Artist Statement

Having been away from Canada for the last eight years, I felt like a stranger in my homeland. This series is an exploration of British Columbia during the pandemic.

During this time I traveled through Osoyoos, Penticton, Summerland, Oliver, West Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria and Revelstoke; sanitizing, sketching and capturing moments of how we lived during the pandemic. I felt the loneliness, saw moments of joy and felt the determination of us moving forward. It made me feel less alone knowing that we were in this together.

Every evening I would create a piece, sometimes more. It was a was for me to express what I saw and how I felt. The series ended up looking like a large storybook, with titles that act like prompts.