Wiz Wensel Studio

12/30/2025

Another Barrigán beauty: a peak inside the architect’s home and studio at the Casa Estudio Luis Barrigán Museo, Mexico City

12/29/2025

Revisiting the street of the Casa Gilardi later that day, an older Ford truck had parked across from the casa. As the light changed, the vibrant, rosa exterior of Casa Gilardi reflected on the F-150, transforming the black and bronze paint, into a retro-looking truck of muted pink and violet, set against a backdrop of colorful facades

12/28/2025

Here the pink hue of Casa Gilardi is mirrored in the windows across the street, creating visual contrasts in style, color and texture.
Casa Gilardi exterior in second photo

Espacio cultural bizarro bazaar (3&4)
Additional images are a glimpse from Design Week Mexico 2025: LE LABORATOIRES: paintings by María José Romero,
other artists’ and designers’ works in DWM25 including HECHO EN RECUERDO, curated by OF THREADS.
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12/27/2025

Recently while traveling in Mexico, I had the pleasure of touring Casa Gilardi, designed by the late, renowned architect Luis Barrigán. It was an absolute delight to visit and one of several highlights from the cultural and colorful gem of Mexico City❤️🩷🧡
My gratitude to Martan for the insightful discussion and tour.

12/25/2025

My show is on for a few more days at the Blue Chair Cafe in Edmonton. Stop in for brunch and view the artwork while dining. They are closed Christmas and Boxing Day and will reopen Sat. Dec. 27th. (Check their holiday hours).

‘Skinny Dip’
Acrylic, mixed media on translucent paper
11” X 19”, framed

Visit link in bio for more info and purchase inquiries

11/03/2025

‘Deja Blue’
23” x 29”
Acrylic, mixed media on translucent paper
Currently showing at the Blue Chair Cafe, Edmonton
See link in bio for contact information

10/30/2025

Several of my artworks are currently on the walls at the Blue Chair Cafe in Edmonton through to December. As the days get shorter and cooler, the cafe is a great spot to head for live music, food and drink and vibrant art adding warmth and energy to the mood.

Visit link in bio to inquire about purchasing or more info

10/03/2025

Come by🛍️ on Sat. Oct 4th 10-3pm.
This is my last showing at the Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market for the season🌻
104St between 102 Ave & Jasper Ave. Find me behind the information tent near Fawkes Cafe.
**If you can’t make it, add your name to my mailing list for notification of pre-Christmas & 2026 events. www.wizwensel.com

10/03/2025

Ravin’ Red
Acrylic on translucent paper
15” x 18”
(framed approx 19” x 22”)
Visit link in bio for more info.

09/18/2025

🍁🔥 Robert Munsch’s Dementia News and MAiD Laws 🔥🍁
Robert Munsch recently said:

“I have to pick the moment when I can still ask for it.”

He said this because our laws force him to choose MAiD early — or face horrific suffering. From the comments and questions since his news broke, it’s clear Canadians don’t understand the MAiD laws, especially when it comes to cognitive decline.

Think about what Robert is saying... He knows he has many good years left. As his daughter said, he is not dying.

But because of our broken laws, he has to choose an early death — not because he wants to, but because once he’s no longer considered “of sound mind,” he loses the choice for MAiD. And he knows exactly what that means if he misses the moment: he will be forced down the path of horrific suffering. The same path many Canadians are being forced down right now.

That’s the impossible trade-off. Robert still wants those years — the years between no longer being of sound mind and the point where suffering becomes too much. That could be years of living. But the only way to get those years is to also accept the suffering that comes after them. The only way to avoid that suffering is to go early, while he’s still considered of sound mind.

That’s not a choice. That’s a trap.

Why does it have to be this way? Because Canada’s current MAiD laws don’t work for people with cognitive decline.

The fix is simple:
Advance requests before diagnosis.
Advance requests before diagnosis mean that a person can write down their wishes for MAiD before they are ever diagnosed with something like dementia.

That way, if the day comes when they lose the ability to make decisions or speak for themselves, their earlier written instructions would still be valid and respected.

It’s basically like writing a will for your medical choices — a way to protect your future self from being trapped in suffering once you can no longer give consent.

Quebec already allows advance requests — but only after diagnosis. It’s a step forward, but it still fails half of the people, because by the time many Canadians are diagnosed, it’s already too late. The rest of Canada doesn’t allow advance requests at all.

So families are left watching loved ones suffer for years.

Advance requests won’t cure Robert’s dementia. But if they were legal, he could already have one in place — clearly stating at what point he would want MAiD performed. He wouldn’t have to live with the fear of missing the “sound mind” window, or lose precious years of his life.

This isn’t complicated. Robert’s situation makes it painfully clear: the law is broken, and Canadians don’t understand it. That ignorance is costing families years of peace and dignity.

We need just one line in the law: advance requests before diagnosis.

Please — we need you to sign & share.

Every single signature pushes Canada closer to fixing this broken law.

📌 Sign now: UpdateMAiDLaws.ca

Every signature adds power. When we reach critical mass, we will deliver this petition to Parliament to push for advance requests before diagnosis to finally be written into law.

And here’s how we fix this: by educating Canadians. Now you know enough to educate others.
👉 AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED YOU TO DO 👈
Email it. Post it. Share it. Talk about it with your family, friends, and co-workers.
Think about this: how many Canadians are suffering intolerably right now with no way out. That’s why there is urgency to get this simple fix in place.

Support advance MAiD requests before diagnosis. Protect families. Sign now at "UpdateMAiDLaws.ca.”

08/22/2025

Over the years, I was often on the hunt for colourful, artsy, feel-good pieces to add interest to the basics in my wardrobe. I had little luck sourcing this online, instead relying on my travels to cosmopolitan cities or exotic locales in the hopes of discovering a boutique with interesting, yet affordable selection to shop from. It was not easy nor reliable.
So, during the pandemic, I started my small business of Wearable Art.
The line is created solely from the art I produce as a painter-mixed media artist and primarily promoted word-of-mouth.

Each piece is made to order, then shipped from Montreal, Canada.
To order online: link through my website in bio (under the wearable art drop down tab), or visit me if in Edmonton, AB.

Note: Select pieces are available at the Edmonton Arts Council Shop & Services in Churchill Sq, Edm.
In addition I will have a tent set up at the 104St.& Jasper Ave Market, downtown Edmonton, Aug 23rd 10-3pm. Other dates TBA.

08/21/2025

Sat. Aug. 23rd, I will be back at the Downtown Edmonton 104th St. Farmers Market with my Wearable Art & Home.
Find stylish, reversible tops & dresses (very convenient when traveling), cover-ups for your dress or swimsuit and unique gifts. Colourful men’s & women’s tees, hooded kids’ towels, tote bags, aprons, pouches, home accessories and more❤️ Think Back-to-school, new home, winter resort wear and some artwear in your wardrobe.
**No GST. Support Local.

Hours are 10:00am-3:00pm
Downtown Edmonton Farmers' Market on 104St from 102ave to Jasper Ave.
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