Member news

Congratulations to member Maayan Harel for having her work featured on wired.com and io9.com recently! The following story is a gallery of fantasy hybrid animals composed by readers and contributors on Wired.com. It includes Pandaroos contributed by Maayan:

Congratulations to member Barry MacKay for having designed this year’s International Migratory Bird Day poster! It is a lovely illustration showing the life cycle of the American Redstart.
See the art here:
http://www.birdday.org/birdday/themes/theme-2013

Read an extensive and impressive biography of Barry here:
http://www.birdday.org/birdday/themes/theme-2013/theme2013-art

Congratulations to member Celia Godkin for some wonderful work on coins from the Royal Canadian Mint this year:
http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/50cent-silver-plated-coin-butterflies-of-canada-canadian-tiger-swallowtail-2013-prod1680008#.Ua0WsOuxqMw
http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/fine-silver-coin-blue-flag-iris-2013-prod1640003#.Ua0Wx-uxqMw
http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/12-oz-fine-silver-coin-twelvespotted-skimmer-mintage-10000-2013-prod1640010#.Ua0W3OuxqMw

Member Emily S. Damstra did some maple-themed coin designs that came out this spring:
http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/1-oz-fine-silver-coin-canadian-maple-canopy-spring-mintage-7500-2013-prod1670009#.Ua0XI-uxqMw
http://www.mint.ca/store/coin/fine-silver-1-kilogram-coin-maple-leaf-forever-mintage-600-2013-prod1680018#.Ua0XNuuxqMw

Celia also has 2 paintings in the Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists BOTANICA exhibiton, currently showing at the Herb Garden near Almonte in Eastern Ontario. 2013 BOTANICA Invite and their website is: http://ottawabotanicalart.blogspot.ca/2013/05/blog-post_92.html