I am a Montreal-based artist whose painting practice has developed over many years, shaped by a long, layered sense of belonging rooted in Quebec’s Eastern Townships across both English and French generations. My work Universal Danseuse emerged through an ekphrastic process created in collaboration with the McGill Poetry Matters collective, where poetry becomes an abstract visual experience rather than literal illustration. It embodies emotional sensation through material abstraction, drawing from a deeply personal resonance. It is a visceral presence of taste, memory, landscape, and emotional texture. That lived, physical response became central to the development of the ice abstracts. I continue to evolve through independent exhibitions and collaborations, including a 2021 Artist Residency at Kin Experience and more recent work such as Summer Ice Storm at Métèque Art Gallery, which reflects an ongoing engagement with natural processes. Universal Danseuse was also included in Abstractions, presented by the University Club of Montreal. I remain committed to exploring the intersection of abstraction, poetry, and states of presence within contemporary painting.