We spent a month at McGill University’s Redpath Museum researching the musuem’s natural history collections and present-day fieldwork. It was the initial foray into a longer project tentatively titled The Canadian Explorer’s Club. Thanks to everyone at the museum for making us feel so welcome. We also loved staying at the Darling Foundry, which was within walking distance and provided a beautiful studio space, not to mention all of the artists we met. If you haven’t visited the Redpath, it’s a must see for Montreal—Canada’s oldest natural history museum with many claims to fame (e.g. they have the world’s largest collection of sea horses).

Thanks to the University of Waterloo’s Harding/Claxton Humanities and Social Sciences award for their support.