I’m honoured to share that Turning of the Year, my glass maple leaf installation, has been selected for exhibition by the City of Airdrie. From January 23 to May 8, the work will be on display at the Inspire Centre, where it will be leased as part of the city’s commitment to showcasing contemporary artists and meaningful, place-based work.
This exhibition marks an important milestone in my practice. Seeing a body of work move from the studio into a public space—especially one designed for community gathering, creativity, and reflection—is both grounding and deeply affirming.
Turning of the Year is a collection of hand-formed glass maple leaves that explore seasonal transition, impermanence, and quiet transformation. Maple leaves are an instantly recognizable symbol, but in this work they are not fixed in a single moment of autumnal brilliance. Instead, they move through subtle shifts of colour, translucency, and form—echoing the slow, often unnoticed changes that mark the passage of time.
Working in glass allows me to hold contradiction: fragility and durability, stillness and motion, permanence and change. Each leaf is individually cast and finished, embracing slight variations rather than uniformity. Together, they form a collective rhythm—like a forest floor caught between seasons, or a moment suspended just before winter fully settles in.
The title Turning of the Year speaks not only to the natural calendar, but to cycles of growth, rest, and renewal that shape our lives. In Alberta especially, the seasons are felt deeply in the body and landscape. This work reflects that lived experience—how change can be both beautiful and bittersweet, and how endings are always tied to beginnings.
Having this installation displayed at the Inspire Centre is particularly meaningful. The space is dedicated to learning, movement, and creativity, and I love the idea of the work quietly accompanying people as they go about their day—whether they are attending a class, meeting with others, or simply passing through. Public art has the ability to meet people where they are, without expectation or explanation, and invite a moment of pause.
I’m grateful to the City of Airdrie for supporting artists through its art leasing program and for recognizing the value of contemporary glass within public spaces. Opportunities like this make it possible for artists to continue developing ambitious, time-intensive work while remaining connected to their communities.
If you’re in Airdrie between January 23 and May 8, I hope you’ll take a moment to visit the Inspire Centre and experience Turning of the Year in person. Glass changes with light, distance, and time of day—much like the seasons themselves—and it’s a gift to see the work living beyond the studio walls.
Thank you to everyone who has supported my practice along the way. This exhibition is a reminder that slow, careful making has a place in the world, and that stories of change resonate far beyond the hands that shape them.
