In an effort to spread awareness about endangered animals in the province, a Vancouver artist hopes to inspire the next generation of conservation advocates.
Anja Sheriden has been making prints inspired from British Columbia’s super natural beauty ever since she moved to the city over five years ago. Recently Sheriden was shocked to read in the Narwhal that currently B.C. has no laws protecting endangered animals so she decided to do something about it.
Using her background in textile design working in London, Italy and New York for 15 years, Sheriden created a print which displays B.C.’s most endangered animals. For every 10 of those prints she sells she will be donating one to a B.C. school. The first will go to Wildflower School in Nelson, the next will go to a school on Bowen Island and another in Burnaby.
“It's all about getting people excited about all of the beauty and all of the animals,” she said. “I think children are our future and if we can get children excited about conservation I thought that would be a really great positive way of getting people behind it."
Also for sale from her website are a set of playing cards dubbed ‘A deck of wander’ made in her unique textile-inspired art. The cards each feature illustrations of some of Vancouver's most well known hiking trails like Saint Marks Summit on Cypress Mountain, the Stanley Park walking trails, Dog Mountain and the Grouse Grind.
For Vancouverites, Sheriden's works are also sold at Bird on a Wire Creations in Kitsilano, Migration Boutique on Main Street and Bluhouse Market & Cafe in Deep Cove.
