From the beginning of my career as an artist I could see that I was not
destined to follow any of the conventional paths available, and so I became
a renegade. My collaboration with hands on architects and a vision of
creating an art scene in Montreal’s hip neighbourhood, Plateau Mont-Royal,
led me to purchase an old fish warehouse at 111 Roy Street. It was here that
I invited the community at large as well as artists, poets, architects, musicians,
crafts people, dancers, and circus performers to participate in mounting
large scale, multi-media events, all under the dynamic umbrella of Roy Street
Collective. At the same time, I was painting industrial sites in and around
Montreal. Since the building evolved into my home and studio, and architecture
became the theme of my work, there was little separation between my life and
career.
destined to follow any of the conventional paths available, and so I became
a renegade. My collaboration with hands on architects and a vision of
creating an art scene in Montreal’s hip neighbourhood, Plateau Mont-Royal,
led me to purchase an old fish warehouse at 111 Roy Street. It was here that
I invited the community at large as well as artists, poets, architects, musicians,
crafts people, dancers, and circus performers to participate in mounting
large scale, multi-media events, all under the dynamic umbrella of Roy Street
Collective. At the same time, I was painting industrial sites in and around
Montreal. Since the building evolved into my home and studio, and architecture
became the theme of my work, there was little separation between my life and
career.