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 …
After a cool and rainy start to spring here in Montréal, we had several spells of much warmer weather from late May into June. Too warm, in fact, as we’ve already broken several heat records. On June 1 “a 131 year old temperature record fell, Read More …
It’s international Rare Disease Day, for the 300 million people worldwide (1) who live with a rare disease – including me. This is a summary of my introduction to the rare disease world, as an adult. This in itself is rare, as most rare conditions Read More …
Today I’m sending heartfelt thanks to the Canadian Pain Society (CPS), for including a feature in the Fall 2022 edition of their quarterly eNews newsletter about how I use art to draw attention to chronic pain. (1) Whether you’ve been following this blog regularly, or Read More …
I’m sending giant THANK YOUs to everyone involved in yesterday’s outdoor “What the Pop!” 2022 art event (1), and to everyone who dropped by – despite the ridiculously hot and humid weather. The Humidex or RealFeel temperature was 41C, or 107F, which is far too Read More …
Well, I sure got a fantastic surprise today! A Montreal newspaper, The Suburban (1), published a Feature article about a local artist who uses her watercolour paintings to help raise awareness of chronic pain and of a rare disease called CRPS or Complex Regional Pain Read More …
