When my grandparents moved from their home on Beach Drive, to a Condo on Oak Bay Ave, my grandma no longer wanted to play her piano. She was a quiet person and worried that her piano would be too loud in a condo. She couldn’t bring herself to play for fear of bothering the neighbours. … Continue reading Music Lessons
creativity
Recall
‘No I don’t like it. I just don’t think it’s any good. It’s not my style.’ ‘You will always have a place in your heart for art.’ ‘You better lead this team, being the best artist in the class.’ ‘You are so creative!’ ‘I want you to read your story and show your book illustrations … Continue reading Recall
Create
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw3CDxoo_dc I came to the realization that there have been aspects of my art that I hadn’t felt confident in or ‘worthy’ of creating. I was talking about this with someone I know as I was explaining about my art evolvement over the past couple of years. I told about how I hadn’t ‘created’ (really) … Continue reading Create
Arts
My attention was drawn to an Instagram post the other day of a beautiful sketch / painting of a red gown - a costume design for a character played on the stage. The post was made by an artist I follow, de Winton Paper Co. “What are we without the arts,” is a discussion around … Continue reading Arts
Bill Gates and License Plates
We had a Bill Gates interview, mini documentary on the other day so Jay and I were learning more about his work, how he started out and grew his business to where he is today. I love watching these shows about people who were trailblazers and had vision and gumption to create something beyond the … Continue reading Bill Gates and License Plates
