A Penticton artist is paying homage to firefighters across Canada and hopes others in the community will join him in saying 91裸聊视频榯hank you.91裸聊视频
Skyler Punnett91裸聊视频檚 new illustration, 91裸聊视频楾he Crow That Ate The Wind,91裸聊视频 honours the first responders who fight wildfires.
The unveiling of the art comes as more than 1.8 millions hectares has burned in B.C. this wildfire season, as of Aug. 29.
91裸聊视频淎s the fires closed in around my hometown I thought of the idea of 91裸聊视频榝ighting91裸聊视频 the fires,91裸聊视频 Punnett said.
Wildfires have raged across the region over the last two weeks, including in the South Okanagan and Similkameen.
Those blazes represent two of the close to 2,000 wildfires have been burned in B.C. this year.
Punnett91裸聊视频檚 work goes on sale Thursday morning, Aug. 31, with 100 per cent of the proceeds in the first week set to go to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
91裸聊视频淎 child-like notion that one could somehow shoot the flames with a slingshot and bring them down the way David brought down Goliath. I thought of the ravens and crows circling above the fire and imagined one with the ability to eat the wind as it blew the flames towards danger and save us all.91裸聊视频
The foundation honours fallen firefighters and helps support their families.
Four Canadian firefighters have lost their lives fighting blazes this year, including two in B.C. Devyn Gale, 19, and Zak Muise, 25, were honoured with memorials this summer in Revelstoke and Penticton, respectively.
Punnett91裸聊视频檚 illustration is a 1691裸聊视频 by 1691裸聊视频 archival print on water colour paper suitable for framing or hanging.
The print will be starting Thursday at 8 a.m.
Punnett91裸聊视频檚 work been previously been featured locally on labels and cans at Penticton91裸聊视频檚 Cannery Brewing.
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