I was born and raised in Toronto, left on a two-week holiday and finally moved back to Canada, to Newfoundland, February 2015. The years in between I lived in Venezuela, Berlin and Munich where I raised my now 26-year-old amazing daughter, Emilia-Louisa.
I had bought a sweet heritage salt box, âAlice Houseâ in the classic CFA (Come from Away) story we hear about, on my first afternoon, in Bonavista, 2006. I immediately fell in love with this town, even though it had not begun its transformation to the âmust visit locationâ in Newfoundland & Labrador
In 2010 I moved part-time to Bonavista for the summers, running the shop/gallery part of Neilâs Yard, the fore runner to the next generation of coffee/tea/restaurants and shops now located in Bonavista. My studio was upstairs, the shop carried the beautiful crafts of Newfoundland & Labrador Craft Council members, and we held many cultural events including monthly art exhibitions and readings by Newfoundland authors.
Iâm an artist/maker, member of the Newfoundland & Labrador Craft Council & VANL-CARFAC.
I moved to Bonavista from Munich to head Bonavista Creative, part of Bonavista Living, for its first 2 years, bringing you new shops, restaurants, and many arts related projects.
Next came the Bonavista Biennale 2017 of which I am an original steering committee member, and for which I was the location scout and community coordinator.
Check out their site for all updates for Bonavista Biennale 2023.
The photo is of my daughter, Emilia-Louisa and my late beloved Papi who stood behind me on what most thought were crazy endeavors. He completely "got it" and was all for my idea of building the ArtBonavista Retreat. I'm so glad he still got to see the beginning of this project. xxx