October 2023 has been an incredible, powerful, heartbreaking month. I admit that the struggle to keep going amidst all of the politics and everything going on in the outside world has left me with very low energy. I’ve turned to listening and learning rather than commenting. Prompted by synchronicities, I have reached for stories of…
I’m not exactly shy about making friends while traveling or turning social media acquaintances into real-life friends. So, when I spotted a Facebook post from Mark Playle about a new book on the women of Amboise that his wife and fellow former journalist Pamela Shields wrote, I didn’t hesitate. This trip is all about reconnection…
A book launch with people I love Last week, friends, family, and supporters celebrated the much anticipated book launch of Woman On The Wall over at Ninth + Vine Studio, in Vancouver’s historic Kitsilano neighbourhood. I was honoured to have four incredibly talented artists join me, including Seattle linocut painter Rebecca Woodhouse, Vancouver textile artist…
The anxiety of going it on my own as an indie author is so very real. It’s the great paradox – go it on my own and I have complete control over my work. However, the other side of that paradox is when I go it on my own I have complete responsibility for everything. I take the financial risk, the artistic risk, sales, no sales, appeal, no appeal, quality, no quality.