The exhibition, The Blue Ribbon, The Current That Connects us, The Gulf Stream was a collaboration with two other artists: Laurie Swim from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada and Ingrid Larssen from Stokmarkness, Norway. We all live in coastal communities that rely on the Gulf Stream and its northern extension, the North Atlantic Drift. However, both currents are now at a critical tipping point. Climate change is warming the ocean at a rapid pace causing ice melting in the Arctic. This affects us all throughout the world, not just those living along the coast.
As fine craft artists we work with a variety of techniques and materials including basketry, knitting, smocking, and quilting using a range of materials from silk to sea weed. Our hope was to alert to, as well as celebrate, the Gulf Stream’s cultural and ecological significance.
The power of art can pull people in emotionally and effect change. Those taking in our creations will experience their beauty as well as gain appreciation, knowledge and inspiration to promote stewardship of our ocean that is now so significantly at risk.
The exhibition was held at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada from June 1st to October 15th, 2025.
My involvement in this project was made possible by support from Sea Blue Canada and the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
