Creative residency preparation begins long before we arrive. When the destination is wild, remote and shaped by the elements, the way we prepare becomes part of the creative process itself. During my summer residency at Arctic Canvas in West Iceland, creative residency preparation was central to ensuring I could create from a place of presence….
There are landscapes that shape us quietly, over time, and there are others that strike like lightning. Leaving an imprint that feels almost cosmic. Snæfellsnes and the national park around Snæfellsjökull is both. Rising from Iceland’s western edge, this glacier topped volcano holds stories written in ice and ash. Its layered geology a record of…
Ghost Fluke began on the wild edges of Snæfellsnes. Walking along the black sand beaches and scouring the volcanic coves, I collected fragments of ghost gear tangled in the tide line. Ropes frayed by salt and storms. Nets caught in basalt cliffs. Plastic debris stranded in moss and driftwood. Each piece carried its own story,…
Arctic Canvas is a place to stay, to be and to become. Some spaces don’t just hold you, they shape you. Iceland has always been that place for me, I call it somewhere that holds so much of my heart. It has been incredible to explore the islands across seasons and what is stretching out…
I never imagined this would be possible. That I’d be opening a solo exhibition in Iceland, at a museum dedicated to whales. That I’d stand alongside the wild sea I love so deeply, not just as a visitor or observer, but as a storyteller, an advocate, a witness. The exhibition is called Sjórinn Talar. It…
I’m currently on a creative residency in Iceland, staying at Arctic Canvas. A breathtaking space on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula designed to immerse you in wild beauty, stillness and flow. It’s a place where earth, sea and sky converge in quiet conversation. Where creativity feels like a living, breathing presence in the room with you. This…