“The shape of this place, Dundarave Park, is always shifting, with and without human intervention, so this print is in some ways about that - shapes shifting into and out of one another, things appearing and disappearing. Before this area was colonized and became Dundarave, the forest came to the water’s edge. A now buried and invisible creek ran down the shore, and there wasn’t any beach. Almost all of what is here is human artifact - the beach, the pier, the lawns, the planters, the paths, the structures. Through it all, this park is a place for human play and re-creation a space where multiple human imaginations intersect with what is constant - earth, ocean, light, air - all in a dance of living connections, of which this print is just one such thing.” - Pierre Coupey
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.
“When you walk along the Boulevard, you feel relaxed and at peace, especially on a nice warm day when you can sit on a bench for a while. When I started working on this print, I was thinking mainly how to capture the continued pathway up the center of the Boulevard. When I saw the elegant 1908 historical plan of Grand Boulevard in the North Vancouver Museum & Archives, I thought that it showed what I wanted to convey - a bird’s eye view of the area. Roots, veined skeleton leaves and bird silhouettes symbolize the natural forms found in the area. Urban density has changed the Boulevard, but thankfully the sense of serenity and grace remains.” - Jean Morrison
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.
“I spend a great deal of time at John Lawson Park with my kids and notice all of the celebrations and picnics that take place. I also wondered, ‘who stood here a hundred years ago? Who was there before me and what were they doing at the site?’ The contemporary and digital picnic bench is meant as a juxtaposition to the reflective writings of Bessie Lawson (John Lawson’s daughter). Her diaries are filled with observations about the beauty of the outdoors, including a picnic at the John Lawson Park site. Bessie Lawson’s Picnic is meant to remind us to use the natural settings of the North Shore to picnic and to slow down in our increasing computer-oriented and rapid pace of life.” - Jennifer Judge
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.
“My translation of the Lower Lonsdale site is a collage of the past, present and future. The concept evolved through a study of archival documentation combined with my present day impressions. A record of transition, both liberal and sensory, began to take shape. The piece is a collaboration of the present, a portal, and a journey through the past to an unknown future.” - Bonnie Jordan
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.
“Exploring my senses forms the base of my happiness. We should be able to appreciate this in everyday life but we don’t because we are too busy. I have been interested in the water world and that’s why I chose Mosquito Creek. I was at the Creek and saw snow melting on the rocks, forming very interesting shapes similar to mosquito larva – so I worked with those shapes. The area gave me the sense of the existence of nature – animals, birds, humans and all those natural features. The place had some kind of spiritual feeling." - Taiga Chiba
Part of the Visions of the North Shore project.
"A young woman stands in what would appear to be a burnt forest with little life, caused by global warming. Her third eye connects to the SPIRIT of the trees, in hopes things will CHANGE. The magnolia flowers offer HOPE and renewal for a better future. My muse is my niece Danette." - George Littlechild
The painting was donated to CapU Library in May 2022.