Healing Through Art: Why I Create

I’ve always believed that art has a way of saying the things we don’t have words for. The pieces in my current exhibit at the Yates Theatre Gallery were born from that exact space — the quiet in-between where grief, hope, and healing live together.
Titled Impact Unveiled: Beyond the Silence, the series explores survival, loneliness, and the emotional pull between darkness and light. Each image was created with strips of hand-cut paper, shaped and layered in black and white to reflect the tension of trauma, the weight of memory, and the stillness that follows chaos. The final piece in the collection shifts into color. A quiet release. A symbol of surrender, softness, and letting go.
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These works were never meant to be perfect. They were meant to be honest.
As I shaped each image, I thought about how often we carry pain alone. How often we smile through it. These pieces gave me space to process parts of my story without needing to explain or justify. They let my hands speak when my voice couldn’t.
Art doesn’t erase trauma. But it gives it form. It makes the invisible visible. And in that visibility, something shifts. The shame loses its grip. The body exhales.
If you're in Lethbridge, I invite you to see the exhibit in person. Stand in front of the work. Let yourself feel. Maybe it will stir something in you. Maybe it will simply let you rest for a moment.
Either way, I hope it reminds you that healing isn’t linear. But it is possible. And sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is create something true.

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The exhibit runs through March 2025 - August 2025 at the Yates Theatre Gallery in downtown Lethbridge. Admission is free.

​If any piece speaks to you, I’d love to hear which one. Feel free to leave a comment or message me through the contact page.