{"id":17237,"date":"2025-07-23T05:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17237\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T05:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:30:11","slug":"nova-scotia-model-inspires-new-colouring-book-city-halifax-nova-scotia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17237\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia model inspires new colouring book | City | Halifax, Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Illustrator and entrepreneur Leslie Carvery is launching a new colouring book on Wednesday, July 23 that honours Sherry Anne Crowe, a Halifax based model, actor, inspirational speaker, emcee and corporate leader whose story is inspiring to women of all ages.\n<\/p>\n

\n Titled Call Me Sherry Anne, the 22-page book created under Carvery\u2019s Afro Girl Design brand features illustrations that capture Crowe\u2019s dynamic presence and commitment to representation, confidence and community leadership.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019ve been working on a colouring book series for my businesses, and then I saw Sherry and the incredible work she\u2019s doing, and how she\u2019s showing up,\u201d Carvery said. \u201cWe live in a digital age where we scroll past powerful moments. I wanted to slow things down and honour Sherry in a tangible way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leslie Carvery loves making an impact through her illustartions, and opening up cobnversations through art.<\/p>\n

\n The book draws from Crowe\u2019s personal and professional career, with individual colouring pages for each milestone.\n<\/p>\n

\n Known across Nova Scotia and beyond for her runway presence, public speaking, and leadership, Crowe\u2019s message of self-belief and courage has been amplified with her growing social media presence.\n<\/p>\n

\n Carvery said her goal was to reflect the many sides of Crowe\u2019s personality and path, from her infectious laugh to her elegance on stage \u2014 through artwork that evokes emotion when being coloured.<\/p>\n

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Tear page from the colouring book.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cI wanted to show images that don\u2019t just look good, but are also colourable \u2014 that people can bring to life themselves,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted this book to feel joyful, therapeutic, and reflective of a woman who truly represents so much strength and possibility.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Carvery, a multi-disciplinary artist and creative professional, said it was also important to her that the book include a range of moments from different periods of Crowe\u2019s journey \u2014 not just spotlighting achievements, but celebrating her essence.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cShe\u2019s the kind of woman who inspires others just by being herself,\u201d Carvery said. \u201cBlack women are so often taught to shrink themselves. Sherry reminds us that we deserve to take up space \u2014 to be seen and celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Crowe has a checkered career and is now chasing her dream of being a model.<\/p>\n

\n Crowe, who posted the book to her Instagram ahead of its official launch, said she was overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo be someone\u2019s inspiration\u2026 to be someone\u2019s muse\u2026 that\u2019s a gift,\u201d she said. \u201cThis book means that what I\u2019m doing is reaching people. Even if others don\u2019t share my exact dreams, they can see me going after mine and know they can pursue theirs.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n Crowe added that she\u2019s always believed in the power of courage and community.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019ve lived long enough to understand that when the world tells you to stay quiet, you have to find your own voice louder,\u201d she said adding that she was was once rejected by a modelling agency at 15 for being too short, too big, too different. Now, at 54 she models those very differences, \u201cand I do it with pride.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n She credited her agency, her agent, and her village for supporting her journey, noting that none of her milestones happened in isolation.<\/p>\n

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Crowe thanks everyone in her life for supporting and having her back. She credits her agent for scouting her through scoial media and cheering her on.<\/p>\n

\n Carvery said that since the book was announced, demand has been high and she\u2019s now offering personalized versions at the same price as Crowe\u2019s version.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cEveryone deserves to feel special and seen,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n

\n For Crowe, the impact of the book goes beyond its pages.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2019m truly living some of my best days right now. I am inspiring, living, and making memories,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I can help even one person believe in themselves, then this journey has been worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Illustrator and entrepreneur Leslie Carvery is launching a new colouring book on Wednesday, July 23 that honours Sherry…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[15001,353,879,49,48,14997,14993,15000,14995,75,14991,15003,14994,4419,14992,15005,907,15004,14999,15002,14998,15006,14996],"class_list":["post-17237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-bedford","tag-books","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-city-councillors","tag-city-hall-news","tag-dartmouth","tag-downtown-development","tag-entertainment","tag-halifax-news","tag-hrm","tag-local-business","tag-magazine","tag-municipal-politics","tag-newspaper","tag-nova-scotia","tag-ns","tag-on-patrol","tag-sackville","tag-shoptalk","tag-the-coast","tag-the-mayor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}