The Candy Palmater Show

A wildlife encounter of the artistic kind: Printmaker examines Saskatoon's identity through public art

A Saskatoon printmaker brings dozens of coyotes and jackrabbits to her city's streets as part of the Paper Wildlife Conservancy project.
Jackrabbits, coyotes and Canadian geese roam the streets of Saskatoon as part of the Paper Wildlife Conservancy project. (Courtesy of Cate Francis)
Cate Francis is the chief conservation officer of the Paper Wildlife Conservancy project. (Courtesy of Cate Francis)

Dozens of coyotes, magpies, jackrabbits and frogs are sneaking around Saskatoon.

Artist Cate Francis has been pasting her handmade prints of these animals onto walls and buildings all over the city as part of the Paper Wildlife Conservancy project. It aims to explore the ways urban wildlife and public art influence the city's identity.

Cate tells Candy about the importance of inhabiting the city with paper wildlife.