Introducing the Farmhouse Gallery: a rotating micro-art gallery offering a dose of art with every passing. Blue and I each curate two frames, with this inaugural exhibit exploring the themes of change, transformation, and impermanence. We hope this artistic project injects thoughtful art in your life alongside ours.

Theme: Change, transformation, impermanence 

Alyne’s notes:

I created two triptychs of physical transformations that speak deeply to me: one of farmhouse renovations and another of ACL rehab. When I look at these two pieces, not only is the physical transformation significant, I feel the emotional transformation and memory.

First, the farmhouse space which was initially Carl and Carrie Reid’s bedroom (Blue’s grandparents), and today, my office. Blue often shares childhood memories of the home as we make our our own memories and do little things to honour the family history. When I look back, I’m in awe of all the dreaming and scheming we’ve done and have yet to do since getting the keys in September 2022.

From ACL reconstruction surgery, to crutches for three months, then 7 months later, returning to run. I remember the demanding patience, deep gratitude for the temporary gift of walking and sprinting, and now, returning to sport and (mostly) unrestricted movement. How easy it is to take health and life without health anxiety for granted.

Blue’s notes:

Title: A Decade in Flight
Artist: Blue McClellan
Subject: Alyne Azucena

There is a specific kind of magic in witnessing a person become exactly who they were meant to be.

In the first frame, captured in the spring of 2015, I saw a twenty-year-old rookie. She was new to the touring scene, quiet and intentional, possessing a shy reserve that she still carries today. I didn’t know then that we would become a “we” just a few months later. I only knew that I was instantly drawn to her—to a quiet strength that hadn’t yet realized its own volume.

In those early days, I was the one wearing the “Canada” jersey. I watched her navigate the steep climb of elite sport with the same deep emotion and purpose she brings to everything she loves.

The second frame finds us ten years later, on the sands of the 2025 Beach World Championships. At thirty-one, the rookie has become the Master; the observer has become the World Champion. The gold medal around her neck is heavy with a decade of grit, late-night gym sessions, and the evolution of a player who leads not with ego, but with excellence.

But “Transformation” is rarely just about the trophy.

As an artist and a partner, I see the layers between these two moments. I see the growth of a woman who found her voice without losing her gentleness. I see a partnership that matured alongside her career—from two separate players to a unified life.

I loved the girl in the first photo the moment I met her. But I love the woman in the second photo deeper. It is a love informed by ten years of watching her grow, seeing her fail, and finally, seeing her fly. She is still that same intentional, soulful person; she just knows now that the world belongs to her.