A local family, who’s son was born with a heart defect, went through years of surgeries and hospital visits. The Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, was oneof those stays. This hospital’s foundation, has for a mascot, the Stollery Bear: a white teddy bear with a doctor’s mirror and a heart for a nose.
The family’s son is now an adult. He grew up because of the doctor’s help. They commissioned this painting as a thank you to this foundation. Even Teddy Bears Grow, depicts an adult white bear with a mirror on its forehead. The imagery goes on to tell of howthe little bears can grow up. Surrounded by the plant called Bleeding Heart, it speaks to the doctors healing many bleeding hearts over the years.

Jennifer Caie is a professional artist who loves to explore the land of Northwest Ontario.Her work is inspired by time spent each day in nature. Much of the rest of her time is painting what she has experienced. Caie works mainly with acrylic paint on canvas, from thick impasto strokes to delicate line work. One of the defining features of her process is the application of layers of transparent colour. Caie began painting in 1985, and is primarily self taught. She produces a large body of work each year, takes part in exhibitions, projects, public showings, and commissions.