Emily Honderich

As summer wanes, the final flourish of the Syncing Space residency blooms into reality.

I am Emily Honderich, and as part of my Sync journey, I have taken an inclusive, sensorial approach, creating Night Regatta, the main piece and part of “Floral Bloomers for Syncing Space”, a culminating exhibition born from this unique online residency.

A Glimpse into Night Regatta

In this captivating acrylic on canvas (24 × 36 in), three sailboats drift across a swirled horizon of blue-green water, their sails rendered in coral orange and bubble-gum pink. The composition dances between sea and garden—nautical subject meets botanical energy, evoking blooms in motion. The interplay of the water’s rhythm and wind’s unseen melodies feels emblematic of the residency’s ethos, moving together in quiet communion.

From Process to Bloom

My work throughout the residency has been a journey of expansiveness and depth. My digital illustration, Georgian Bay Swimmers, stitched together memories and shared presence with layered textures that invite curiosity, softness, and listening to the collective tempo.  In a thoughtful reflection in my online studio, I have mapped leadership onto the attentive energy of a dog—“servant leadership” that plants seeds of trust and cultivates growth, mirroring how collaboration blossoms in

Syncing Space, where creative exchange isn’t hierarchy—it’s garden-like tending.

Anticipating the Exhibition

Floral Bloomers for Syncing Space showcase Night Regatta and related works born from the residency’s final phase. Working within Syncing Space—a residency designed to create accessible, online collaborator-led environments for artists with disabilities, I thrived in a stretch of studio practice, leadership coaching, experimentation, and exhibition preparation.

Why Night Regatta Resonates

• Visual Poetry: The painting harmonizes bold abstraction with organic motifs—a collision of sail and petal.
• Residency Reflection: It embodies the syncing of artists, elements, and ideas happening online through creative bravery and leadership.
• Sensory Invitation: Whether in brushstroke or colour, it calls viewers to feel rhythm, space, and shared breath.

I am delighted that my Night Regatta has now set sail into exhibition—and how “Floral Bloomers for Syncing Space” offers not just images, but a lived metaphor for collaboration, care, and blooming together in shared creative rhythm.