In February i was invited to be interviewed by David Dacosta on Sauga960.  David was hosting a show that featured local artists and he had seen Rock, Paper, Scissors a show i participated in at the Living Art Centre Gallery which ran from January to March of this year.  It was my first experience being interviewed.  Although nervous, it was a lot of fun; but really, the bigger benefit was some of his questions really got me thinking about my own work.  David asked me about how “repetition” plays into my work - i clearly state it in my artist statement.  In the interview, i related it to the literal physicality and the process of printmaking.  However, on further thought, days and weeks later, i realized that it is is much bigger than that.  Our lives are repetition.  Humans tend towards the repetitive, we hate change.  Much of what is happening in the world now - the closing down of boarders, this fear of others - as seen with current policies around migrants, the increase in the visibility and acceptance of far right views and of course the slow, slow, slow action toward good decisions around climate change - is a result of humans being more comfortable repeating what we know rather than making the really hard changes that are required for new patterns of being.  Repetition can also make us mindful, allowing for improvement and can open ourselves up to or make us ready for change.