Drawing Thanks

It finally happened! I populated the downloads page of DrawingThanks.com! Follow the link in my bio for all sorts of fun colouring sheets that have been made in collaboration with , , and .ca! While you’re there printing out fun goodies, you can also check out my 2025 Raymond House Artist Residency Impact Report.

Lastly, I would LOVE to see what you colour! Post the finished colouring sheets to your story and mention ! I can’t wait to see everyone’s creations!

1 week until the Raymond House Art Studio doors open for ! I have some fun freebies and prints for sale for visitors, as well as an experience of seeing a studio covered wall-to-wall with over 250 portraits of Maple Ridge community! I hope to see you here on May 9th and 10th! I have so much new work I am excited to share with the community!

It was really lovely to be interviewed by earlier this month to discuss the mural I created with the team at . It was so much fun to be part of this team effort and get to know each person at the depot as we painted side-by-side. How cool that all the paint was reclaimed?! We were so fortunate with the abundant selection of colour options. I am so excited for the community to get involved with this fantastic PaintShare program and give new life to unused paints! Follow the link in my bio to read the full article!

Here is another little update on drawings I have been up to lately, one I dug up that got lost in the archives, and a few lovely opportunities to reconnect with family. Reconnection is the theme of my winter/spring transition and I am grateful for the relationship nurturing that brings. There are so many individual stories of gratitude I am excited to share for each of these folks featured. I’m going to be putting some elbow grease into the blog as we transition out of winter. I can feel new waves of spring energy on the horizon. For now, I’m grateful me and my loved ones made it through a very challenging winter.

I had a fun time last night putting this piece together and sending all my good energy out into the universe for . It was such a joy to watch them compete in . I felt so many big emotions watching PM shine, be vulnerable, and represent the non-binary weirdos! I owe them a lot for providing safe spaces that aided on my own gender journey over the years. Being part of Late Night Snack at Save On Meats was the most special. I used to love pre show hugs and reveling in those nervous energy bursts that had everyone eager to make incredible memories for all in attendance. At those shows, I’d reconnect with old friends, make plenty of new ones, and most of all, build the confidence to show the world who I am and how I show up. I owe so much to this human, from finding comfort in my skin, to seeing my community in beautiful Technicolour. Thanks for blazing safe trails and making space for freak flags to fly 💜✨ PM = Pretty Marvellous