Author: Vivian Ketchum

“Christmas at the Old Quick Church” was painted by Caitlin Ambery, an artist born in rural, northern B.C. who grew up in Victoria and now lives in Smithers, B.C. She paints predominantly in acrylics, with many thin layers building upon each other. She often incorporates people into her artwork, as “a way of exploring her views on the importance of what it is to be a human being, participating in relationship with creation and creator”.
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    Homesick

    ByVivian Ketchum

    I’m thinking of home during this holiday season. Usually preparations are being made for the annual pow wow back in my home community, Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation near Kenora, Ont. This year I won’t be able to go back … travel restrictions and all. I will miss the sound of the drum and watching the…

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    Christmas On The Edge

    ByCaitlin Ambery

    We were delighted to feature Caitlin Ambery’s painting, “Christmas at the Old Quick Church” alongside Malcolm Guite’s poem “Christmas on the Edge” in our 2019 Christmas print issue. Cathy Smith muses on the painting, “Christmas at the Old Quick Church”: Here’s a church at the edge. Nothing around it, no other buildings. All by itself…