Katie MilleR

I was honoured to have performed for the Prairie Women On Snowmobiles Fundraiser for cancer on February 5 in Esterhazy, SK. What an amazing group of ten brave women that shared their own personal story of their battle with cancer with the crowd. It was a feel-good night in witnessing the bond these women have with each other, and I am blessed to have been a part of these special evening. The evening closed with the best singalong, with the ladies joining arm and arm, and singing along to our cover of the classic Four Non Blondes tune, "What's Up." It was an awesome ending to an awesome evening with these awesome women👏

Here’s a pic of a couple of my canvas prints displayed at McAlpine Studios for the “My Saskatchewan” exhibit. I attended a lovely opening reception earlier this month and enjoyed discussions among other artists and photographers about their work. Be sure to stop by & have a look at the beauty of the prairies embraced by local artists at this fantastic gallery in my hometown of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan.

 

It is so gratifying after going through all the organizing for an event, to see it turn out to be an overwhelming success! I hosted a Tribute Night To Gord Downie & Tom Petty on Nov 23, 2017 to a packed house at the Maple Leaf Theatre in my hometown of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. We have an amazing wealth of talent in our neck of the woods & I am so thankful for all of the talented performers that came out and had me and others singing along to the music. It was such a feel-good-warm-fuzzy evening of bringing people together with music. Thank you also to the generosity of everyone who came out & donated at the door and entered our Long Time Running t-shirt raffle, raising a total $1325.60 for the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack fund. Here's a clip of me from the event, singing one of my favourite Hip songs, Fiddler's Green.

Photography has become a passion for me and quite possibly, I believe that this may coincide with my ever-growing passion to find inner peace. At times, it's music, songwriting and performing, and at other times of more recent, it's when I have my camera with me that I feel the most connected to that divine spirit that resides within me. To quote John Muir, "In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks," which seems to ring true for me whether I'm walking on my valley hikes in my neck of the woods by Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, or driving on the surrounding gravel roads chasing down sunrises, sunsets and northern lights. These walks and drives with my camera all bring me a serenity and peace and show me the awesomeness of being present and living in the moment. 

I have recently created my own Facebook Page dedicated to my photography which you can check out here. I have begun to update my website from strictly a musician site to include my photography, as photography has increasingly become a vital avenue for me for my artistic expression. While I continue to perform and write, as most people know me first and foremost as a singersongwriter, Katie Miller the Photographer has become an important part of who I am. 

I was super excited to sell my first print earlier this year at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery's annual Landscape & Memory exhibition, where I had four works displayed. I had these particular photos printed on brushed aluminum and I was very pleased with how the metal captured the brilliance of the colours, which shimmer and change depending on your viewpoint. 

Please check out my Instagram which I use frequently for posting my photography. Instagram is a great forum for sharing my photography and for connecting with other photographers, and I will now be showcasing many of these photos on my new photography page and website. These photos are all available for purchase in various sizes and  mediums including metal, canvas, photoboard and framed. While Landscape Photography is my first love, I have done some portrait sessions and have included some of these portrait photos on my website and Facebook page. For photo inquiries, please email me via my website or message me via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. 

I am honoured to have my song, This December (from album, A New Day)  as a semi-finalist in the 2016 International Songwriting Competition, which received more than 16 000 entries with semi-finalists making up 10% of all entries. It's amazing to see the list of esteemed judges for this competition and the list of semi-finalists from around the world, including a handful of other Saskatchewan artists that have also been selected.