Welcome! My art focuses on the need to sit in the quiet moments as a response to the world around us. I blend figures into textured backgrounds which has come to represent how we are inseparable from our contexts, all connected with responsibilities to one another and to the environment. I use collage, drawing and painting to create an interrelationship between chaos and calm reflection. Over the weekend of June 6-7, 2026, my work will be available for purchase at the Riverdale ArtWalk in Jimmie Simpson Park, 872 Queen St East, Toronto. If you are not able to join in person and you see something here that interests you, please reach our to me directly: friedmansusan@