Carrie Marchand is a chaplain at a local county-run seniors’ home and has been part of the community for more than 30 years.

She and her husband, Ken, have raised four children and are active members of Covenant Christian Community Church, where Carrie serves on the worship team. She is also part of a local art co-op. Self-taught, Carrie began her artistic journey during a challenging season marked by multiple failed knee surgeries, lengthy recoveries, chronic pain, and a connective tissue disorder.

Through these experiences, her faith has been challenged and refined, and art has become both a refuge and a form of worship.

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Watercolour is Carrie’s favourite medium, while mixed media allows her to create larger works when mobility permits. Inspired by Scripture, worship music, prayer, and the leading of the Holy Spirit, her deeply personal pieces explore struggle, healing, hope, and faith. She incorporates watercolour, handmade papers, dried flowers, maps, gel prints, Scripture, song lyrics, and found objects—including naturally shed snake skin, symbolizing the struggles we face on earth. Her most recent mixed media work was sold at the Orillia International Women’s Day Art Show.