Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen

Fifth Journey Day 5: Earth Under Fingertips

Fifth Journey Day 5: Earth Under Fingertips

Aanya Shen

Date: May 13, 2025Location: Kelowna, Canada I took a slow stroll through the vineyards just outside Kelowna today. There was no rush because the land itself seemed to want to...

Fifth Journey Day 5: Earth Under Fingertips

Aanya Shen

Date: May 13, 2025Location: Kelowna, Canada I took a slow stroll through the vineyards just outside Kelowna today. There was no rush because the land itself seemed to want to...

Fifth Journey Day 4: Salt on Eyelashes

Fifth Journey Day 4: Salt on Eyelashes

Aanya Shen

Date: May 12, 2025Location: Ucluelet, Canada I walked the Wild Pacific Trail today, just me and the crows and the occasional breath of wind through the trees. The trail wound...

Fifth Journey Day 4: Salt on Eyelashes

Aanya Shen

Date: May 12, 2025Location: Ucluelet, Canada I walked the Wild Pacific Trail today, just me and the crows and the occasional breath of wind through the trees. The trail wound...

Fifth Journey Day 3: Crab’s Passage

Fifth Journey Day 3: Crab’s Passage

Aanya Shen

Date: May 11, 2025Location: Tofino, Canada I walked Chesterman Beach today, and the fog was so thick I could practically taste the salt on my lips. The world felt reduced...

Fifth Journey Day 3: Crab’s Passage

Aanya Shen

Date: May 11, 2025Location: Tofino, Canada I walked Chesterman Beach today, and the fog was so thick I could practically taste the salt on my lips. The world felt reduced...

Fifth Journey Day 2: Map I Didn’t Need

Fifth Journey Day 2: Map I Didn’t Need

Aanya Shen

Date: May 10, 2025Location: Victoria, Canada I spent the late morning at the Abkhazi Garden, a quiet, sloping space carved into the hillside, part cultivated, part surrendered to the rhythm...

Fifth Journey Day 2: Map I Didn’t Need

Aanya Shen

Date: May 10, 2025Location: Victoria, Canada I spent the late morning at the Abkhazi Garden, a quiet, sloping space carved into the hillside, part cultivated, part surrendered to the rhythm...

Fifth Journey Day 1: Paper Cup Heat, Gloved Hand

Fifth Journey Day 1: Paper Cup Heat, Gloved Hand

Aanya Shen

Date: May 9, 2025Location: Vancouver, Canada I spent the afternoon by Coal Harbour, bundled up and calm. The sky was a solid gray, like a painting that's been left to...

Fifth Journey Day 1: Paper Cup Heat, Gloved Hand

Aanya Shen

Date: May 9, 2025Location: Vancouver, Canada I spent the afternoon by Coal Harbour, bundled up and calm. The sky was a solid gray, like a painting that's been left to...

Fourth Journey Day 177: Artistic Arbor

Fourth Journey Day 177: Artistic Arbor

Aanya Shen

Today I spent my day at the National Gallery of Singapore. The cool, air-conditioned galleries provided a refreshing escape from the humidity outside as I wandered through the various exhibits,...

Fourth Journey Day 177: Artistic Arbor

Aanya Shen

Today I spent my day at the National Gallery of Singapore. The cool, air-conditioned galleries provided a refreshing escape from the humidity outside as I wandered through the various exhibits,...