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I must admit, keeping blogs up to date is clearly not my forte. I'm realizing that it's been some time since my last post!!! So much for trying to keep a weekly update.

So what's inspired my back after so much time? Well I just returned from the Vivienne Westwood Red Label show for SS10 at London Fashion Week. I thought it was interesting to see that such a major designer who is not traditionally associated with environmental causes was actively championingThe Prince's Rainforests Project. Not only were there large banners flanking the entrance to the show, but all the packs had a leaflet and some of the models were carrying the project's mascot, a little green frog.

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A funny thing happened over the weekend.  I had a piece of art I created exhibited at the Big Chill as part of a touring art show.

The first thing that makes me exhibiting a piece of art peculiar is that while I was taught art and was fortunate enough to be exposed to some great contemporary artists, I don't really consider myself an artist.

The second thing which really made it peculiar, was the fact that I was truly the unknown face in an exhibit composed of 18 successful artists chosen by Cedric Christie to participate in his charitable endeavor entitled The Blank Canvas Project. To put the peculiarity of the situation into context, the other artists were Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Sir Peter Blake, Sarah Lucas, Gavin Turk, Rachel Whiteread.... and many more. All major artists who make their living selling art and then me....

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Wow, it's been one year already since I started this blog and I've barely posted a thing! Well I will try and make it up this year, starting with a story about growing up...

One of the most memorable things about growing up in Canada was the fact that every summer my father would take a month off of work and pack our entire family and dog into our car and take us camping. Each year we would travel somewhere different and by the time I was in my early teens we had managed to see most of Canada. These excursions helped to shape my love of nature and the joy of sleeping under a starry sky, something which unfortunately I do not get to do so often anymore.

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For those of you who have not yet seen the short film "More Than Pretty Knickers" made by Jenny White, of Eco-Boudoir, together with her sister Verity White, who produces films for the BBC's Natural History Unit, then do check it out and see just how green your knickers are...