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  1. When you first learned you\u2019d won the Salt Spring Prize, what was the very first thought or feeling that came up for you?<\/em><\/strong> I was amazed and happy, but then quickly filled with a sense of responsibility towards helping SSNAP! I\u2019m an artist at the periphery of the art world and I owe a great deal to the hard-working people who keep it going.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cWhat George Said\u2026\u201d\u202fis rooted in personal history and care. What does it mean to have this kind of deeply intimate work recognized on a national stage? <\/strong><\/em>Of course the possibility of national recognition is of huge importance for any artist, but so far that has not happened for me, despite this wonderful award.<\/li>\n
  3. Was there a moment during the making of this piece when you realized it was becoming something more than you initially intended?<\/strong><\/em> I don\u2019t approach my work with a specific intention. Instead I am asking questions, and perhaps coming closer to answers through the process of making. I almost always inhabit completely whatever project I am working on, and stepping back for perspective often occurs right near completion! So if there was a moment, it was probably then.<\/li>\n
  4. How does receiving the Joan McConnell Award impact the way you think about your practice moving forward \u2014 either practically or creatively?<\/strong><\/em> Practically it does help me realize projects that I have been thinking about – some literally for years\u2026. and of course it would be a bonus if this honour opens the doors to showing my work more extensively.<\/li>\n
  5. \u202fIf someone encounters your work for the first time through this exhibition, what do you hope they feel or carry with them afterward?<\/strong><\/em> My hope for that person is that they find themselves drawn into a piece of art in a deeper way, going beyond the obvious first appearance to motive and story and even thoughts about decisions I made about materials and technique!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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