Wohnung und Atelier Direct am Meer

I was born and raised in Toronto, left on a two-week holiday and finally moved back, to Newfoundland, February 2015. The years in between I lived in Venezuela, Berlin and Munich where I raised my now 27 year old amazing daughter, Emilia-Louisa.

I had bought a sweet heritage salt box, “Alice House” 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 “must visit location” in Newfoundland.

In 2010 I moved part-time to Bonavista for the summers, running the shop part of Neil’s 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.

I moved fulltime to Bonavista from Munich, in 2015 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 next project I instigated, and helped establish, is Union House Arts, a community art space in Historic Port Union. The building is home to an art gallery, community kitchen, workshop space, studios, and an artist residence.