Chelsea Virginia Creates

Get your Thunder Bay Love posters while quantities last! Biggest thanks to Roots Community Food Centre for helping to support 🙌🩷.

A few fun & cool Toronto mural artists are in search of other fun & cool Toronto mural artists to come and join us for a second edition of the “Mural Artists Meetup & Potluck” 🥳.

On Wednesday April 1st, 2026 from 6-8PM, come by to hang out with us; share your stories, skills, tricks and tips; bring an item to contribute to the casual potluck (easy dishes for sharing are welcome); and get creative on the edge of Riverdale Park. We will have an easy and accessible art activity available for artists to engage with on site ☺️.

➡️Location: St. Matthew’s Clubhouse (450 Broadview Avenue), a fully accessible venue with gender neutral bathrooms.
➡️Date: Wednesday April 1, 2026.
➡️Time: 6PM-8PM(ish) *if we’re having fun, we have more time!
➡️RSVP: The clubhouse has a capacity limit, so please DM or if you wanna join in 🩷.

*Who Is This Event For? Local Toronto mural artists (emerging and established) who want to get to know, and/or hang out with other muralists in our awesome city 🤟! We’re looking to present these events at least twice a year, so come join us and be part of the fun 😊.

🚨Super Cool TBay Poster Alert🚨

Check out my new Thunder Bay Love poster! It’s in celebration of the design I was honoured to make for the cover of the 2026 Thunder Bay Experience Guide for Visit Thunder Bay 🫶. There are two sizes to choose from: 11x17” or 12x18”, and either one is $30/poster with $5 of every poster purchased going towards Roots Community Food Centre 🩷 (an incredible organization that focuses on food as a way to connect folks and build belonging and dignity through important programs, initiatives, and advocacy).

How do you get one? Here are your options:
➡️ 1. Roots Location - Go to Roots Community Food Centre in Thunder Bay (450 Fort William Rd) to buy a poster on site at their location during their regular business hours (M-F, 8:30AM-4:30PM) 😊!

➡️ 2. Port Arthur Pick Up - Purchase a poster by e-transferring the total to me (send me a DM), or purchase online through my Square Shop (https://square.link/u/6RiFxAMv) via credit card, then select “Port Arthur Pickup location”. I will message or email you within 24 hours to share the address of where the poster can be picked up from. No shipping costs apply here.

➡️ 3. Online with Direct Shipping - Purchase a poster online through my Square Shop (https://square.link/u/6RiFxAMv) by selecting “Ship to Me”. Please note that the cost with a tube mailer is $25 with Canada Post (this is the cheapest option 🙃), so this fee will be applied on top of the regular $30 for the poster. Shipping is only within Canada (if you are outside of Canada, I can provide a quote).

Thanks for the love and support 🩷👌. Ps. Tax is included in the poster price ($30 total for poster).

What a special post/shout out!! Rowan Tree Collective is an incredible organization in Thunder Bay 🩷🙌. Thank you so much for this.

Oh Canadian Winters ❄️. As people who live far north of the equator, what do we get from our long winter seasons. Dry hands? Chapped lips? Salt covered boots? Chilled bones? More importantly we get a resilience and wisdom that only comes from having survived another deep freeze. I’m always grateful for the season change, and the moments of beauty that winter offers: the white snow, the glittering lights, the darkness, and slowness - there’s a magic to it for those who look. When I think about winter I think of my childhood and the ways I embraced play in the snow with my friends. I think of my grandmother sitting by her window, and the number of long winters she endured throughout her life. I wanted to doodle what was in my head, so here it is: an Ode to Winter Wisdom ❄️🧦🧊!

The 2026 Winter Stations are here 🥳! I vividly remember when I first moved to Toronto in 2018, got a job at East End Arts, and I discovered Winter Stations for the very first time. I can still recall the feeling of awe when I saw these public art installations down on the beach in the winter: 8 years later, and I still feel the exact same way 🙌.

One goal I made for 2026 is to try to explore a new neighbourhood each weekend (or every second weekend). Outside of wanting to see more of the city I currently live in, there’s lots of good research out there that says doing just one new thing each day can significantly improve mood, memory and overall well-being 😏. So, off on all the adventures we go!

Sharing some winter shots of this big city called Toronto ❄️🏙️. I don’t care what the haters say, I love this season and think it’s beautiful, OK😅!

Look mom, I made the news 😂! I had the privilege and honour to design the front and back cover of the 2026 Thunder Bay experience guide 🥹😍, and what an experience it was! This design is a love letter to my hometown of Thunder Bay 🙌, featuring all the best local sites, eats, & activities one can enjoy in this beautiful Northwestern Ontario city. Tbay is home and has my heart forever. This was an absolute joy to create, and I hope visitors near and far enjoy the colour, whimsy, & love that pops off the page.

Thank you again Visit Thunder Bay for this collaboration! I am forever grateful and will always be proud of this project. You can find your own copy at the Terry Fox Visitor Centre, hotels, the airport, and visitor centres throughout Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota 😉. The digital edition can be accessed online at visitthunderbay.com.

PS. I will also be selling a limited edition poster of this design for any Tbay folks near and far who are interested 🩷! Coming soon.

❄️❄️ A beautiful snowy January in Toronto ❄️❄️

This was the first time I painted cycle track barriers for StreetARToronto, City of Toronto, and I had so much fun 🌈! I’m really looking forward to more exciting opportunities into 2026 and beyond ☺️.

I’m officially embracing my inner animal whisperer and spirituality explorer for 2026 ❤️ (and photography dabbler too, because it’s a medium I super enjoy!)

Do I fully talk to animals in public now? Yes, and I love it. I told the birds at High Park today that I wanted a photo of a cardinal specifically, and then as I stood still one landed directly beside me on the railing of the stairs ☺️. Nature is incredible, and the older I get, the more fiercely I want to protect and preserve it.