It’s been a long time since I last posted an update!
This summer has been a whirlwind. I’ve had a great time playing rec fastball with the East Van Crows which is a team in Mabel League. I dusted off my cleats and cleaned the cobwebs off my glove and spent most weekends playing outfield, second base and pretending to bunt in order to get on base. I even landed myself in a hotbox between second and third during finals (don’t worry, y’all, the ump called me safe).
My family was also up in Tletinqox territory attending a culture camp in July. It was a really nice time visiting family and checking out the medicine garden that my cousin Trevor has been working on. I hope to get back home again soon. Additionally, there’s been a landslide that’s deeply impacted the river and the salmon returning so please send good thoughts to our salmon kin who are desperately trying to reach home to spawn.
I’m starting a new project with Groundwood Books! They are a joy to work with and I’m excited about where the illustrations are headed.
I’m starting a project with Orca Books, a book that I signed a contract for back in 2024. The author is just so incredible and it’s been so nice to connect via Instagram. We are both elated for how this project is going to shape up and I’m going to get to depict some coastal scenes which I’m really excited about.
I’m signing another contract with Orca Books for a project I won’t say too much about…although it’s an author who created a baby board book a few years back and I have lovingly read this story to my kiddo since she was born. So I’m excited about that project as well.
Chirp Magazine has invited me on for a few spot illustrations in their upcoming magazines which will be published in October, November and December.
Finally, I’m still working on a comic project for a grant that I received from First Peoples’ Culture Council. It’s a labour of love and I’m so excited to see how this story will be presented in pictures.
That’s all for now, take care!
