Creativity is an innate and essential trait of human nature. Learning, sharing and teaching go hand in hand.

Teaching

Teaching workshops is my way of sharing the insights of my quiltmaking experiences. My aim is to help participants move forward in their individual creative journeys by mastering basic skills with playful and creative spirits. Workshops can be tailored to fit specific interests and requirements. I will be happy to travel to teach in your community.

Here are some workshops currently available:

• Shibori– Shaped-resist Mark Making,
• Mastering Curves – The Ins & Outs of Curve-piecing by machine
• Re-interpreting Tradition – Fabulous Sashiko Evening Purse
• Re-discovering Seminole– Taking out the Guess Work
• Demystifying Digital Magic – Capture digital Images on an Art Card

Lectures and Trunk Shows

During the last decade, I evolved from an amateur quilter to a professional textile artist. I enjoy invitations to share my enthusiasm in quiltmaking and to speak about the sources of my creative drive.

The following are some of the titles I presented in recent years:

• "Down the Path of Creativity",
• "Eastern Influences"
• "About Quilt Judging"
• "Pour mieux apprécier les courtepointe"

Writing

From time to time I like to put down my thoughts on paper. The Canadian Quilters, the quarterly Newsletter published by the Canadian Quilters Association has provided a forum for my ideas:

• About Quilt Judging, The Canadian Quilters Summer 2011, p. 26-28
  or Le Journal, CQQ, Printemps 2011, p. 9-16
• From Shibori to Jiao Xie – Connecting the Dots, The Canadian Quilters Autumn 2010, p. 86-88
• Nomadic Adventures at Montreal's McCord Museum, The Canadian Quilters Autumn 2009, p. 84-86
• The Cloak of Imagining, My Magical Journey down the Path of Creativity,The Canadian Quilters Winter 2007, p. 24-26

Contact me

If you like to find out more or to share ideas with me, I love to hear from you.