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Already three weeks into my residency at the Tidal Art Centre in Lund, BC. The Tidal Art Centre, the brainchild of visionary, Nancy Jeakins, the Centre is a true hub of community. With the theme WATER, the Centre hosted numerous events to promote better understanding of the oceans: the life force of our planet. The week included a 'water' film festival, presentations on oysters and plankton, films on whales and whale song and a group exhibition by local artists.

My connection to this year's artist in residence programme is focused on exploring through painting and sculpture, the magic of the ocean. Whether I am wandering the shoreline, inter-tidal zones, underwater seaweeds, eel grasses or exploring the teeniest plankton, I am enthralled with water. 

It has been a pleasure coming together with local artists, writers, scholars, musicians and tai chi practitioners. It has been an honour to be living on the lands of the Tla'amin Nation, if even for this brief time. And with another week to soak up the heart and soul of this special place, I am inspired.

So excited to have been invited as Artist-In-Residence in Lund, British Columbia for the month of August...imagine... surrounded by the ever-changing ocean, tall trees and wonderful people who call this place home. Here, I will be inspired by the surroundings rich with colours, textures, motion and the joy of making new work.