Whenever I go to a new place, I am most inspired by seeing different wildlife from what I regularly see at home. When I think of the mountains around Calgary, I think of the amazing, powerful wildlife and wanted my wall to represent some of those species in a dynamic and colourful way. I have a long wall, but not one that can be viewed from far, so I chose small scenes melding together rather than one long picture. I included some symbols of Alberta, the provincial flower (wild rose), fish (bull trout), bird (great horned owl) and animal (bighorn sheep). I also included the mountain goat, leafcutter bee, cougar, grizzly, coyote, and Canadian lynx.