Date Range: Summer 2025 - Present (continued relationship through Maple Ridge Artist Residency)
Role: Merchandise Illustrator, Portrait Illustrator
Objectives Achieved: Develop Merchandise Graphics That Feature Iconic Maple Ridge Locations, Develop Imagery That Anyone in Maple Ridge Can Identify With, Elicit a Sense of Community Pride
Skills Used: Illustration, Research, Product Design
Artwork for Maple Ridge Community Foundation 50th Anniversary Apparel
When my creative collaborator, Amy Pridday, reached out with an idea for merchandise to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Maple Ridge Community Foundation, I excitedly got on board. Throughout the Maple Ridge Artist Residency, Maple Ridge Community Foundation and Drawing Thanks have found much overlap in the folks they choose to celebrate. It felt only natural to help them create something special that would give folks across Maple Ridge a sense of belonging and place. It was a delightful process to interview folks drawn throughout the residency to determine which locations, scenes, flora, and fauna make people think of their hometown.
