Oh, Canada.

The checklist for packing for my most recent residency at Monson Arts was fairly straightforward: brushes, paints, panels, pencils. Check.

But I also included an item that might be considered an anomaly at a creative residency: a table top hockey game.

Not just any table top hockey game: the 1994 deluxe Wayne Gretzky edition. Montréal Canadiens versus Toronto Maple Leafs. Rink shield and referee included.