A few months ago, one of my drawings was amongst six others selected as part of a banner competition organized by the Yukon Department of Culture and Tourism. “The Explorer” captures a lot of what my life is about. I spend my summers in the mountains working as a geologist, sometimes looking for gold, but mostly just mapping rocks. In the winter, I trade my hammer for a nib pen and a paintbrush, and I draw and paint about the places I visit and the people I meet. Detail of Th