Since then her career has taken her all over North America, particularly to the globally famous juried shows and Indian Markets in Santa Fe, Portland, Scottsdale and Phoenix. She is one of only half a dozen or so Canadian artists who show their works and compete for awards at these most prestigious shows and festivals. Almost every year she has entered and won awards.

Her reputation follows her back to one of three places on the north west coast. In Powell River, on the Sunshine Coast north of Vancouver, she owns a beautifully restored (1928) building on historic Marine Avenue.  Here she houses all three of her businesses:  Wind Spirit Art & Gallery, Wind Spirit  Printmakers, where she pulls her own prints and the custom frame shop. 

"When people come into the gallery in Powell River, many say they can't believe that only one person created all the art," April notes. "That took me back a bit at first. It seems quite natural to me.  But now I realize that their initial surprise is due to the diversity of the art.  There is a vast difference between a traditional Haida form line graphic and a wet-on-wet, loose watercolor."

Finally, when she needs to 'come home' for inspiration and rejuvenation, she has a third home in Massett on Haida Gwaii. Perched on the northern tip of these rugged, but beautiful islands, April says, " In Masset I am really able to re-infuse myself with the power that comes from my Haida culture.  When I’m creating art, I experience innate memories that deeply connect me to my cultural past.  It’s as if not my eyes, but only my brain is really doing the seeing. The feeling of this cerebral vision is supernatural…magical.”

Creating art is everything for April---her life and inspiration. Take time and enjoy your visit with April and her art.  Words can’t begin to describe her work. Just a glimpse of what she imagines, and the myths and legends of her people, live forever in her art.