About the site:

This site has two purposes.  The first is to host a weekly blog talking about whatever is on my mind - it will likely often be about martial arts, expressive arts, thesis writing, and mental health (I've struggled with depression since I was 13).  The second purpose is to provide a online location for me to sell my art work.  I have recently gotten back into painting, and would love sell some of them so that I can buy more supplies.  

If you are interested in purchasing a painting, please contact me at danielle.arin.rice@gmail.com.  Prices do not include shipping.

About me:

I completed a BFA from NSCAD University in 2013, and am currently working to complete a Master's degree in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School.  I began studying martial arts in September 2013, at the same time that I started studying Expressive Arts Therapy.  There was so much overlap in the philosophy and teaching approach between the two that I had no choice but to write my Master's thesis on bringing them together and using martial arts in my Expressive Arts practice.  I train at Valkyrie Western Martial Arts Assembly in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where the interdisciplinary approach means that I am becoming increasingly skilled in rapier fencing, wrestling/grappling, boxing and knife-fighting, and have a smattering of skills in a variety of other fighting disciplines.   I also do casual work as a role-player for the Vancouver Police Department.  This generally involves taking on roles in various training scenarios and being a live-body training dummy for drills.

For more info on me and where I'm coming from, please read some of my blog posts, particularly the first one. 

All photos on this site are the property of Danielle Rice.