Are you on Etsy? Do you sell or buy? Apparently many do as some 1.3 billion page views were recorded this February. True, it’s taken a few years but I’ve finally succumbed. It seemed like a daunting place for a new seller, one that was really saturated with artists, craftspeople and 11 million unique items [...]

If you had to decorate your own Christmas tree, reflecting yourself and your business — what would you do? What would it look like? This very subject was one of my fun challenges this December. In late November Rize Alliance contacted me and asked if I would decorate my own unique tree for the Rize [...]

Is it any wonder that fairy tales are coming back into our mainstream Pop culture? In late 2009 I created my take on The Brothers Grimm fairy tales — a series depicting defining moments of female heroines, who served as my role models growing up. Why were these characters so appealing to me..? In 1937 [...]

One momentous goal of my career would be to create custom paintings for a luxury brand. Perhaps it is the voice of my advertising background awakening me, but the thought of being a part of a collaboration of this nature excites me to no end. Art rarely merges with high-end brands, I’ve noticed but when [...]

The fall is becoming so exciting that if I don’t stop looking towards the future, I’m going to miss the summer. The first announcement I’ll make about the fall is that my work has been accepted into a high profile group exhibition in Australia! The Latrobe Contemporary Gallery in Morwell, Australia has decided to create [...]

The time has finally come for the annual Artist’s In Our Midst show! This show has been 18 years in the making! Okay, more accurately, this 2011 show has been in the works since last November. But really – the Artists In Our Midst organization began 18 years ago when two Vancouver artists took a [...]

I was approached by Le Chateau a few weeks ago to display my work at their West 4th location. Great fit! I’ve installed 4 of my paintings in this stunning location – which is one of the rare Kitsalano heritage buildings. The paintings look awesome in the space. I had been eyeing this beautiful building [...]

The scene What’s my idea of a great Saturday afternoon…? How about hanging out with other creatives and making cool stuff happen. This past Saturday I had the pleasure of doing a photoshoot with local Vancouver photographer Fred Fraser and hair/make-up artist Liz Dungate at their beautiful loft studio in East Van. This was great [...]

I’ve recently submitted a design concept to the Burnaby Art’s Council to produce a 15×7’ mural. Their proposed theme is “Culture Blast” which also happens to also be the name of their annual arts festival that works in conjunction with the Burnaby Art Gallery and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Stepping away from my [...]

I was hired to create live illustrations for Yves Saint Laurent clientele at a luxurious Valentine’s Gala. Each VIP received an original, signed portrait of themselves. An indulgence to the senses, this gala was catered with goodies from Cupcakes and xoxolat. I don’t typically draw portraits from live models – so it was very exciting for me to [...]