"Visions" was my first solo show. It was at The Black Duck Gallery in Lunenburg, NS. These works show my exploration of what I could create in fabric. It was my beginning and it expressed my journey as I prepared to publicly show my work.
"Desire" was my second solo show at the Black Duck Gallery. Unlike my first solo show, the images I created were filled with shades of burgundy. I was uncertain of this change to using colours, but I made a decision to trust my inner voice and follow where it led me.
"Some Women Artists In Nova Scotia Now" was a group show of ten women. It was at Mount Saint Vincent University.
In this show I worked from photos from my mother's photo album, looking for pictures that would reveal aspects of her life. I was comparing my life to hers, looking for what was passed on from generation to generation.
"Choices" was a solo show at Edgemere Gallery in Kentville, NS. The show began with pieces that spoke of feeling trapped, helpless and hopeless, it moved to pieces that offered possibilities and choices. I struggled with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome at this time, and had difficulty creating my art. I knew I couldn't keep doing my stitched fabric work. I began to explore painting on fabric.
"Puzzles" was a solo show also at Edgemere Gallery, Kentville, NS. This show continued where the previous one left off. It was about removing the masks we present to the world, about discovering who we truly are. It was about changing directions. It was about leaving my previous artwork behind.
"Scarlet Threads" was a group show at Edgemere gallery featuring myself and two other artists: Holly Carr and Janet Pope. My work took on a totally new direction. I fused tiny pieces of silk onto black fabric, and then stitched patterns with metallic and silk threads. The viewer had to get up close to see the detail. The pieces invited intimacy. My women changed from being in fragments to becoming whole, they also took to the sky and began to fly.
