Early September and the Swimming is Good

Love to swim 8x10" acrylic SOLD

I am feeling so inspired. It seems, swimming with a swimming partner gives me an extra kick. Catherine and I have been tackling the most wavy swims at the Northumberland Strait. Over 1000m, WOW while waves slapping us in our faces and we are feeling a little sea sick. However, it feels like a great accomplishment.

My artwork has been influenced this year by my rediscovered love of swimming.  For example, with re-purposing plastic bags as my printing plate.

Re-purposed plastic bag plate for monotype print

The Swimsuit that will bring you Happiness

 and gives you Peace is in your Closet 11x 17" monotype print

  I feel grateful that our beach is not a collector beach like the Driftwood Beach in Advocate Harbour.

We are all connected the water in Advocate Harbour is part of our water at the Northumberland Strait. The garbage and plastic floating in our waters is a real problem.

Make it a day of being aware if you are nourished or if you are consuming and still feeling empty.

 

Waiting for Spring

 

Monotype print 5"x7"

The days are getting more lovely every day.
The ice in the Northumberland Strait is moving, more out than in.
I have been checking our garlic if little sprouts are showing - not yet!

I have been working on material for the two shows I have plant this year.
One is titled "Peace" and the other "Peace is, without Judgment".
I am exploring what Peace, in it's simplest form means to me.
Very interesting process.
This monotype print above and bellow is part of the collection coming.


What does peace mean to you in it's simplest form?

monotype print 5"x7"

Swimmer Watercolour by Archan Knotz

Water

As I write the word, water,

 I think of the deeply moving book by Deepa Mehta - Water-.

Water, solid and moving, cleansing, dirty, undrinkable. 

A child said, -can you believe that people pee in clean water and we don't have clean water to drink?-

This is not what I am thinking of when I submerge myself in the Northumberland Strait.

 I think of the salt in the water and how I always believed that it cleanses the aura. How this water can heal me, how it gives me my strength back, or develops new once.

 I bravely have moved away from having been a pool girl all my life to embrace the open see.

The waves sometimes so high that the red bathing cap I am wearing disappeared for some time under the waves. 

Swallowing seawater must be good for you? 

Feeling the motion of the waves through the whole day as I sit still.

I love it, I feel a connection to this precious resource. Feeling braver with every stroke.

Feeling brave in stepping out into a new adventure.