Mountain Guide

Music @ The Juniper in Banff returns Nov. 9.

Pinching herself, the Irish-born artist swelled with pride when she saw her completed artwork for the first time.

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Myk, who’s based off her grandfather, makes the difficult decision to leave his two children and his wife, Lilia, in search of better life in Canada. Not long after, World War One broke out leaving his family thousand of kilometres away in Ukraine with a dangerous road ahead.

“It’s a uniform picture. And for me, that really kind of brought home one of these pressures which is global in scope. That viewpoint is colouring everything that we look at going forward and how we adapt to these changes.”

Photos: Kananaskis river surfers ride Mountain Waves in sub-zero

PHOTOS: Singer-songwriter Jill Barber distinctive voice evokes timeless era