Projects
Three Days in July: A commission at D:MIC Festival
It’s been YEARS since I handbound books, but here are my three new beauties – a commission by Dance: Made in Canada for its 2019 festival in Toronto. The covers and quilt are made with found paper from the dancers and choreographer Sashar Zarif, and I wrote the poems during the choreographic process in June.…
Read MoreTravelling Exhibition 2018: Germany and Halifax, NS
It is such a treat to be part of Manu Buechting’s Travelling Exhibition. My letterpressed Amelia Earhart plane book, along with stunning hand bound books have been all over the place, from Toronto’s Massey College and Görlitz, Germany to Lucerne, Switzerland, and this summer, they travelled to Offenbach am Main, Germany and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Platz 71.…
Read MoreTravelling Exhibition: Massey College and Gorlitz, Germany
I’m so thrilled that my hand-bound letterpressed Amelia Earhart book in the Travelling Exhibition will be on display at Massey College this summer! 4 Devonshire Pl, Toronto, ON 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday And if you happen to find yourself in Görlitz, Germany, in September, the project will travel to the public library exhibition space at the print and book studio druckfeld. The exhibition, HIMMELSZEITEN…
Read MoreThe David Suzuki Foundation: Love letters to nature
This spring, I had the great honour of partnering with the David Suzuki Foundation for their 30×30 Nature Challenge where we asked people to write love letters to nature. We kicked off the month with a public event, and ever since then, I’ve been floored by the response. I’d scroll through Instagram and Twitter daily (using: #30x30challenge and #lovenature)…
Read MoreTravelling Exhibition: Lucerne, Switzerland, Oct 11-24, 2015
I am so honoured to have a book in Manuela Buchting’s Travelling Exhibition in Lucerne, Switzerland! My Amelia book is in incredible company!
Read MoreSpring checklists!
It’s always a slow return from the deep freeze of winter, but this year’s spring in Toronto is especially delightful! I like to document my love affair with spring in checklist form and so does Matt Galloway from CBC Radio’s Metro Morning! The Toronto Star even featured the lists (and most significantly, the glorious 20 degree…
Read MoreA Canadian Screen Award!
Holy smokes! I’ve won a Canadian Screen Award (in the Best Cross-Platform Project: Fiction catgeory) for my work on the digital series Played: Interference!
Read MoreAn LZV love letter tote bag in “Strange Material”
I am beyond thrilled to have a love letter (in tote bag and embroidery form!) in Leanne Prain‘s new book, “Strange Material.” It’s a stunner of a book, exploring storytelling through textiles. More on the book: The book includes chapters on various aspects of textile storytelling, from “Textiles of Protest, Politics, and Power” to “The Fabric…
Read MoreNorth north north + love love love
I’ve just returned from a week in the north. There was so much light, I couldn’t bear to sleep and miss any moment of the glorious sun. Everything about it was incredible. To mark the 10th year of The Love Lettering Project, I collaborated with DreamCatcher Mentoring for a three-city tour of Canada’s North. Supported in part by…
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