Art
Deep appreciation for the arts and a relentless curiosity have been guides on my creative path. I’ve spent years exploring multiple disciplines — from design to painting, from oriental dance to fusion bellydance — developing my craft across many mediums "at once".
Painting
Make Art Out of Everything
In 2002, Brazilian artist Ana Guerra launched a free after-school program teaching painting and drawing to public school kids with artistic talent. I was one of them.
She gave us more than technique—she gave us the freedom to express. I didn’t know it then, but her message would echo through everything I’d go on to create.
She gave us more than technique—she gave us the freedom to express. I didn’t know it then, but her message would echo through everything I’d go on to create.
2002
In Ana’s studio, just beginning—learning fine arts alongside peers.
2004
A few years into the program, in my final year studying with Ana.
2018
Painting at home in Canada, during a season of great momentum and growth.
The Path of Creative Expression is Never Linear
She taught us to make art out of everything. To toss the eraser, embrace mistakes, and trust the mess. Creative expression, she said, was ours to shape.
As a teen craving a way to be seen, that freedom felt like magic. But years later, I left it behind—career-focused, I told myself. I studied architecture, hoping design would be enough.
What followed was a decade-long creative block and an aching void I couldn’t pinpoint.
Eventually, design led me back to art—and art led me back to myself. Now, they feed each other. And together, they shape how I help others express what matters.
As a teen craving a way to be seen, that freedom felt like magic. But years later, I left it behind—career-focused, I told myself. I studied architecture, hoping design would be enough.
What followed was a decade-long creative block and an aching void I couldn’t pinpoint.
Eventually, design led me back to art—and art led me back to myself. Now, they feed each other. And together, they shape how I help others express what matters.
When a Message Lands, it Transforms
Ana’s non-profit changed my life. Her message didn’t just teach me to draw—it stayed with me, shaped me, and still guides how I create.
That’s the power of a message that moves through every sense. When people feel it, they remember it—and act on it.
Now, I help nonprofits do what Ana once did for me: create space for expression and craft a message that speaks—clearly and cohesively, through design.
Work with meThat’s the power of a message that moves through every sense. When people feel it, they remember it—and act on it.
Now, I help nonprofits do what Ana once did for me: create space for expression and craft a message that speaks—clearly and cohesively, through design.
Artistic Evolution
2025
Abstract Experiment Series
Acrylic paints on paper, 8x11in
Painted for this website based on a technique taught by artist Jenny Nelson.
2022
Sailing in the Clouds
Acrylics on wooden board; 30x40cm
2021
Double Rainbow
Acrylics on wooden board; 30x40cm
2018
Sleeping Beauty
Watercolours, chalk and gouache on paper; 30x40cm
2018
Postcard Series
Watercolour on paper; 10x15cm
2016
Untitled
Daily drawing project. Pen on paper; 20x15cm
Bellydance
Fire Beneath the Smile
I didn’t (and still don’t) always live in my joy.
I grew up with slammed doors, silence, and shouting matches. By my teens, I carried shame in my body and an anger I didn’t know how to name.
In 2007, I walked into my first bellydance class—thinking I was there to impress someone.
The moment my teacher stepped into the room, something shifted. Her presence lit a spark in me.
That class became a turning point—one that would lead me into a language I’m still learning to speak, nearly two decades later.
I grew up with slammed doors, silence, and shouting matches. By my teens, I carried shame in my body and an anger I didn’t know how to name.
In 2007, I walked into my first bellydance class—thinking I was there to impress someone.
The moment my teacher stepped into the room, something shifted. Her presence lit a spark in me.
That class became a turning point—one that would lead me into a language I’m still learning to speak, nearly two decades later.
2008
My first student performance. Nervous, shy yet really excited for that new experience.
2015
Deep in my fusion bellydance era—my first solo helped me grow so much.
2024
A return to group performance. After years of private movement, this felt so good!
Dance as Medicine
It was never about performing.
It was about feeling my body—and making peace with it. Learning to appreciate everything it could do.
Over the years, dance became how I moved through grief, rage, and back into myself.
It softened me. It centered me.
It gave me back my joy—and lit the creative fire I now pour into my work as a designer, artist, and teacher.
It was about feeling my body—and making peace with it. Learning to appreciate everything it could do.
Over the years, dance became how I moved through grief, rage, and back into myself.
It softened me. It centered me.
It gave me back my joy—and lit the creative fire I now pour into my work as a designer, artist, and teacher.
A Creative Rebirth
Now I share that spark with women ready to reconnect with their joy.
Not perform it, but feel it.
Live it, even for a few minutes.
A song. A sway. A way to move energy through the body and come back to yourself.
Something’s stirring behind the scenes. Want to know when it’s time?
Keep me posted
Not perform it, but feel it.
Live it, even for a few minutes.
A song. A sway. A way to move energy through the body and come back to yourself.
Something’s stirring behind the scenes. Want to know when it’s time?
