It's a whimsical message with a playful image, but it holds a lot of meaning to the owners of Brick & Mortar Living in New Westminster.
The store is participating in Bosa's Pride window display competition as a part of a New West Pride. The window display initiative calls for local businesses to show their pride by decorating their windows.
For their contribution, owners Julia Dewhurst and Emma Nash, posted a cartoon character with rainbows beaming from his eyes, on the front window of their downtown store, with the statement: "Sometimes the world is so beautiful I have to shoot rainbows out of my eyes."
The window design is based on one of the images on a card by Choplogik, which they sell in the store.
Brick & Mortar is known for having eye-catching window displays, so the owners jumped at the chance to take part in the Pride contest. They opted to keep the window display simple for the Pride contest.
"It's more about making an impactful statement," Dewhurst explains.
They liked the images because it captures the beauty of our differences, she says.
Dewhurst loves that the city is hosting Pride events this month to support the local lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community.
As a part of Pride events, the winner of window display contest will be announced on Saturday, Aug. 16. A $500 prize is up for grabs.
If Brick & Mortar wins, Dewhurst says, they plan to donate the money to New Westminster's Union Gospel Mission, which helps vulnerable people.
Meanwhile in other Pride events, the Pride Columbia Street Party is set for Saturday, Aug. 16, from 3 to 8 p.m. on Columbia Street between Fourth Street and Sixth Street.
For more information about Pride, visit newwestpride.ca.
