The last thing you see when ripping a condom wrapper isn鈥檛 usually an aroused moose or a peaceful beaver, but thanks to an Abbotsford artist that is now a possibility.
grad won big in the , with two of her designs receiving staff picks honours.
Artists were asked by the company to submit photographs, paintings, illustrations, designs, mixed media projects or any other art to put on a condom wrapper. Winners were chosen through a combination of judges and the public based on how well the design celebrates Canadian life, culture and history.
Luteijn鈥檚 two designs were titled 鈥淥ne Lucky Moose鈥 and 鈥淥ne Love鈥, and featured two of Canada鈥檚 most iconic animals - the beaver and the moose.
鈥淚 came up with the ideas when I was on the ferry on my way to the island,鈥 she said. 鈥淕rowing up I鈥檝e always loved creating little characters that almost take up a life of their own. For the moose, for example, I wanted him to have this adorable almost bashful quality to him.鈥
Luteijn, a visual arts student at the , earned 10,000 condoms to be donated to the UVic Residence Life and Education department, $500 and 50 condoms of each design that won.
When not in school Luteijn works at as a cultural programming assistant helping promote the arts in Abbotsford.
Other contest winners from B.C. included: Lake Country鈥檚 Moozhan Ahmadzadegan (western region), Vancouver鈥檚 Ben Wang (staff pick), Vancouver鈥檚 Ellena Neel (staff pick), Campbell River鈥檚 Robb Schmidt (staff pick) and Vancouver鈥檚 S. Lam (staff pick).
The grand prize was awarded to Toronto鈥檚 Emma Scott, who earned $1,000, a year鈥檚 supply of condoms with her design, 10,000 condoms donated to a Canadian health organization of her choice and an artist profile on onecondoms.ca.
For more details on Luteijn鈥檚 art, visit .