Winner of the 2023 Pineridge Arts Council, Lou Schnippering Award, “Circus Ring” was described as apply titled, the joyful, energetic mark making combined with the play of colours truly symbolize the atmosphere of a circus. With this much activity, you would think that the piece would succumb to chaos. The artist, however, has skillfully varied the surface texture and layered colours to allow us to drift through an imaginary space. Lisa describes this piece as inspired by forest fires and circus adventures on a getaway in Montreal.