"Of course, she had to be wearing a kilt so she's wearing a classic tartan," said Cresswell, who drew inspiration from her Scottish grandmother.
Cresswell explained that public art serves as a major creative inspiration, particularly during an event hosted in Toronto.
"To participate in the public art realm is one of my amazing inspirations… And to be able to do something that would be in the public realm during such an amazing event in Toronto was something that I couldn't pass up," said Cresswell.
She noted the Canadian symbolism of the animal template itself.
"I think the beaver is a symbol of strength for Canada and I hope that everyone who visits here and sees our beaver sculptures, understands that we are people of strength and from around the world, as each beaver is dressed in the 48 different countries," said Cresswell.
Old Town Toronto BIA director of marketing and events Robyn Posner stated the initiative was modeled after Toronto's historic moose statue campaign from 25 years ago.
"The whole goal of it is to really get people to connect and spend time in our area, and really experience what it has to offer," said Posner to CP24.
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Amid the festivities, CFRA's Ottawa Now reported that a United States beaver sculpture created by an Ottawa-based Canadian-American artist named Alyah Holmes was vandalized in the downtown area.
