ABOUT
My Practice
My practices as a Creativity Coach / Facilitator, Therapeutic Arts Practitioner and Arts and Wellness Consultant are the result of an interdisciplinary mash up that includes designing and delivering unique arts based / arts infused learning and creativity coaching programs for a diverse range of learners and clients, a wide range of experiences in the human / social services sector supporting persons with diverse abilities, various roles within the non-profit sector, and a visual arts practice working in the mediums of photography and drawing.
To learn more about my diverse experiences and credentials visit the CURRICULUM VITAE page
My practices as a Creativity Coach / Facilitator, Therapeutic Arts Practitioner and Arts and Wellness Consultant are the result of an interdisciplinary mash up that includes designing and delivering unique arts based / arts infused learning and creativity coaching programs for a diverse range of learners and clients, a wide range of experiences in the human / social services sector supporting persons with diverse abilities, various roles within the non-profit sector, and a visual arts practice working in the mediums of photography and drawing.
To learn more about my diverse experiences and credentials visit the CURRICULUM VITAE page
Professional Philosophy
The following is my professional philosophy that guides my practices as an Educator, Creativity Coach / Facilitator, Therapeutic Arts Practitioner and Arts and Wellness Consultant.
I am committed to placing the learner / client at the centre, both in the development and delivery of every learning, coaching and wellness process I offer. I am also committed to the establishment of an inclusive learning / coaching environment in which the learner / client is provided with the optimal learning, coaching and wellness experience, in a safe and non-judgmental setting (in person or on line). This of course, requires an on - going dialogue between myself and learner / client. It is through this on - going dialogue that the learner / client becomes an active partner in the creation of the learning, coaching and wellness process.
The following is my professional philosophy that guides my practices as an Educator, Creativity Coach / Facilitator, Therapeutic Arts Practitioner and Arts and Wellness Consultant.
I am committed to placing the learner / client at the centre, both in the development and delivery of every learning, coaching and wellness process I offer. I am also committed to the establishment of an inclusive learning / coaching environment in which the learner / client is provided with the optimal learning, coaching and wellness experience, in a safe and non-judgmental setting (in person or on line). This of course, requires an on - going dialogue between myself and learner / client. It is through this on - going dialogue that the learner / client becomes an active partner in the creation of the learning, coaching and wellness process.
Artist Statement
The medium of photography is more often than not a medium of the found image. There is also a long history of manipulating and transforming photographic images. I find myself straddling the fence between these two aesthetic practices as the photographs and photo – based works I create are derived through a kind of dialogue between the found and the constructed. As my primary subject matter is the urban landscape, these landscapes hide and reveal themselves. I can walk down the street one – day and see nothing, two days later I walk down the same street and ten plus images emerge. Some of these images will stand on their own, while others will be transformed either digitally or physically. The transformed images become the constructed images. During the process of constructing these images new concepts or ideas for a new series of images emerge. How I determine what photographs are manipulated and what images remain unchanged becomes an intuitive thing.
The medium of photography is more often than not a medium of the found image. There is also a long history of manipulating and transforming photographic images. I find myself straddling the fence between these two aesthetic practices as the photographs and photo – based works I create are derived through a kind of dialogue between the found and the constructed. As my primary subject matter is the urban landscape, these landscapes hide and reveal themselves. I can walk down the street one – day and see nothing, two days later I walk down the same street and ten plus images emerge. Some of these images will stand on their own, while others will be transformed either digitally or physically. The transformed images become the constructed images. During the process of constructing these images new concepts or ideas for a new series of images emerge. How I determine what photographs are manipulated and what images remain unchanged becomes an intuitive thing.
To see the most recent art works and projects I am working on visit the GALLERY page.
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