Beyond the Paintbrush

HELLO, I’M DEVON!

I am a mom to two boys, and I am married to my best friend. I grew up on Vancouver Island.  I am the middle child of 3 girls.  Was one of the shyest people you could ever know, but with a mom and grandma who had a lot of gumption and great adventures, I had the courage to take part in a Rotary Exchange when I was 18.  I went for a year to live in the Netherlands.  I lived with 3 different families I had never met, and learned to speak Dutch fluently, a language I had never known.  I look back now and am amazed I had the courage to actually do this.  I loved it.

When I came back to Canada, I lived in Victoria BC and went to art school, getting a diploma in Visual Arts from Camosun College.

While attending art school, I had a part time job in a credit union.  With a dad who is a carpenter, and being in art school, he had me draft some plans for certain building projects he was working on, which led to me taking drafting courses as well.  I have drafted numerous home plans for him as well as for my husband who now has a construction company.

In the meantime, we have had two boys and I work at a local Credit Union again, now in the Wealth Management side, and it’s my favourite job! I have volunteered with Junior Achievement speaking to grade 6/7 classes about the Dollars with Sense program.

Our two boys are in hockey and I always have some artistic thing on the go.  I also recently learned the value of the Law of Attraction and being positive and grateful.

I realized more recently that I wanted and needed to create again. I started to build my portfolio with a goal of writing and illustrating Children’s books and my first book project as the illustrator is now available! Please browse the portfolio and shop and leave a comment through the ‘contact me’ page and say hello!