When the River Runs Red

I have always loved September. The shift in the air, the first scent of wood smoke, the misty mornings… In many ways, it has always been my time of new beginnings. The start of a new school year has always had more impact on me than a party in the not-quite-solstice of winter. Last September, I received my letter of acceptance into SFU’s teaching program, overcame my struggle with depression, and witnessed my favourite season in…

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Sweet Sketchnotes

Another year, another honey harvest. It is amazing how much I remembered from last time… and how much I forgot. That’s why I made some sketchnotes about the process to better refresh my memory again 12 months from now. Perhaps they will help other wannabe-beekeepers out there! View this post on Instagram I keep forgetting things in the time between honey harvests, so I decided to make some notes. Ink, gold paint, and watercolour pencils (they…

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Mendelian Genetics Slowmation

Another slowmation! This one is on the topic that set me down the road of pursuing a science degree; Mendelian Genetics and the laws of Inheritance. This animation was not a team project, though I did have Max, Monsters and Molecules’ editor-in-chief, narrate it. (Pro-tip: if you know you will be the one editing a video, get someone ELSE to narrate it). I wanted to show that slowmations can be used to tell a story, and I also wanted to experiment with…

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