For anyone who follows my art, I’ve been away from it for over a month. My husband was in need of a kidney transplant. As a result, both he and I participated in a paired kidney exchange program through Canada Blood Services and UHN. For those who do not know it is an awesome program for couples who are not a biological match to pair up with donors and recipients in similar situations. When I say other "couple", it could be a husband/wife or brother/sister or 2 friends, etc.

After multiple tests and final medical thumbs up, my husband received his new kidney from an anonymous donour and I donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient.

I'm really happy to say that my husband's new kidney is working well. So far so good! The (anonymous) recipient of my kidney is also doing well. We are on our road to recovery post-surgeries.

Knowing these surgeries were in our immediate future, I chose to sign on for only two upcoming summer art shows. It's enough of a goal to keep me motivated to move forward and not too much to take away from my needed medical recovery.

Over the past month, I’ve slowly returned to my walking and hiking routines that I love almost as much as art. I have to say that the physical activity is a big part of my recovery! Taking it all one step at a time and looking forward to what the future holds on many levels.

It feels good getting back to my art, this website, updating a few events and of course…deciding what to paint next!

See you again soon!