Stop five of the Carrera Drive Your Story Tour crossed the border into Canada — Art Gallery Plaza, at Robson Square, right in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Rain on either side of the weekend, but a clean window of sun right when the activation hit. First Canadian stop of the tour, and Vancouver delivered — the emcee kept the plaza moving, the booth had real buzz, and the crowd stayed all afternoon.
Driver’s side: @stepfrae (Stevie / Shao) — Pacific Northwest illustrator — went deep into BC on a coral-red base: blue-scaled salmon mid-swim, orange and yellow ferns weaving through, light blue water and wind across the top, scattered stars, and a pair of Carrera sunglasses painted right onto the rear quarter. The brand built into the artwork, not stuck on top of it. Passenger side: @wizwon — Jayde Goodon, Métis artist out of Saskatoon — went the opposite way: a bold black-and-white female portrait across the door, long dark hair, intense eyes, painted entirely freehand with yellow and orange exploding off the front fender. Stevie took it 56–44.
