A Date with Grazia Lecci: Sharing Life Stories

Grazia Lecci the inspiration for "My Love for Stories" journal page holding her gift from the Ottawa Public Library (Main Branch), November 2010

Do you remember Mrs. Gracia Lecci, the librarian from my elementary school days who inspired “My Love for Stories” journal page? If you don’t, here’s a brief re-cap. While I […]

January 15th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Courses, Journal Page, Journaling, Library, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Molly Peacock’s Book Unearths Mary Delany’s Paper Garden

Michelle Casey, "Body Talk", Mixed Media/Collage, June 7 2010 features Mary Delany's embroidery work in the background.

With several projects on the go, I haven’t had much time to read this year. Even still, I’m slowly ploughing through several books. One is Molly Peacock’s: The Paper Garden; the true story of eighteenth century […]

August 22nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art History, Artist Portrait, Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Eco-Friendly Art, Glue, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Gift Ideas, Uncategorized | 2 comments

“Pieces of Me II” Reception (Ottawa Public Library)

You Make My Heart Sing, Journal Page March 6 2010

For me, an artist’s work truly comes full circle when it engages people. And so, it was a great joy to see my work take this route at the opening of my “Pieces of Me II” exhibition held this past Thursday at the […]

September 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Collage, Journal Page, Mixed Media, Opening, Reception, Show | 2 comments