In recent years through her design studio, the Malaysian-born Wu has painted many murals and designed packaging for major brands.
LaRose says that snakes are often depicted as really scary or intense in artwork, so she decided to create something cute and colourful.
A professional artist for 16 years, Mackenzie enjoys helping others learn about Indigenous culture, artwork, and protocols.
In addition to her lantern design, Angel Kao has also created stickers and red envelopes to welcome the Year of the Snake.
Vancouver digital artist Ceiiru is a Taiwanese Canadian from South Africa. But her greatest artistic influence came from Japan.
当温哥华音乐人乐凡 (Van Lefan) 在台湾长大时，农历新年是一个「非常」重要的节日。亲戚们会来访，甚至从远方赶来，因为农历新年假期通常会持续一整个星期。「我们会聚在一起，进行各种传统的庆祝活动，」乐凡在 Zoom 上告诉《Pancouver》。「即使我的父母现在住在这里，跟大家族一起庆祝的感觉还是完全不同。」
當溫哥華音樂人樂凡 (Van Lefan) 在台灣長大時，農曆新年是一個「非常」重要的節日。親戚們會來訪，甚至從遠方趕來，因為農曆新年假期通常會持續一整個星期。「我們會聚在一起，進行各種傳統的慶祝活動，」樂凡在 Zoom 上告訴《Pancouver》。「即使我的父母現在住在這裡，跟大家族一起慶祝的感覺還是完全不同。」
Ginalina, Daniel Lew, Kapa Arkieh, and Lefan co-wrote the song and appear in a music video just before the arrival of the Year of the Snake.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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