“Flowing through Ontario’s many wonders of water”

“Next up, I head north to Southampton to meet local Indigenous artist, Emily Kewageshig. Emily is Anishnaabe and her work explores the interconnection of life forms, often using the aesthetic of fluidity to show how water connects us all. Walking Lake Huron, she looks out. “Water is life, we come from the water and every life form needs it to survive.” As we move along the main drag of Sauble Beach, she points out some local landmarks, such as the nostalgic and photogenic Sauble Beach sign, before we return to her studio down the road. Her paintings are like jewels that pop off the clean white walls. Each one draws you in and forces your eye to trace the composition through the many flowing lines. Observing them feels like meditating, and I understand how her calm connection to the lake nearby feeds these compositions.”