It’s that time of year again... time for me to take a month long sabbatical from day jobs to focus on making art and participating on the fall studio tour haliburtonstudiotour . I get butterflies. It’s probably the… instagram.com/p/B2reffCnWDQ/…

New dramatic feature wall arrangement. Three of the big guns right there like *Bam!* when you walk in the door. They’re going to watch over my creative flurries for the next few weeks. I’m not even hanging the tiny… instagram.com/p/B2uO-8JHKlr/…

Little bowls of inspiration. Bits of things collected from beaches, travels, half-hashed projects, woodlands and scraps of other ideas. Although most of my materials have to be tidied up and packed away when guests… instagram.com/p/B3IRdwgnIPK/…

When I was learning art history in high school they showed us an image of a toilet mounted on a wall and it was called “readymade art”. It was by Duchamp and was considered a turning point in 20th century art. I… instagram.com/p/B3JPJwqnA3e/…

Come dress up your pumpkins with us October 25th. In @haliburtoncpl Dysart and Minden branch at 1pm! First 25 folks to arrive get a pumpkin and the tools to make it great. #librarymakerspace #centreformaking #cricutmaker #halihalloween #communityofmaki… ift.tt/30PovTP

A warm sunny corner of the studio haliburtonstudiotour today. I was blown away by the constant stream of happy visitors. My heart and head are full from beautiful conversations and genuine support from everyone who passed… instagram.com/p/B3QpY9KnPju/…

And that’s a wrap. Weekend 1 down. One more weekend to go! Currently indulging in a dram of single malt then imagine I’ll crash hard after all the excitement. Holy happy customers Batman! You people made my month!… instagram.com/p/B3SruImncU9/…

Maker Space happy dance! Tried something new today at @fleming_hsta with Community of Making . Laser engraving one of my original photographs that I edited onto a recycled denim painting. Success! I was planning on… instagram.com/p/B3VbOVPB27a/…

The results of yesterday’s experimenting at @fleming_hsta with Community of Making . Work in progress... I’m pleased with the results so far though! This is a reclaimed wood panel with recycled denim, treated in my… instagram.com/p/B3X8y6aHyqX/…

Today’s experiment is a great example of just how obsessive I can happily get to repurpose stuff and use every last scrap. This tiny “string scape” is made from the strings I pull out of denim strips when I’m tearing… instagram.com/p/B3cmkZ5nK_m/…

Day 3 of haliburtonstudiotour comes to a close and I’m beat. In spite of the dreary weather we saw a lot of smiling faces. Currently taking a load off in the infamous chair then flying off the radar for the rest of the… instagram.com/p/B3iHqVknnn7/…

There are times when the littlest thing will distract me from making. Not an excuse exactly, but an itty bitty brain interruption that throws off my flow and I’ll cave to it and do everything except the thing that I… instagram.com/p/B35v2tZnTd-/…

What is it about times when I “should be” going to bed at a decent hour and ignoring creative projects that just make me want to stay up late and do them more? 😈 Probably shouldn’t have all this paint soaking into… instagram.com/p/B38kGsKH8th/…

Back at it! Finally working in the studio again today after a waaaay too long hiatus. So what is the first project I pick up after a month + of not creating? The most challenging new experiment of course! I’m… instagram.com/p/B5i9axzHo0J/…

Orb with stitches. Wonky sculpture is now soooooo near completion! It was pretty stressful applying the colour on both the inside and outside- trying not to mess up the parts that were already painted. But then… instagram.com/p/B5tuwrpH_mD/…

I spent this afternoon turning some shorts into something between a fossil and an antique silver plate photograph 😳 Interesting results to my usual technique... I found it really cool that they messed with my sense… instagram.com/p/B51QuOrnWxw/…

Just stocked up the Ethel Curry Gallery with some of my latest earrings that might be the perfect compliment to your festive party outfit ✨ All of my earrings are made in small batches with hand painted, recycled… instagram.com/p/B53NjU2HMEE/…

Thanks, time-lapse, for reducing a big, hard task to 22 seconds of what looks like a piece of cake! Stretched this monster 52” x 68” canvas to prepare for my next big piece. My fingers feel like they’re gonna fall… instagram.com/p/B5_ZujrnITZ/…

Prep day. Giant canvas is gonna need a LOT of jean bits. This big ol’ table starts out oh so lovely and tidy, with all the pieces organized into shape/size/texture categories.... if all goes well that won’t last. It… instagram.com/p/B6G8rtwHsdl/…

A top nine of some of my favourite makes this year. If I’m honest, I probably completed a lot less artworks overall this year compared to the recent past... but I’m not upset about that in the slightest. This year… instagram.com/p/B6b1If2HB7k/…