About

Step into my studio inside my home on ten acres in rural Saskatchewan. Just a couple miles from the family farm I grew up on, this space full of sunlight, houseplants, and art supplies is where I paint, work as a landscape architect, curate and retouch vintage prints, and find inspiration for my creative practice. 

My work is led by whatever inspiration comes to me. Whether it be an oil painting collection of prairie landscapes, playful abstract explorations, moss art, or curating and restoring vintage prints. Inspiration usually arrives when I’m halfway through something else and I’m slowly learning the art of letting ideas simmer until their time comes (it’s a bit of an endurance test of not jumping ship too soon!)

I’ve been creating for as long as I can remember from sewing, painting, drawing, always making something. I really leaned into art around 2018 using it as a creative outlet during my 9-5 as a landscape architect and have been painting on and off whenever life allows since then.

My first intentional painting collection came to life when I was living in BC and even then what came out were prairie scenes. A few years later I moved back to my hometown in Saskatchewan and briefly owned a greenhouse and florist shop. When that chapter closed, I leaned back into painting to help process the changes and emotions of closing something I loved so much.

Not long after, the opportunity to move onto an acreage just down the road from my family opened up. Around the same time the idea of a curated vintage print shop arrived. I couldn’t ignore either, so it made perfect sense to name the print shop after the ten acres of land that I now call home.

Inspiration

This slower pace of life (the walks down the gravel road, my garden, and the sun filled studio) inspire and feed my creative practice. Slowing down opened my eyes to the beauty all around me: the wide open skies at sunset, the clouds rolling by, the wild flowers in the ditches, the colors of the fields as the change from season to season. This is what inspires me to create art.

I love creating pieces that hold a story. For me, art is a way to process things, explore new ideas, and chase curiosity. I try to pour whatever I’m feeling into each piece and send it out into the world wide web with the hope it will find the home it belongs to and carry its story with it.

The Magic of Art

I believe that collecting things that speak to us is a valuable thing. Trends come and go, but I still love items I collected years ago that carry meaning, memories, or that I hold on to simply because I find them adorable. This is the magic of art!

Retouching vintage pieces in the public domain has become another part of my creative practice. Bringing them back to life is a great way to honour the power of art. I search for pieces with personality and character to bring individuality to a space. 

It all blends together. My studio is made up of all the things I love, including my snoopervisor Millie (aka my dog). I’m so glad you’re here and I hope you discover something in this space that helps you feel at home.