The technique began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when an ankle injury left her stuck at home shortly after completing her master’s degree.

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“I couldn’t be physically active, so why not be creatively active?” she said.

When Woj rolled a paint-covered ball across a canvas, she realized she had discovered something different. After posting her early pieces online, support grew quickly, including from Olympic athletes.

“I realized I had something going.”

Grey Cup commission under pressure

That experiment eventually led to one of her standout projects:

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