Community will be our salvation: Building ties through materials and stories
A few months back, I put out a call for people to send me a piece of their place, which I would then incorporate into a mosaic of…
Upcoming exhibition: Anthropocene art on display
I’m what’s known in layman’s terms as Really Bad At Self-Promotion. So bear with me for a sec as I awkwardly tell you about my upcoming show… In…
Nothing is beyond our reach: Using Spam to unsettle and inspire
Let me tell you about the time I—a mostly vegetarian—ate Spam for my art. Years ago I read a story about how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association…
Between us and collapse: Appreciating the soil beneath our feet
I grew up and still live in southwestern Ontario. My hometown, Kitchener, is surrounded by that quintessential Ontario countryside, where farms—both modern and Mennonite—idyllically dot the landscape but…
Their annihilation will also be ours: Exploring extinction through art
Scientists aren’t exactly prone to exaggeration. They are cautious and measured. So for scientists to call the loss of biodiversity happening worldwide a “biological annihilation,” you know it’s…
Be a part of my art: Send me a piece of your place
I have a favour to ask. I’m currently in the midst of preparing for a solo show that will open this October in the little town of Minden,…
Four days a week: My mosaic experiment in working less to live better
Let’s talk about work-life balance. “Wait a second, Julie,” you say, “I thought you worked on environmental issues…?” Oh, I do. But this has a decidedly environmental angle.…
On the frontline: A mosaic honouring environmental defenders
Every week, about 4 people are killed for standing up to those (predominantly industry of various stripes) who are encroaching on their traditional lands and resources, threatening the…
Making art in the hope that a solution to ocean plastics isn’t our white whale
In November 2018, a dead sperm whale washed up on an Indonesian shore. It had 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste in its stomach. Drinking cups, pop bottles, flip…
A problem in three dimensions: Mountaintop removal mining, mosaic, and the Anthropocene
The characteristics and impacts of the Anthropocene are so diverse and all-encompassing that I’m hard-pressed to think of even one aspect of our lives and the planet we…
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