Lake Country ArtWalk 2008 Exhibition

Saturday and Sunday, September 6 and 7, 2008

My submission; "Ice Dragon" ~ 30 " x 48 " mixed media on canvas

ICE DRAGON ~ Hockey is probably the most beautiful sport ever. Human beings moving swiftly and smoothly in a big, cool place. There's lots of stereotypes around it, and they're getting old because female sports are growing so much, and women are getting better and better. There are still stereotypes when you say you're a female athlete or a female hockey player, but women just try to ignore it. Mother's play hockey with their daughters. Sisters who grew up watching their brothers now lace up. Bankers, Doctors, Artists, Accountants, women from all professions play hockey because the best thing about the women's game is no one cares how good you are or how bad you may think you are. You're there to have fun, hanging out with friends and enjoy the sheer challenge of the game itself.

Lake Country ArtWalk is a highly successful annual arts festival that features the best in creative, original artworks, along with music, theatre, workshops and special events.

The original two day event was organized by Jody La Fontaine of Holiday Park Resort to showcase the Resort's extensive art collection which at that time featured over 80 artists from the Okanagan Valley. The show was an overwhelming success and became an annual event at the Resort.

Over time, ArtWalk has been expanded to include a juried show featuring more than 200 Okanagan artists, photographers and sculptors as well as exhibits by Okanagan University College Fine Arts Students, audio visual presentations, musical entertainment, children's activities pavilion and live theatre productions.