Artist uses baseball bats and balls to create paintings of Blue Jays players

Samantha Woj, seen in this undated handout photo, uses baseball bats, balls and gloves to create paintings of iconic Toronto Blue Jays moments.

As the Toronto Blue Jays swing their bats for the World Series title, an Ontario artist is using baseball equipment in a unique way to show her support.

Samantha Woj, a longtime sports fan and disabled artist, has swapped out paintbrushes for bats and balls to honour the athletes.

She says she hoped to attend the World Series between the Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers, but wasn’t able to get tickets. Instead, she is cheering for the team from home by taking her scuffed baseball, well-worn bat and catcher’s glove to the canvas.

Woj describes her work as “sports art.” She starts by dipping her sports tools into paint. Then, she carefully t