Self Portrait of Wendy L Morrison - Pencil Drawing by Wendy Morrison

I have a long history with the arts. The arts are classified as the humanities, this because it brings out the deepest of our human soul. It brings us understanding of ourselves and the world around us. For me it is as important as the air we breath. Another important aspect to me is being kind to mother earth and finding ways to help her along. Our relationship with the ranch is an important one. We strive to respect it. We have not let any oil activity on our land. We have not put poisons to get rid of our weeds, and after 7 years we have a totally weed free crop, and we are not poisoning all the critters who may eat the crop, or eat the rodents that reside.

    I have been a graphic artist for many years, producing the National Ceramic arts magazine, titled Contact Magazine, for 8 consecutive years, I have designed and published several books, my first being the TNT Cookbook, a nutritional snacks recipe book. Others have been the Centre of the World by poet Merdock Burnett, and the Heartland Cookbook, which won Gold in Alberta and bronze internationally for design and production.

    I am currently raising and training Pinto horses. I have been riding for over 18 years and now have found a deeper relationship with training my own horses that I have raised since birth. Horses too, allow us a deeper understanding of patience and communication. Living in the country has provided an unmatched peace and close understanding of our human relationship with the great mother earth. We welcome guests to share this peaceful, respectful understanding while they visit.

    Another major part of my life has been the establishment and running of ArtLink Inc. Started over 20 years ago, I promoted  established artists who made large scale public art being Sculpture, Stained Glass, or Fiber works for public spaces. I would encourage Calgary to place public works of art in the streets where people could be interacting with the works. In addition, I organized and ran several arts festivals in Calgary, including the founding board member of The Lilac Festival on 4th Street, Street Studios, running every weekend in August with 5 blocks of artists and two stages. The following are some articles that have been written about our ArtLink projects.