11/26/2025
🎄✨Bridging Timber Communities is an art & photography gallery by Talking Forests, located inside Alder + Co. in Raymond, WA, in from December 1st - 31st. It is dedicated to uniting the beauty of forests, wood products, & timber through creativity. We bring together people, place, & innovation. Showcasing the heart of our industries through authentic storytelling & visual art.
Founded by Candra Burns (Grimm), a lifelong photographer & communicator, this gallery continues a legacy of resilience & light. Candra began her artistic journey in the Artisans 4-H Club, which her aunt helped create. After her aunt’s passing in December of 2005, Candra turned to art as a way to heal, grow, & keep shining a light on the good. This gallery is a memorial to her Aunt Sunde Chaney & to .orange.tarot .holly
Every piece in Bridging Timber Communities reflects that same strength, building bridges between nature and people, art & industry, innovation & emotion.
Candra Burns is a marketing, PR, & communications specialist who founded Talking Forests, bridging the forestry & media sectors. Her roots are in Raymond, WA, & Aberdeen, WA, where her passion for forest stories first took root. Her Grandmother helped encourage Candra to do this gallery to share her photos once & for all.
She focuses on promoting sustainable forest management & developing strategic social media communications for organizations in the forestry & natural resources sectors. Known for her work as a speaker, podcaster, & content creator, Candra amplifies the voices of people. And talks about all forest types.
Here is a canvas - 16 × 20 - designs that will be on sale. 🖼🐾️
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