Pauline was born and raised in Great Britain on the shores of the
Irish Sea, the source of much of her inspiration.

She was educated in England. On moving to Canada, her education continued at
the Prince of Wales College, P.E.I. and then the
University of British Columbia.

Her involvement with the arts began in 1972 when she took up the dormant
family tradition of tapestry design and weaving.  She had no formal training,
but Allan W. Edwards was her amazing mentor for over a decade.  He 
promoted, exhibited and sold her work on two continents. 
Allan was world renowned as an artist, teacher,
and master of interior and fashion design.

From the 1970's through the 1990's, her work was acquired for the boardrooms
and head offices of many international companies, such as Weyerhauser
Corporation, Tacoma, Washington U.S.A. (three tapestries).

Pauline's fibre and textile pieces are also included in the collections of various
levels of government.   She was commissioned to produce a tapestry
for the Captain's Suite of the H.M.C.S. Huron.  At the time,
it was the command ship of the NATO fleet. 

Other corporate work includes hotels, medical facilities and restaurants.

Pauline is represented by art galleries in North America and Europe.   She has
participated in many solo and group exhibitions internationally.

Her tapestry "Entanglement" is in the Provincial (B.C.) Art Collection. 

Three of her tapestries were exhibited in the Canada Pavilion at Expo '86 in Vancouver. 

In 1992 she participated in an invitational exhibition at the Canadian Embassy
in Tokyo, Japan.

Her tapestries also hang in many other Government, Corporate and Private
collections throughout North & South America, Asia and Europe.

Pauline's name change occurred in 1988.  From 1972 until that
time, her name was Pauline McLean

In 1989, She coordinated a three week arts festival for the disabled entitled
"Celebration of Ability".  As a result of this, she was invited to represent Canada
in Kobe, Japan at the First International Handweaving Meeting for
the People with Disabilities in 1990.

Over the past decade her focus has changed from large scale works to more
diminutive, intimate pieces.  Since the beginning of this millennium,
her works have been included in exhibitions in Asia,
the Americas and Europe.  Some of which are presented in Gallery 1.

Her source of inspiration and creativity is Almighty God.  "The incredible
beauty of God's creation is breathtaking".  She can do nothing
without Him, and His Son.

In addition to her original woven tapestries, she also creates collages or "fibrescapes" 
using various fibres, textiles and techniques.

Artist's Statement