Terra Nord’s paintings often feature natural themes, but this year, Donald Trump inspired a more political edge to her work. When the U.S. president provoked Canadians with his “51st state” rhetoric and tariffs, Nord created products to meet the moment.

“I hit a few Canadian designs that really took off this year,” she said, referring to her images of a beaver riding a Canadian goose with statements like “Tariff this, hoser.”

While the Terrace, British Columbia-based artist saw a brief but “enormous boom” in Canadian sales, especially for those political designs, the vast majority of her sales have gone to U.S. customers for the three years she’s been in business.

Nord, 37, has largely shipped her U.S.-bound parcels duty-free because the contents, valued under US$800, qualified for the

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