Each shared stories of the night that saw the fire between Juniper Ridge and Valleyview spread quickly, threatening homes above and below it, forcing the evacuations of residents in Juniper and Valleyview on July 1. Their stories gave rise to an idea in Pasmen’s artist’s mind to create art from the ash and charcoal remains of a once-vibrant forested landscape and donate money raised from sales to wildfire evacuees and Kamloops Fire Fighters charity. When recent thunderstorms rolled into the city, Pasmen couldn’t sleep. She picked up her smartphone and messaged a friend at 3 a.m., requesting she ask her husband (who works as a city firefighter) if he might be able to safely collect some of the recently charred wood and ash from the Juniper wildfire.