Created during the Maple Leaf Festival in 2022, this piece has lived many lives—tufted, abandoned, rescued, reimagined, and finally completed. The maple leaf motif rests inside a repurposed resin board backed with scrapbook text about family and gathering. Details include beads from the artist’s maternal great-grandmother and handmade clay beads collected at past Maple Leaf Festivals. A tribute to tradition, perseverance, and the gratitude carried through generations.