Three new artworks have arrived on the streets of Sechelt in the form of colourful vinyl wraps.
Created to increase the attractiveness of the streetscape, these artistic wraps cover various utility boxes that are ordinarily prone to unwanted tagging and graffiti.
Three local artists – Lissa Nunweiler, Lydia Avsec, and Chelsea Roisum – contributed unique designs for this project.
Avsec’s design, which is wrapped around a traffic signal box located in Acacia Park (Wharf Avenue), is titled “Bears and Bees.” It was created using a mix of painting and collage and features brown bears peeking through tall grasses while bumble bees fly amongst flowers.
Photographer Roisum said her goal was to “spread joy and add sparkle to your day” with her photos of children playing in the ocean alongside close-up images of sunlight reflecting off the water. Roisum’s box, titled “Sparkly Joy,” is located near the Snickett Park beach access trail on Shorncliffe Avenue.
Just outside municipal hall, on Cowrie Street, is Lissa Nunweiler’s art-wrapped box titled “We Need More Arms.” Inspired by the giant Pacific octopuses that make their home in the Salish Sea, Nunweiler’s design is made up of brightly coloured tentacles that curl their way around all sides of the box.
Since 2014, the District of Sechelt has showcased the work of 15 different local artists in 20 art wraps. This year’s project was made possible thanks to the support of the BC Hydro Beautification program and the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
