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“When my husband and I went into the interview room, the women looked very intimidating. She asked us one simple question, ‘why do you want to come to Canada?’ I cried and replied, ‘because I have five children and I don't want their future to go to waste. I want my children to have a better future than the one I had’. I think that really resonated with her, which is why a month later we received a letter of acceptance and eventually came to Canada. Today, I look at my children receiving an education and it fills me with immense joy. My children are fulfilling the dream that I had for myself as a kid but was never able to fulfill it.” Saira Azizi is from Kabul, Afghanistan. She has lived in Canada for about 12 years with her husband and six children. Photo by Madina Azizi.
I make tribal fusion bellydance costumes inspired by vaudeville, burlesque and vintage clothing. These pantaloons were made from a pattern I drafted from scratch, all fabrics, trims, sewing, etc. done by me.
Kalani Yee is a twin of two girls. Kalani is seven and wants to be a police officer and stands tall for photographs like another police officer that took part in this project. She plays in the “minis” age group for Regina Mini Rugby. Photo by Heidi Atter.
I’ve begun to set-up personal projects or themes for myself that I’ll work on over a few days or so. My intent with these projects is to learn and have fun. To fiddle with camera settings I usually leave alone and to visualize an object or theme in a way I normally wouldn’t. The latest theme: Grass.
Transcending Boundaries: Perspectives from Parque Internacional la Amistad reports on the main environmental threats to the communities surrounding the largest protected area in Central America: Parque Internacional la Amistad. Located on the border between Panama and Costa Rica, the transboundary park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Indigenous communities—including the Ngobe-Buglé and Bribri tribes—local non-profit organizations, and park rangers on both sides of the border are collaborating to protect the park through innovative ecotourism projects, organic farming, and environmental education. But their efforts are challenged by hydroelectric power plants, overuse of agrochemicals, hunting, deforestation, poor waste management, and forest fires.
A discussion will follow with Transcending Boundaries filmmakers Sara Canals and Elizabeth Carrera. Joining them will be Maggie Lemere, a filmmaker and oral historian whose projects focus on issues of social and environmental concern. Maggie’s current work includes leading storytelling initiatives on social entrepreneurship and changemaking as well as conducting oral histories for the Smithsonian's Natural Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, and for climate movement organization 350.org. Her personal project with her creative partner Cindy Choung (Wild Women) is an illustrated documentary series for kids that pairs the unexpected and inspiring stories of how female wildlife conservationists became who they are today along with the science of the wildlife they work to protect. Maggie will share some of this work in progress with the audience.
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Tshirt design for my clothing brand (Bat Country Apparel) which i run and design for. This tshirt won a competition with over 2000likes on facebook. Here you can see the mockup and original design. I drew up the design then scanned it in and finished it in photoshop and illustrator
Extract from my colour experimentation personal project sketchbook. This extract shows artist research and the inital idea and accident which inspired the project.