Category Archives: Collage

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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‘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 →

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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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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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Metal Element: A Time of Reaping and Reflection

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Joan Conway

This afternoon I spent a few hours in the garden heeling in some potted rose bushes, mulching others with a layer of sodden leaves. The odd branch from our surrounding birch trees wave with a few lingering leaves, yellow against … Continue reading →

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Earth Element: A Time of Abundance

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Joan Conway

Once again, I share in the explorations of the Five Element Theory with acupuncturist  Cheri Reidy.  I learn that late summer is the Earth element, a time to harvest the abundance of what is provided. The Earth element is closely … Continue reading →

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Fire Element: Opening the Heart

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Joan Conway

I learn through my collaborations with acupuncturist Cheri Reidy that Fire is the energy of early summer and like Fire we are infused with the ability to stretch to our full potential. In the Five Element Theory, the emotion associated … Continue reading →

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Spring Collage: Releasing the Warrior

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Joan Conway

In Traditional Chinese medicine and particularly the Five Element Theory I learn from Acupuncturist  Cheri Reidy that spring is the wood element. Much like green shoots coming through the slumber of winter, it is a time for new beginnings, exuberant growth … Continue reading →

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Aging’s Fragile Quilt

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Joan Conway

I just brought home my Paper Quilt that hung in The Terrace Art Gallery’s Member’s Show for the month of August. This project began in the spring during a workshop I led on paper making. It was inspired by a … Continue reading →

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January Tribute

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Joan Conway

At the beginning of the month we were gifted with cold temperatures and powder snow. This offered amazing vistas of the snow capped mountains awash in light, whether it be from brilliant bluebird skies or pastel shades of rose and violet sunrises. This … Continue reading →

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