"Surrendering"

Artist Statement

I stood in a patch of wildflower seeds behind the new firehall in December. The moon was rising opposite a setting sun. Getting low to the ground, I found there was an enchanting stillness, full of comfort and serenity. As the sky darkened, an ancient relationship between the elements revealed itself. It was lively, expressive, haunting, but also calm and secretive. This complexity was unexpected in this seemingly desolate place and time of year.

Seeds are dormant. They wait. Months may pass before they travel on the wind, fall to the ground, sprout and grow again. Each seed knows exactly what to do. Here, in the surrender of December, dormancy is a strength and absolutely necessary. Surrendering doesn’t mean giving up. I know it as a very powerful way to connect with Source.

The moon acts as a soft mirror of the sun, diffusing its light. Like a dreamworld welcoming a state of rest. There is no doing here, only being.

Awareness fades in and out. All parts of us need to be allowed to exist, even those imperfect, blurry, or out of focus parts. We can be greatly affected by forces on the periphery of our awareness, or by the things that we try to bury. Feelings may be hard to access, or feel abstract, but when we accept ourselves as we are, including the bruises and scars, we become bound for wholeness. Allow the blurriness to complete the image. This series invites us in, and gives gentle permission to remember our dreams.

Past Exhibitions.

Nov 30th - Dec 10 2023 at Top Top Gallery "Partnerlook feat. Surrendering and Fieldrecordings" - a joint exhibition with Jules Schill & Tamar Rosenberg

June 1 to July 14 2023 "Motherhood/Surrendering" with Deedee Morris at ArtCan Gallery, Canning, NS

May to June 2018 "50x50 Exhibit" for the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival at George Brown College Waterfront Campus, Toronto, ON

Mar 5 to Mar 12 "2018 Chang School Photography Exhibition" at Art Square Gallery, Toronto, ON

Dec 1 2017 to Jan 8 2018 "Emergence" Group Exhibition at Connections Gallery, Toronto, ON

Nov. 2016 "Partnerlook" with Jules Schill at Milkglass Gallery, Toronto, ON