“Bringing people together, inspiring, soothing and sharing: these are the powers of art” (1) according to the Director-General of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Today is World Art Day, a UNESCO “celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art” (2), Read More …
For International Women’s Day this year I’ll be doing something a bit different – particularly for an emerging artist and chronic pain patient, I think. This afternoon I’ll be teaching a full 2-hour university class on the Limbic System, for a course called “Brain & Read More …
Absolutely mesmerizing! That’s my summary of the 3D holographic show that my husband and I saw last night, here in Montréal, which brought a well-known era of art history to life. A giant screen took centre stage at the front of the room, while smaller Read More …
Almost as soon as I was diagnosed with a rare disease known for causing significant – or ‘high impact’ – chronic pain in 2016, I began using my nature photography as a means to raise awareness of pain. I’d already been using my photos for Read More …
If you’ve been following along on this journey – of a bioethicist become rare disease patient and chronic pain advocate – then you’re probably already aware that I started learning to paint two years ago. Almost two years to the day, but not quite. I Read More …
A new art exhibition opened yesterday, to raise funds for the on-going maintenance costs of a local historic building. The Trestler House – la Maison Trestler in French – was built in 1798, two hundred and twenty-five years ago. I’m honoured that one of my Read More …
