On March 13, 2020, Toronto entered what was to be the first of a series of lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic … I remember vividly what I wanted at the time: to be surrounded by growing green things. I wanted vines dripping down my walls, moss covering the floor, trees growing in the middle of rooms.

I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Riverside BIA in creating this HUGE adaptation of my immersive installation entitled "The Serenity Experience", as part of ArtworxTO and Toronto’s Year of Public Art.

As we’ve all figured out by now, 2020 is not going to be a normal year. We aren’t going to do a lot of the things we normally would, including participating in art fairs and meeting in real life to discuss art. After a bit of thought, I decided this was a great opportunity to show you other aspects of my art practice!

Things like “self-care” and “mental health” might have seemed like very abstract concepts or buzzwords just a few months back, but a couple of months of self-isolating in a global pandemic will change your perspective on a lot of things.

Lately I’ve found myself referencing a lot of the books I’ve read as part of my ongoing research in creating “The Serenity Experience”, my multi-sensory immersive installation.

As part of my ongoing research in creating The Serenity Experience, I’ve spent the last couple of years reading about and testing ideas to reduce stress and increase happiness. Here are 10 simple ways that work for me

Artists are constantly facing fears. From what I can tell, all artists, working in any medium, everywhere in the world, throughout history. There’s fear of failure of course, and fear of rejection…