The Stillness Within: Mostly Mandalas

In the gallery from August 14-24th. 

Opening Reception: Wednesday August 14th from 5-7 pm

Artist Statement

Patricia’s mandalas are vibrant and colourful mixed-media. Images that reflect her personal life journey.  

“A mandala is a sacred circle that holds a spiritual essence.“ - Robert Thurman, Buddhist scholar 

In a still place within us, we learn who we really are. Through dreams, meditation, imagination ; through pain, loss and grief, images arise from our soul. If we open and receive and share them as best we can, while there is still time in this world, we are connected and become whole.

Bio

Patricia Northcott was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in nearby Mt. Brydges. She is an Honours graduate in Drama from Queen’s University in Kingston. Patricia then continued her studies in England at The Drama Studio London. After enjoying ten years as a professional actress, she decided to combine her interest in healing therapies with her love of artistic expression. Patricia trained at the Postgraduate Arts Therapies Programme at Hertfordshire College of Art and Design before returning to Canada to earn her Bachelor of Education in Art and Drama from the University of Toronto. Patricia has worked as a professional artist and facilitator to a program of Creative Art Expression with long-term care patients. She now lives in London, with her husband Brian Speagle, a dog named Pippin, and a cat named Graymalkin.