At the end of last month, I participated in an art therapy workshop designed for artists. This virtual-but-live event was presented by the Montréal-based English Language Arts Network (ELAN), and led by licensed art therapist Emmanuelle Meunier. The goal wasn’t for us to become art Read More …
There’s something coming up that’s art-related, but not in a way that you might expect. Next month I’ll be giving a presentation on the Limbic System and chronic pain at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) pain clinic here in Montréal. The Limbic System is Read More …
I’m truly honoured to have my chronic pain awareness activities and #ArtDespitePain initiative featured in the October 2023 newsletter of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS). The CPS is Canada’s national organization for pain science, pain research, and pain medicine, bringing together clinicians, researchers, students, trainees, Read More …
These are a few of my favourite watercolours, from the painting-a-day challenge I set for myself in September. With the word “pain” built right into painting, I decided to create a month-long series of fairly quick lunch-, dinner-, or break-time watercolours to mark international Pain Read More …
A fun art-related “on this date” memory from last year: I was quoted in an international art magazine, the very aptly named Artists Magazine, from The Artists’ Network! – pretty cool for an emerging (new) artist. And fantastic timing for today, the start of International Pain Awareness Month. Read More …
Last month I found out that several of my watercolour paintings would appear in upcoming issues of two different magazines, for two different features on how my art practice is intertwined with my chronic pain advocacy. One of these has just been published.When I first Read More …
