Memories of Japan – Homemade Sake Set
For the past year, I've been taking wheel throwing classes at my local arts studio. It's been fun to be able to go to class and practice pottery with others. I love exploring on my own but I also love how many new ideas come about when I'm with others pursuing a common goal. In this case, functional and creative pottery. I ...
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Creative Interventions – Collage Self Portrait
At work, I like to organize a fun meeting called "Creative Interventions" to keep our creativity muscles in good shape. I got the idea from an article by Gil Gershoni. They are completely voluntary and we have about 4 meetings per season. We've done them since Fall 2020 while working from home and covered topics such ...
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Science Literacy Sketchnotes: A Difference of Opinion
I'm taking a course on Science Literacy, in pursuit of my science + illustration life goals. This course is free on Coursera and was created by the Dr. Claire Scavuzzo at the University of Alberta. Please sign up if this interests you :) These sketchnotes were designed with Instagram in mind as the sharing platform. ...
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Hilma Af Klint Project
Hilma Af Klint (1862-1944) was a Swedish artist who explored the intersection of nature, spirituality, and emotions in abstraction. I recently read Hilma Af Klint: Notes and Methods, a curated book of her sketchbooks and notebooks edited by Christine Burgin, and have been inspired by Af Klint ever since. This ...
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Paul Kane Park in Watercolour
I spent the last warm evening of the summer drawing and painting at Paul Kane Park before the descent of autumn in Edmonton. Now, its cold and wet in Edmonton. I fear we are going to lose our beautiful autumn colours before the end of September. Paul Kane Ornamental Pond is a public-use park in Edmonton. It was ...
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