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Birds of a Feather Art Project
Faith, Democracy, and Nature
Jodi smiles after all that...
Left Stage, Exit Right
Free from ARTifICE
My Lost or Stolen HeArt — A Slice of Life. Painted inside Edmonton City Hall with four elementary students, this piece began as a playful debate: Pizza versus Explosive Cheddar Broccoli Soup. Margherita vs. The Broccoli Uprising—a culinary showdown for the ages. What started as a joke became a moment of shared imagination, a reminder that civic spaces can still host surprise, laughter, and collaboration.
Top: Birds of a Feather — White Bird Signature Painting (2025–2026) Features the White Bird Signature Painting, part of the ongoing Birds of a Feather project. It marks the third of my Starbucks Coffee Cup art projects since 2014. As always, I invited guest painters inside Edmonton City Hall to add their own strokes. A renewal in the making—art as a gathering place, a shared breath, a small act of democracy.
Skaters on Ice — New Year’s Day Tradition Since 2020, Skaters on Ice has received fresh paint each New Year’s Day beside the Legislature’s rink, on the snow-covered lawns where families gather. This year, an eagle in flight was added to the backside "Aliens at Tsusiat Falls" of this community participated painting, a small gesture of lift in a heavy season.
2016, Fire and Rain Art Project
2017, Not a Bystander Art Project
Art is Freedom
Since 2013, I have completed thirteen social art projects addressing numerous issues under the umbrella of democracy in a free and open Canadian society. These projects use art, dialogue, and public participation to encourage constructive engagement and to highlight the importance of peaceful, respectful civic involvement. This work now culminates in the Birds of a Feather project for 2025–2026. The phrase Art is Freedom emerged after my Fire and Rain project, which explored the impact of Alberta’s wildfires and flooding associated with severe weather patterns. During that period, the project encountered several restrictions and misunderstandings regarding where and how the work could be shown. These concerns were resolved through respectful dialogue, and all restrictions were eventually lifted — including a 2019 limitation on wearing my artwork on T‑shirts inside the Alberta Legislature. My approach has always been grounded in peaceful engagement. I am not a bystander to anger, violence, or bullying, and I use art and wearable expression as constructive ways to participate in public life. My practice of Civil Information Activism focuses on sharing news and information in a manner that respects people, property, and the rule of law, while avoiding situations that could lead to conflict or harm — all while maintaining the quiet conviction that public expression, when done safe and responsibly, is an essential part of a healthy democracy.
