As a Canadian artist, The Journey to Remembrance, was inspired by these many journeys; my own, my family, my community, my country and world events during the dark time of First World War. 

In many ways, I believe the small hands are the subject, the inspiration behind what is taking place. My own hands have played an obvious role in my life as tools of creativity. Even as a child, making and doing have always been a part of my being. Funnily enough, my childhood favourite animal was a monkey…then a raccoon, both creatures that use their own “hands” often.

Over the years I've completed several commissions for people worldwide who had reached out to me with treasured memories of their loved ones - many who had passed away.

I grew up with positive sayings adorning the walls on our house – way before they were in vogue. Not to judge this era, I love these modern & beautiful images, they continue to be ready reminders to pause and reboot my thoughts. But when I was growing up, Dad wrote these mantras with his thin red marker on rectangular cards all over his home office. When I began to dabble in calligraphy as a teen, he had me re-write some of them.