The solo show Wilma Mehl dreamed of opens Friday at Sarnia’s Lawrence House Centre for the Arts.

Within and Beyond the Wave, the Corunna artist’s show of 20 pastel pieces, opens as part of First Friday events at the centre located at the corner of Christina and Wellington streets.

Mehl will be at the show Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., along with live music by Evan and Angele Dawe, The Songbirds Union, and a show of work by members of the Sarnia Photographic Club.

The exhibitions run through Sept. 26 at the centre.

Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, Mehl arrived in Corunna in 2011 with her husband, who was transferred to the area by his employer, and the couple’s son.

“Now we live here and enjoy our life here,” she said.

“I grew up in a very art-loving family” and was “always a

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