The East Van Cross is a symbol formed by the words East and Van written. Referencing the city’s Eastern half, traditionally less wealthy and harder-edged East Vancouver, now part of a renaissance becoming the artistic and cultural center.
The iconic cross figure dates all the way back to the 1950s. Ken Lum, the artist who designed the monument pictured above, believes that that it originally reflected the large Catholic population in East Van at the time.
The cross itself is in a derelict unloved urban landscape, through Anja Jane's illustrative style of collage you can see the representation of East Van residential streets bursting with with quintessential Vancouver cherry blossom and greenery.
The designs are of course gorgeous (I bought two!), And the prints are on high quality paper. The order was shipped promptly and I am very satisfied with my purchase. The prints brighten up my apartment and bring me joy!
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R.
Wonderful!
We loved the prints and cards! Thank you for providing us with such beautiful works of art for our home!
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H.S.
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful composition and incredible quality of print. I love Anja’s work! So charming and whimsical and also including a bit of local heritage. It was the perfect gift for a friend having lived in East Van and returning to The UK. The perfect keepsake. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I love the East Van sign it is so iconic but for me east van is also about the residential streets filled with blossom in beautiful gardens abundant and filling out into the sidewalk. I'm so glad it resonated :)
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M.F.
Couldn’t Possibly Be Happier
Beautiful work and lovely artist to connect with. Fast & reasonable shipping! Looking forward to your deck of cards and purchasing more work in the future! Much love xx
