I have spent most of my life and work practicing different forms of creativity. I am a writer, painter, photographer, baker, researcher, and curator (while ‘musician’ is not one of my defining characteristics, I was a music journalist). I love creativity so much that I wrote a Master’s thesis on the role failure plays in the creative process of making art (it’s a vital one). My interest has always been in the ability to take some words and turn them into poetry, make a few brushstrokes become a painting, and mixing some ingredients into a pie. Though I love the process, I also celebrate the product … especially if it’s chocolate cream or blueberry.

 

I learned the most about the creative process and celebrating the product when I was working on my Bachelor of Fine Arts. My focus was on gallery administration, specifically the curatorial work of applying for a space, fundraising, promoting, finding artists, artworks and guest lecturers, editing a catalogue, and planning an opening night. I enjoyed the opening nights because I was surrounded by hundreds of people excited with the first night while I was reveling in that fact that I was done.

 

The exhibitions I worked on for universities and museums were intense labours of love, yet I enjoyed every moment of it because I believe that art, history, and science have important messages for people. I believe in communicating those messages.

 

During my time in school and working for museums, I learned that it takes great people, a lot of work and time, and art that speaks to a community, to make an exhibition. I This is what I bring to planning events.

 

I provide a creative and artistic aspect to events, and work well with those in both the sciences and humanities. I cross the border between these schools of thought and find ways to display information in a way that is accessible to people, and entertaining.