My stickers made it to Europe!

A wonderful fan took a stack of my stickers to Europe on her vacation and put them everywhere.

Then they took photos, printed them and gave them to me. HOW COOL IS THAT?!

Thank you Marilyn, you are one of a kind.

July 1

A birthday for Canada, mine is in 4 days and a lot of mixed feelings.

June saw the overturning of Roe v Wade and a conceal carry gun law be enforced in the US.

Here in Canada we are still learning so much about the residential schools and the 60’s scoop.

I have been reading and doing my best to become an ally. It is really hard to wrap your head around where the world is right now, it’s hard to feel a part of it, hard to know where your community fits.

I feel like we need to trust each other again, see the good, believe in the good, random acts of kindness go a long way. Holding a door, offering a smile, showing some kind of acceptance of each other is something I want to celebrate other than the birth of this nation.

People are hurting as a nation and we are knee deep in climate change.

I spend my days looking for the helpers and doing my best to be one.

Fred Rogers said that, when you are in times of crisis look for the helpers.

Find a way to be one too, we are all in this together.

Vancouver Mural Festival Block Party, this weekend!

Vancouver Mural Festival is hosting a mini-market this weekend at Main and 5th, just behind the hotel.

Guess who will be there as a vendor with her merch on Sunday 10-3? Me!

Want to know what I will have there? Stop by and see me in person, the rest of the summer I will be selling in person only so keep an eye on my blog for my pop-up information. There are three more to go over the next few months. Keep an eye on my Instagram too, there will be information popping up in my stories.

I will have up-cycled clothing featuring my illustrations, pins, stickers and goody bags too.

Square payment is available.

This block party is featuring one of the biggest mural projects the festival has created to date.

You can find out more about it here

Popping Up

Wow, I had my first official pop-up market last Sunday and am now in 3 more this summer.

I am so impressed with my interactions with everyone that I want to do this again, and again!

It sure beats tailgating on the yard sales in my neighbourhood and popping up at the beach or on the sidewalk. Having an organized venue and event is the bee’s knees and I’m smitten!

Starting with June 26 at the Vancouver Mural Festival.

The next one is the Wayfarer Market and a group design show at a Gallery.

I will definitely be sharing all of the details here. I would love to see your face so please stop by.

Strip payment is available and everything is $25 or 2 for $40 with a variety of pins and stickers too.

Montreal, a bit of magic over 7 days.

So I had a wonderful time. The flight was two hours late so I stayed in a hostel my first night there, I had the reservation in my pocket just in case I needed a place to stay. When I got up the next day after a few hours of sleep I got coffee for us and walked to my friend’s door. It took her a minute to answer the door. There was a huge staircase and I left my suitcase and coffee at the top after ringing the bell and waited at the bottom.

I sent a text just in case she didn’t hear the doorbell because she was in the shower but she was just waking up and trying to get her head around the day so she hesitated in answering the door. When she did I ran up the stairs, offered her the coffee and then we hugged and cried for a while. It was the best time I have ever had on a vacation, none of it was planned, and it was an entire 7 days of magic.

I had a scooter tour with a friend, went to the art gallery and spent the afternoon that included live performance. I walked so much that the souls of my shoes are a little smaller. I had a gourmet meal, found a co-working and co-living space that welcomed me with open arms, we spent hours talking while I visited for the 7 days, I learned how to take the metro and the bus, I met so many amazing people, drank champagne, took a heap of photos, worked a bit, relaxed, found some great things for my friend’s new apartment, learned about the local mural artists, spent time in a park, hiked Mt. Royal, sweated in 30-degree heat, spoke as much french as I could and was welcomed in English when I couldn’t manage, slept in, did yoga and ate really good food. There is more and as soon as I remember it all I will tell you.

Montreal, I am in love.

A mural for the BCSPCA

I reached out to my local Facebook group in August of 2021.

Here is the post;

Hello.

I am a mural artist who is building my portfolio.

I want to offer two murals, one to a business owner and one to a resident here in this group with no fee attached.

I do line work from photos.

I can take the photo or you can provide one.

I have created a 5 panel mural for Gordon House and painted a mural on a container during Lumiere this year.

I want to add more murals to my portfolio.

I am double vacc'd and will wear a mask while I am working.

A mural takes a few hours to create and then paint so it could take up to two days depending on the size of your wall and what you would like me to paint.

I would project a 4x6 photograph onto the chosen wall, trace out the shapes and then paint them.

Reply to this post or send me an email photography@freeadmission.ca

www.freeadmission.ca

The result was one neighbour responding who works at the SPCA. I was delighted because I love animals. I finally got to complete the mural eight months later, after having many restrictions for COVID, a fire and well basically anything else you could imagine. I got to paint it and I am thrilled.

This process and the success of this project coming to light is truly a testament that follow-up works.

So whatever it is that you have your eye on, keep at it and don’t take No for an answer.