{"product_id":"hand-drawn-victoria-isbn-9780525611042","title":"Hand Drawn Victoria","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor locals and visitors alike, these sketches and stories highlight both the historic monuments and everyday moments that make Victoria shine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou never know quite what you’ll come across in British Columbia’s capital city. With its unmissable landmarks that attract people from around the world, Victoria is also rich in forested beauty, charming houses, and curious people, and is steeped in local history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the charm of her previous book, \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Vancouver\u003c\/i\u003e, in this memorable book, Emma FitzGerald captures the coastal city of Victoria and its surrounding communities in over 100 sketches of:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIconic      Landmarks: \u003c\/b\u003eIt wouldn’t be a visit to Victoria without stopping by the Empress,      Munro’s, or Butchart Gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLocal      Favourites: \u003c\/b\u003eThe longstanding Beacon Drive In      and James Bay’s Birdcage Confectionary are some beloved spots      honoured within these pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeautiful      Architecture: \u003c\/b\u003eJourney back in time by admiring      historic buildings, like Queen Anne–style homes and the spiraling Belfry      Theatre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStunning West      Coast Landscape: \u003c\/b\u003eExplore natural wonders, from      culturally significant fields of camas flowers to Mystic Beach’s stunning      shoreline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOverheard      Conversations:\u003c\/b\u003e What really makes a city are the people who live there—Emma      documents snippets of passersby’s conversations as she sketches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructured by neighbourhood, \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful keepsake for both locals and visitors, and a lovely way to celebrate the city—its buildings, its people, and its essence.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Vancouver \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"From the majestic seawall to the everyday buzz of city life, [FitzGerald] captures the essence of Vancouver and its neighbourhoods with colour and humour.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMONTECRISTO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"The book, a combination sketchbook\/journal, is a smile-inducing record of neighbourhoods in Vancouver and the North Shore.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSketch by Sketch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “FitzGerald has carved out her own niche as an artist who draws cities and buildings and special places, as a chronicler of the history of communities, a teller of stories of lives spent in particular places.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Lisa Cochrane, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Halifax \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fun and intimate portraits celebrate the city’s buildings, neighbourhoods, and residents.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—East Coast Living \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Emma’s lively illustrations and words capture the essence of Halifax.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Atlantic Books Today \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA FITZGERALD was born to Irish parents in Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom in Southern Africa. She moved to Canada at a young age and spent most of her childhood in Vancouver, BC. Emma received a BFA in Visual Art from the University of British Columbia in 2004, and a Masters in Architecture from Dalhousie University in 2008. She has worked in architecture offices across Canada and in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her love of drawing on location led to her first book, \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Halifax\u003c\/i\u003e, and its follow-up, \u003ci\u003eSketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia’s South Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. She then turned her interest in people and places to where she grew up; \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Vancouver\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2020 as she began working on \u003ci\u003eHand Drawn Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e. In between her Hand Drawn series, Emma has illustrated five children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eEveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Sheree Fitch. She lives and draws in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.\u003cb\u003eExcerpt from the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 2020, when I left my home at the time in Halifax, temporarily relocating to Victoria to work on this next book in my Hand Drawn series, I couldn’t have known just how much the world was about to change. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, I had already chosen British Columbia’s vibrant capital as the next subject for my collection of sketches and stories. New to the city, after two weeks of careful self-isolation I walked and biked its streets, sketching on location, and began to notice the quirks and special characteristics of each neighbourhood. I started where I lived in the verdant and stately Rockland neighbourhood just east of downtown. Gradually I increased the circumference of my daily jaunts, until, after my fourteen months in the city, I felt the satisfaction one feels upon completing a puzzle, all the pieces fitting together in my mind’s eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy only other significant time in Victoria was a two-week summer dance intensive when I was eleven. It was an adventure: travelling by ferry from the mainland and living away from my childhood home in West Vancouver; however, my days were spent learning choreography in a windowless school gymnasium. The only lasting impression of the city itself was a British-style sweet shop that sold candies tasting of perfume. Many people have the impression that this is all Victoria is: a candied facsimile of olde England. However, returning as an adult, I found it to be so much more. Not only does its downtown core boast the oldest Chinatown in Canada, a testament to the contributions of new settlers from that country, but the city is also host to independent Mexican, Filipino, and Korean grocers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria is filled with notable architecture, from the impressive Empress Hotel to charming beach cottages. But the city’s flora and fauna became an equal focus for me. Each day held a new discovery: a serpentine spine surfacing on the water (was it a seal, or an otter, or maybe a porpoise?) or the jagged, heavy breathing of a sea lion swimming off Clover Point as early risers jogged by on Dallas Road, en route to Beacon Hill Park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo truly understand Victoria, I went farther afield; the places that rub shoulders with the city are part of its psyche too. Most obvious from a tourist perspective is the Butchart Gardens, where typically over a million visitors each year wander its garden paths. By bike, I could easily reach the neighbouring municipalities of Esquimalt and Oak Bay. I joined the local car sharing co-operative and made day trips to North Saanich, Sidney, and the Juan de Fuca Trail. I’ve collected and organized these sketches and stories in clusters that radiate out from downtown Victoria. They may be out of seasonal order, but are still true to the flavour of each neighbourhood in the way I understand them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a year like no other, I had less opportunity to interact directly with people. In some ways, it actually made my job of stopping, observing, and appreciating through the act of drawing feel all the more vital. This book does not seek to focus on the pandemic but rather on the life pulse of the city of Victoria that kept on going in spite of it. The city’s ever-improving active transportation, fragrant gardens, beach walks accompanied by friendly head nods, combined with progressive and creative residents ensured there was always something interesting around the corner.","brand":"Appetite by Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301316219109,"sku":"NP9780525611042","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525611042.jpg?v=1767728647","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/hand-drawn-victoria-isbn-9780525611042","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}