"Wait!” I yelled as we were just about to pull away from the Sechelt Library parking lot. I had spotted the most precious scene: a brilliant red autumn leaf dotted with perfectly round water drops. In the middle of this urban situation, I had discovered a subtle yet incredibly complex universe as I followed the [...]
"Children’s creative slates are clean. Nothing is impossible, there are no rules to follow, no right or wrong,” says Sunshine Coast artist Morley Baker. “I try to imagine that freedom in my work, but I’m an adult with all the loss of innocence that entails. I struggle in my work to find a balance between [...]
The Sunshine Coast is blessed with more artists per capita than anywhere else in Canada. A small handful of these artists are world class, showing internationally, with studios open to the public. Mardi is one such hidden sparkling gem, showing her art locally at her little rustic barn/studio, the ArtBarn in Roberts Creek, just off [...]
Rotary Club Art Auction On Saturday, November 2, the Rotary Club of Pender Harbour will host the twelfth annual Rotary Art Auction at the Garden Bay Hotel in Pender Harbour. This event has become a favourite night out for many and a chance to either start a collection or build on an existing one. An [...]
Growing up in Africa, Liz de Beer was surrounded by a rich resource of wonderful design elements in nature, from which she draws inspiration for her pottery. Her dad used to pick up porcupine quills in the fields on their farm and would then turn them into actual writing instruments. The use of quills on [...]
I didn’t know what to write here until the very last day, when this issue was due to go to press. In the past, I usually had something brewing in my mind months before publication. This time, I just didn’t know what to say. This reminded me why ZOOM’s format emphasizes photography, with very little [...]
Located northeast of Sechelt, Tetrahedron Provincial Park affords visitors some of the most spectacular ocean and mountain views on the Sunshine Coast. The varied landscape includes mountain peaks, freshwater lakes, streams, wetlands, and the Sechelt area’s community watershed. The main access to the park is via Grey Creek forest logging road in Tuwanek. The park [...]
I remember this one time when a visitor to my office, finding that I was the only one in there, exclaimed, “Oh, I was expecting to see a team of people here working for ZOOM.” I smiled and said, “It’s only me. I’m the only one behind the magazine. There is no group of people [...]
As a child I was fond of two things: animals and painting. While neither of these interests led to a full-time career, they led me to a keen interest in photography. My husband and I moved from Hungary to Canada in 2007 to start a new life, and we eventually found ourselves on the Sunshine [...]
The Bavarian purity law of 1516 dictates that beer must be made with only four ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast. But for the folks at Townsite Brewing, the recipe isn’t complete without one more essential ingredient: community. Community and local resilience is not a new idea in Powell River. In fact, the town itself [...]