I’m finding a return to writing as another form of expression— listening to the moment and what wanted to be written. This poem is a remembering of land, belonging, and the way art brings me home.

Do you have stacks of paintings, half finished canvasses, and filled up art journals? Are they in your way physically and emotionally? Do you keep all of your artwork even the ones you don’t connect with? Every year, I sort through my artwork and decide what to keep, toss, re-use, repurpose, or recycle. I find it challenging to get going, but I feel very free afterwards. It clears energetic space for new artwork to be created.

It can be confusing figuring out how to add color to a portrait. Color has such an influence on our mood and it can express an emotion and have a huge impact in our artwork. And it can be confusing how to put a color palette together.  Learn 8 tips for adding color to a portrait.

There are many ways to add texture to a mixed media piece. There is molding paste, tissue paper, crackle paste, dried plants, fabrics, and more. But, what about items that you might not ever think about? In this video, I show how I used the pencil shavings. So much fun!

Symbols are a part of your creative expression and style. It is a part of your creative vocabulary used to express a story or emotion. I have some journal prompts for you, so you can explore your relationship to symbols in your art.

It can be hard to find earthy paint colours straight out of the tube and mixing paints can feel a bit daunting.

In this short demo video, I show you one simple trick to mix paint to create earthy, muted colours with any colour.

I am honoured my artwork is on the cover of this important Indigenous Women’s Health report.

Watch me transform a canvas by painting over an old portrait with a new one. This process allows for new creative energy to emerge.

Join Mystele Kirkeen and Melanie Rivers for some intuitive art making. We will be inspired by each others creativity and energy. Mystele and Melanie will be creating side by side (virtually) and jumping off from each other’s pieces. We will also take prompts and suggestions from participants. Create alongside, or come to watch and paint later.

Do you struggle with feeling stuck with your creativity at times? I recently went through this. It is a horrible feeling!! I share a time-lapse video of painting of the third layer of a female face. Why the third layer? This is usually the layer where I find her face comes alive. Painting her brought me some healing and joy. I hope you enjoy.