Born In
I acquired a Brain
Injury which caused me to make some drastic changes in my life. I turned
to doing art work as a way to safely express myself during a time of
great disturbance in my life. I discovered that this was not only a
great therapy for my self, but was also something that I greatly enjoyed
doing and sharing with other people. I purchased an old camera and used
it as an excuse to get out of the house and into the community. It
worked for me! Some days I would just take the camera and go for walks
in the river valley and not take a single shot. As time went on, I met
others who were also into photography/ artwork and we encouraged each
other to keep up the photography and artworks. My passion for artworks
and photography has since flourished. My only lament is that due to the
chemical exposure from earlier on in life, I cannot develop my own
prints and have to rely on others for help.
I have been doing
photography and art work since 1989 year. I had some work hanging at a
local restaurant in
I belong to ALBERTA ARTISTS with BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY, OUT of THE SHADOWS ARTS CRAFTS & WELLNESS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION (ACWAA) and ARTS ON THE AVE