Bonnie Scheidel

Art is a great way to get creative, fire up different parts of the brain, and see something in a new way. To make colourful, sustainable inks that don’t come with excess packaging or contain microplastics that end up in nature, just reach for plants from the kitchen, forest, or garden.

The phone calls started about six years ago. Worried parents or caregivers would reach out to Ember Schincariol and Karlee Gutmann, mental health professionals in Thunder Bay, Ontario.