry

This week's activity is inspired by a poem written by Sally Atkins. Where I Am From I am from sycamore from cedar and sage from walnuts...

Invitation 3: Leaf Collage

I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days -Frederick A friend introduced me to Frederick by Leo Lionni last fall and I want to...

Invitation 2: Land Art Practice

Land Art can be a simple and deeply meaningful practice. No tools required and zero waste! It’s also a great way to relax, express...

Invitation 1: Sound Mapping

One of my favourite eco art practices is sound mapping. Here’s how to do it: Take your art supplies to a beautiful spot in the forest, by...

Five Years Of Land Art

Some of my land art installations from the past five years. Which one's your favourite?

Make Art Not Waste

Our Signature On The Landscape Land Art Installation 2019 Okotoks, Alberta Mandala Land Art Installation 2019 Calgary, Alberta Spring...