My name is Anika and I am a writer and artist. I grew up on Vancouver Island, spent most of my adult life in East Vancouver, and ‘home’ is currently Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. I love words and images, especially when they’re found together. It’s no surprise, then, that I wrote and illustrated a book called Becoming Neighbours as a reflection on my experience living alongside people seeking refugee protection. Following my time living within the Kinbrace community, I worked for three years as a ‘graphic recorder,’ taking live, illustrated notes of conversations, conferences, and the like. Currently I am exploring the new calling of motherhood…and doing so in a cross-cultural landscape while working with Mennonite Central Committee. I live with my husband Andrew and our daughter Lydia as guests on the on the lush, humid territories of the Guarayo, Paiconeca, Chiquitano, Ayoreo, and Guaraní peoples… with deep gratitude.

Find out more about my current and previous work by following the links below:

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)

Kinbrace Community Society

Drawing it Out

And just for fun…

Much Ado About Nothing Much