PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
Following my fine arts degree from Emily Carr University in 2011 and my degree in architecture and environmental design from the University of British Columbia in 2016, I have worked on several creative projects for government, non-profit organizations and the private sector.
Metro Vancouver Regional District
North Vancouver, BC
There’s a trail in the mountains of North Vancouver that crosses from the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR) into Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, and it was much in need of a sign to orient the public.
I was brought on as a designer with experience in way-finding systems and environmental design to work with Regional Parks and their branding, and the LSCR, a part of the Watersheds Division, and their branding team, to combine existing signage standards are create large kiosk maps, 26 You Are Here trail signs and a new brochure.
METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, 2019
Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and LSCR sign located at the boundary point
One of 26 location specific 'You Are Here' signs posted within the LSCR
Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve main parking lot You Are Here sign
'Dog Mountain' trail sign located on Mt Seymour
In addition to signage, I designed a new brochure: side 1
Brochure side 2
Salmon Coast Field Station
Echo Bay, Broughton Archipelago, BC
This remote research institute on Gilford Island hosts volunteers alongside their wild salmon scientists. They were in need of an artist, and I was in need of the ocean, and thus I spent three weeks working on art and design projects for them, as well as working with the research teams on the water conducting research on sea lice and kelp.
Two projects are seen below: a new arrival sign and a sticker to represent their ongoing kelp-salmon research project.
https://salmoncoast.org/research/our-projects/kelp-juvenile-salmon/
SALMON COAST FIELD STATION, 2023
In addition to the watercolour paintings I created while staying at the research station, I worked on design projects for the non-profit society: a new welcome sign for the dock and marketing material for their current kelp-salmon project in the form of a sticker.
It features a juvenile pink and chum salmon against the Broughton islands, surrounded by the kelp being studied for their habitat.
Squamish Search and Rescue
Squamish, BC
I’ve been a member of SSAR since 2020. (That’s me in the Helly Hansen promo photo.)
In addition to being an active response member, I’ve designed a hat, a buff, stickers, task data graphics, annual Christmas cards and thank you cards, floor plans and site plans. It takes a village to make volunteer rescue groups function at full capacity, so I’ve done a bit of everything.
SQUAMISH SEARCH AND RESCUE, 2020-2024. Image: Fundraiser sticker
Task data Visual: Tantalus Range 2019-2020
SSAR buff for team members
SSAR compound site plan
2022 holiday card
2023 holiday card, 'Rescuing Christmas'
Watercolour rendering of a hypothetical new SSAR building
Spatial Analysis: Upper mezzanine in the SSAR compound
SSAR hat for team members
Public Art Calls
Whistler, Banff, Surrey
Whistler:
I created 4 lamppost banner diptychs inspired by a quieter ecology than what is normally celebrated (large mammals), depicting waterways and their birds and fish.
Banff:
Inspired by the wildflowers of the Bow Valley, I composed a painting to celebrate Cascade Mountain.
Surrey:
I’ve always thought bike racks should take inspiration from mountains - it’s the perfect opportunity for biomimicry.
PUBLIC ART CALL: Whistler, 2024: Lamppost banners inspired by a quieter ecology
A proposed watercolour painting for 1/4 lamppost banners
PUBLIC ART CALL: Banff, 2018: "A Deliverance of Wildflowers" from Cascade Mountain - a watercolour painting
View of exhibition site in Banff
PUBLIC ART CALL: Surrey, 2018: Golden Ears mountain-inspired bike rack
North Shore Black Bear Society
North Vancouver, BC
In the summers I’ve taught Bear Awareness while working in various parks and reserves, and while with the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, I worked with the North Shore Black Bear Society.
This lovely group of people work towards educating the public who live in proximity to bears - particularly in the neighbourhoods that creep up the mountain flanks. I was brought on to create a simple logo inspired by a beloved bear for use on their website and merchandise.
NORTH SHORE BLACK BEAR SOCIETY, 2021
I created a new logo for their rebrand, providing several options to suit all branding needs.
The design was in memory of "Huckleberry", a beloved local bear put down due to habituation.
Huckleberry as a graphic.
METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, 2017
With two new bridges being proposed within the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, renderings were required by the Watershed Division to provide a visual to the media and the public.
I created four renderings of the new Seymour River suspension bridge and the pedestrian access bridge at Riverside Drive.
The renderings appeared in the newspaper, on public signage and on the LSCR and MVRD websites.
MARKER DALBELLO VOELKL GOGGLE CONTEST, 2021: Submission
ELDERS COUNCIL FOR PARKS IN BC, 2019
I created the Landscape Assessment site plan
I co-created a Landscape Assessment report for a site in North Vancouver.
SAILING TRIP, 2017
In 2017 I set off on an adventure and kept a blog about the experience.
A self portrait; I created graphics for the blog and for various social media platforms.
The creation of this material allowed us to seek funding for the trip - this graphic illustrates a sinking feeling...
I utilized a mix of hand drawn and digital graphics.
METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT, 2018: I created a program for families in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve that would provide structure and incentive to a watershed tour for young kids to participate and retain information.