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As a child, I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. As a
result, I have had an ecclectic and interesting work history. Still,
writing, teaching, and mothering have become my most cherished
occupations.
Like many people whose intersts lie in the arts, my work has always
been a natural part of the
fabric of my life. While growing up on the Canadian prairies, writing
songs and poetry were early childhood passions for me. In my teens, I
was trained as a classical singer while banging out folk / rock
songs on my guitar and playing roles in high school theatre
productions. In the decade to follow, I
pursued concurrent interests in drama and music. I received a
Bachelor of Fine Arts, in Theatre, from the University of Victoria; at
the same time I was writing and performing, as a solo artist, and in
various vocal groups, from Winnipeg to Victoria and north to Dawson
City.
After becoming a mom, I shifted my song writing focus as I began
to see the world through the eyes of my growing daughters. When my
children were 4 and 7 they started asking to sing with their dad and
me, so our family formed vocal group called Kinfolk,
performing on stages both grand and humble in western Canada. In 1997
we recorded "I'm
Full" a CD which continues to find its way onto the radio air
waves both here
in Canada and abroad.
The most recent phase in my creative
wandering involves writing children's picture books. Presently, I am
producing an audio CD of several of these works as well as continuing
to write and record songs for children and
adults. Also of late, I'm having a great deal of fun writing
inspirational songs for
a women's group called The Sisterhood of the Cosmic Muffin, which I am co-facilitating with
my friend and business associate Sue Burness.
Although I loved the era of my life
which found me raising and home-schooling my daughters, I am also
looking forward with joy to this next phase and all that is on it's
way. Ever
in search of more clarity, I continue to draw inspiration from nature,
from
quiet, contemplative, mediation and from the significant relationships
in
my life.
At the moment, I live in Toronto with my best friend, Jamie
Musselwhite, our two children
and our cats Jack and Phoenix.
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