By Susan Irving

I painted this as a memorial gift for my daughter.  Her 15+ year old goldfish, Raven — who was jet black and tiny when we got him, passed away last spring with a number of his offspring from some sort of fish virus. 

Raven, at 15, was over a foot long and bright orange. Only four of his numerous offspring survived. The goldfish are indoor fish during the winter and live in a large tub in Sonja’s basement.  In the summer they go out to their “cottage”, a large pond with waterlilies and other water plants. 

Collectif members, we want to see your work! Send JPG images of work completed since March 2020 to cagac.ca@gmail.com with up to 100 words per image describing what you did, materials used, inspiration, etc. Maybe share how you’re feeling more than a year into the Covid experience & how/if creativity helps. 

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