A Long Conversation (for Oona) - Peter Gazendam - 2017 Vancouver

Forty cast-bronze banana slugs (Ariolimax columbianus) installed across Columbia College in Strathcona. Peter Gazendam's 2017 sculpture is a quiet homage to the Pacific Northwest's signature gastropod.

https://publicartregistry.com/artwork/a-long-conversation-for-oona-6b130bf8

#PublicArt #Art #VancouverArt #Strathcona #PeterGazendam

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BCHeadlines/116211230007906352

Dang. Who knew that engaging in public hearings actually works? Is this what it feels like to have your voice heard? I am having a very good morning 🫡

#Vancouver #VancouverBC #YVR #Strathcona #StrathconaYVR

This photo was sent to me via text.
It's from my friend, Jeff, whom I originally met off of Mastodon, back in 2022. We met in person in 2023 & exchanged plants🪴We've stayed friends over the years. We are working towards similar community building goals, in separate areas of the island. Ideally, would love to have a full food security, localized food systems 'spine', running West-East/South-North, across #VancouverIsland.
Jeff lives up island with his wife & kids. He also works in #nonprofit #FoodSecurity & #environmental #stewardship. He works for #Greenways #LandTrust in #CampbellRiver :
https://www.greenwaystrust.ca/projects/food-security

This shows some of the work they've done at Maple Park Community Garden in partnership with #Strathcona Regional District. They acquired that land to steward/grow, earlier this year 💚👩‍🌾👨‍🌾👏

#GrowFood #CommunityBuilding #CommunityGarden #CommunityPark #CommunitySpaces #Greenspaces #VanIsle #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodEquity #Gardens #Nonprofits #ClimateAction #CommunityWork #BritishColumbia #Canada #GrowPlants #Grassroots