Biography 3 I was born in Trois-Pistoles, on the shore of the St-Lawrence River. My mother and both of my grandmothers being sewers, I lived to peruse sewing books and accessories, from a very early age. In high school, I made most of my clothes and subsequently, I decided to continue my studies in fashion design in Quebec at the Notre-Dame-de-Foy campus. That’s where I was chosen to go to the Banff School of Fine Arts as an apprentice in theatre which led me to an eight-year costume career in Canada’s biggest theatres. In 1990, I founded " Giggles & Wiggles ", a company for creating children’s clothes. My clothing was sold at exhibitions where it was judged and recognized for its sturdiness. In 1996, I returned to the theatre as a costume maker. In 2009, I took a course at the Haliburton School of the Arts in Ontario to learn the techniques used to make textile art paintings. My initial creation won the first prize and was printed on the cover of the Canadian magazine " A Needle Pulling Thread ". In the spring of 2011, I won the first prize in the Trend-Tex Challenge of the Canadian Quilters Association. Happy with such recognition, I decided to go ahead with my passion. The following year, I therefore decided to open an artistic creations shop called " Libexpression ". The Trend-Tex Challenge jury again awarded me the first prize in their 2012 and 2013 contest editions. Today, as well as making textile art pieces, I also work on interior design by offering original and/or made to measure products such as modern and traditional quilted pieces, cushions, etc. | Sign up for our newsletter |