· operating a successful design business, established in 1980

 

· working with homeowners, real estate agents, contractors and trades

        on a variety of interior and exterior renovation projects

 

· producing on computer ‘virtual  landscape’ simulations

 

· designing website and print marketing materials for small businesses

 

· operating art retreats and leadership seminars

 

· designing and delivering marketing, public relations and other programs

        for a large provincial  organization

 

· teaching art in Ontario schools for over 20 years

 

· creating in a variety of media:

                     paint, paper, fabric, photography, electronic multi-media,

                     wood, metal, concrete and found objects

 

· writing poetry and prose

Mary Smirle Bruce operates Designing Woman, offering a wide range of design, instruction and consultation services in Ontario from Toronto through Kingston and over the internet for suitable projects.   Mary is an accomplished artist and designer who comes from a richly varied background: