Each of us carves out our own path as we travel along the road of life. According to author Ron Hume, a recent headshot client of mine, some key highlights of his journey have involved financial loss as well as gain, an exciting and rewarding life in business and, finally, the discovery of true happiness. Here, a bit more of his …

I met Wren this spring at a cottage on Georgian Bay that she rented with a mutual friend. She had just launched her website, wrenjones.ca, and needed some photos. We had fun doing a photo shoot in this beautiful, inspirational place.  I asked Wren to talk about her path to becoming a writer. During Covid, my writing life was reignited. My …

Loretta has always loved to write. The joy of making words rhyme began in grade four and by the end of high school, she had many notebooks filled with poetry and prose.  While there may not be anything wonderful or magical about those early creations, the experience of putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, always felt – and …

Betty White – the REAL Betty White, for me, at least – is a visual artist, living and working in downtown Toronto. Born in the US, Betty studied painting and, for a period, paper making, in a number of cities including Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Boulder (Colorado), Montreal and also Toronto. Throughout her journey as an artist, Betty has drawn …

My life has been defined by music, writing and a focus on supporting children. Happily, I have found a career in which I can pursue all of these things in equal measure, through teaching and advocating for passionate students, and supporting them in building a sense of social justice, global awareness and stewardship. I’ve also published three books and am …

Elisabeth was born in Toronto, Ontario, of Scottish, Irish and German descent. At the age of 9, her family moved to Omemee, Ontario. In high school, she explored her love of the arts, attending the integrated arts program at Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School. She also spent a year in Germany as part of the Rotary International Exchange program. Following …

                              speak now into the metal mesh                               jiggle the puzzle till the parts fall                               to the …

Catherine Graham grew up in Southern Ontario, living with her parents beside a water-filled limestone quarry. Tragically, during her undergraduate years at McMaster University, she lost both parents—her mother to cancer during her first year, her father in a late-night car accident during her last year. Throughout this time of deep grief Catherine found poetry (or did poetry find her?). …