“Words cannot convey the serenity of a summer night on the tundra. Throughout July, when the sun dips briefly below the horizon, the enormous sky is set aglow with colour. Immutable and silent, the Inukshuk is a symbol of man’s survival in an ever-changing world. All my paintings are portraits of paradise.”

“I was born with a paintbrush in my hand. If my work as an artist has somehow helped to open doors between our people and the non-Native community, then I am glad.”"

“This is about embracing the many paths and practices of love, compassion, joy and connection to the divine within and around. “Ritu” is a Sanskrit word for ritual.”

“Rumi's poetry inspired this visual love poem; a fabric light-painting reflecting the brilliant sun of illumination dawning in the seeker's heart.”

“Student nurses enjoy the spring festival by throwing coloured powder and water at each other, SNC Hospital, Jankikund, Madhya Pradesh, India.”

“The delicacy of slender trunks proclaim the arrival of spring with the blaze of new leaves.”

“These are doorways opening onto an idyllic existence, to rooms containing images of beauty and symbols of faith.”

"Be as one spirit, one soul, leaves of one tree, flowers of one garden, waves of one sea."

“It is believed that viewing a mandala is a blessing, which aids in purifying negativity and to generate compassion and joy.”

“This piece is about the frailty of the human condition, the resilience of the human spirit and the acceptance of forces greater than ourselves.”

“A serendipitous and reverent salute to pigment and brush, my paintings grow in layers until intuition decides that the colours are speaking to one another.”

“I love to express the flow of movements, the harmony between objects and the space around them.”

"Joy is often experienced as much in the recollection of an event as in the event itself. I wanted to create a work that spoke to the nostalgia and joy associated with the memories of childhood."

“We painted tiles, ceramic collages to be read like poems in the hand.”

"Photographing birds is rarely easy…. Every now and then I’m able to become just another harmless mammal. Then the experience becomes magical."

“Nests hold eggs which represents the mystery of creation. Respect for the healing power of the Creator's natural world brings meaning to my life - a sacred joy.”

“Everyone needs some time for rest and reflection.”

“My love of art, travel, music, dance, colour and nature keeps my glasswork joyful and full of happy energy. The infusion of spirituality into my work is a reflection of my personal journey and my experiences with different world cultures and traditions.”

"Mozart pushed the artistic envelope in creating The Magic Flute by taking a traditional operatic perspective and layering it with parallel narratives. A collaborative team at Vancouver Opera designed costumes that merged First Nations cultural figures with operatic characters. Pamina is the quintessential symbol of joy, a young maiden dressed here in a special garment that may serve as her time of crowning glory: her wedding."

I focused mainly on giving the costumes a fantasy look, drawing inspiration from our beautiful west coast: cedar trees, ferns, moon, water, sky, animals and night. John drew more realistic inspiration from documented pieces of regalia and Debra Sparrow designed specific graphics in Coast Salish style because Vancouver sits on Coast Salish land, the oldest known occupants of which are the Musqueam Band."