Author Archives: Joan Conway

About Joan Conway

My artistic passions are poetry and collage. But I am curious human, always exploring new mediums, new opportunities for creative expressions.

Between Two Worlds- waking and dreaming

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Joan Conway

This collage is inspired by a 30 day course I am taking from Toko Pa called Dream Drops. It’s focus is not only to learn more about our dreams but also to reconnect to something deeper which often lies just … Continue reading →

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‘100 Houses Project’ Mo Hamilton’s art exhibition

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Joan Conway

The ‘house’ as a symbol captures a full range of our human experience. We can feel connected to our place in the world or dislocated from all that is around us. Mo Hamilton expresses this concept brilliantly in her art … Continue reading →

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‘Into the Mystery’

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Joan Conway

We are familiar with our river systems in northern British Columbia. It carries our salmons’ birth along with their return, but where they go in between is unknown. It is only imagination that allows us to travel alongside salmons’ subterranean … Continue reading →

Posted in Collage | 6 Comments

Spring Blossoms

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joan Conway

Spring explodes. Tulips emerge, bedazzle me with their array of reds and yellows. Cherry trees garment themselves in flowers. New leaves burst in a full spectrum of greens. I am both intoxicated by their beauty and reeling in disorientation. It … Continue reading →

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Conversing with the Muse: an exploration within community

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Joan Conway

I occasionally fall under the illusion that my creative process occurs alone, or when my life is simple. In actuality, my imagination is sparked when I am in both connection and community. I am not an isolated being, but merely … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Salmon: an art explosion

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Joan Conway

Salmon is central to the human experience, especially in the North Pacific where I am gifted to live.  Their annual migration seems like nothing short of a miracle. The Skeena Salmon Arts Festival Society (please click on the link to … Continue reading →

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Below the Surface

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Joan Conway

Visiting Newfoundland was like seeing the tip of an Iceberg. Yes I tried to absorb as much as I could in the short time I was there, booking a day trip to nearby fishing villages, taking a boat tour out … Continue reading →

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Light Bodies

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Joan Conway

My heart feels wide open, bruised, yet tender after the Celebration of Life ceremony for a dear friend. I contemplate how some of us proceed towards death with a tremendous fight, many with a persistent denial and if we are … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Winter

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Joan Conway

This afternoon I walked into Kleanza Creek, was awestruck by the blue green water swirling in sluggish pools. Water- a deep luminescent reflection of ice and snow clinging to the creek bed, laden branches weighted with crystal shards. The water’s musicality … Continue reading →

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Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Joan Conway

When I saw the callout on the League of Canadian Poets website for submissions to an anthology on the experience of cancer I did not hesitate. My heart tugged back in time to losing one of my closest friends to … Continue reading →

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