Sand Tag # 1

The Story Behind The Painting – Sand Tag # 1 - It has been a life-long dream of mine to paint. Sand Tag 1 and 2 come from a chapter of my past., where I used to play a lot on the beaches of Victoria’s Gonzales Bay as well as Courtenay’s Bates Beach.

I have only recently realized how my past had impacted my present related to my drawing practices. I used to create large mazes on the sandy beaches using a long stick as a drawing tool in the sand.
I would draw a maze so that as kids we could play a game of team tag where we ran in the drawn maze or puzzle and had to avoid the dead ends and confusion. I still love it and will continue to play sand tag with my children and their family. Sand Tag Patterns available on request! Often my canvas becomes a safe place to play “Sand Tag”!

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Sand Tag # 2

The Story Behind The Painting – Sand Tag 2 - It has been a life-long dream of mine to paint.Sand Tag 1 and 2 come from a chapter of my past., where I used to play a lot on the beaches of Victoria’s Gonzales Bay as well as Courtenay’s Bates Beach.I have only recently realized how my past had impacted my present related to my drawing practices. I used to create large mazes on the sandy beaches using a long stick as a drawing tool in the sand. I would draw a maze so that as kids we could play a game of team tag where we ran in the drawn maze or puzzle and had to avoid the dead ends and confusion. I still love it and will continue to play sand tag. Sand Tag Patterns available on request! Often my canvas becomes a safe place to play “Sand Tag”! Read More...

Bread Clips # 2

The Story Behind The Painting– Bread Clips # 2 - I first became aware of Bread Clips when one of my students, Dale Johns, showed me some of his work in creating photograms about 1967 using bread clips. I was teaching at Como Lake Junior High in Coquitlam. Dale was attending Centennial School. He showed me a photogram where he had used a sheet of “Bread Tags” which were all connected. This image stuck with me through a lot of years. The Bread Clip was first used in 1950s –That makes it about 57 years old! That impresses me-such a simple invention that has lasted so long and is still used! Read More...