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For the love of collage


... and SPRING! Today it's a wonderfully crisp and sunny day in Vancouver. Finally. So much rain and snow this winter has been emotionally challenging for many of us. However, there is always joy to find in any weather pattern from today's bright sky to our foggy grays such as renowned artist Toni Onley used to portray.

Right now it's easy to find my joy since I have been invited to share my collage style with some students from West Vancouver school, Ecole Pauline Johnson, next week. This year their annual fund raiser is taking the form of a gala Art in the Park event. Working together with their grade 6/7 class, we will provide one of the actionable items. This will be so much fun!

How did you survive the winter? Did you take a vacation from your local scene or engage in a new hobby? Maybe you simply hunkered down and created your way into bliss? Let me know if you have any "how-to-survive-the-winter-dulldrom" secrets to share. We may wish to stash the suggestions away for next year when our joy feels a bit dampened.

Keep creating!
~ Kathryn

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