Last month, in the hectic midst of my week away volunteering as a chronic pain Patient Partner with the North American Pain School (NAPS), at the stunning Fairmont Le Château Montebello, I received some good news for my Art Despite Pain initiative (#ArtDespitePain). What was Read More …
I arrived this afternoon at the stunning Château Montebello hotel, built almost a hundred years ago by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company as one of Canada’s ‘grand railway hotels’. This designation includes The Algonquin in St. Andrews (NB), the castle-like Château Frontenac in Québec City, the Read More …
There was an interesting piece in Medscape yesterday, about chronic pain and placebo ‘treatments’, which raised some intriguing questions from my bioethics perspective. Although focused primarily on osteoarthritis, this likely applies to at least a few other chronic pain conditions as well. It’s quite a Read More …
In a bittersweet moment, the 131st annual exhibition of one of Canada’s oldest still-active art societies wrapped up today; the Women’s Art Society of Montreal (WASM). This art show was presented at the stunning Conseil des arts de Montréal (Montreal Arts Council), originally Montréal’s first Read More …
A few days ago, I received my 4th acceptance letter or email in as many weeks for juried art exhibitions. In the art world, by the way, “juried” means that the artwork was reviewed by a Jury – which could be one or several art Read More …
I’ve taken a real interest in the neuroscience of art over the past few years, ever since I began using art-creation and art-learning as neuroplasticity (brain-plasticity) tools to help manage my own chronic pain and Mild Cognitive Impairment from a rare disease. This newish science Read More …
