Alison Garwood Jones

“I Miss My Mommy” on TVO’s The Agenda

Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

TVO’s The Agenda joined Alison Garwood-Jones in her studio to talk about grieving the death of both parents, and her new book, I MISS MY MOMMY.

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Male Friendships and Grief

Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Gift Ideas, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Male friendships and Grief

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Cover Blurbs for “I Miss My Mommy”

Originally published in May 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Comic, Graphic Novel, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

Cover blurbs for the book I Miss My Mommy by Alison Garwood-Jones

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My Big Media Interview With Rupert (the golden retriever)

Originally published in April 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Cartoons, Comic, Gift Ideas, Graphic Novel, Grief, Holiday Gift Ideas, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators

In my proudest earned media moment to date, yesterday I snagged an interview with Rupert, the white golden retriever.

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Doing Media Interviews

Originally published in April 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Cartoons, Comic, Doodling, Gift Ideas, Graphic Novel, Grief, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators

I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults is the perfect book for anyone who feels like Mother’s Day has become Remembrance Day. 💐 ⚰️

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Don’t You Love End Papers?

Originally published in April 2024 in Blog, Books, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Cartoons, Comic, Gift Ideas, Graphic Novel, Grief, Pen Jar Productions

This is the advance reader copy of my new graphic novel that I’m sending out to the media. You can see that it’s got little tags in it where my copy editor Pamela and I have spotted a few tiny bloopers that need correcting before I create the final. But I want to show you […]

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The Power of Daily Journaling & Doodling

Originally published in April 2024 in Blog, Books on Grief, Books on Parental Grief, Cartoons, Comic, Doodling, Graphic Novel, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators, Visual Notetaking

A day without journaling is like a day without exercise. I write to break through the morning sludge.

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Originally published in July 2023 in Blog, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators

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“Toronto Made”? Yes please!

Originally published in September 2020 in Blog, Pen Jar Productions

Ok, artists and creative entrepreneurs, the ground is rumbling.  Could this be the start of the repatriation of manufacturing? If you want to source products and services (t-shirts, totes, pins) from Canadian, better yet Toronto-based, companies, and stop relying on cheap foreign labour, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. I’d like to see […]

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Will the fashion industry listen?

Originally published in August 2020 in Blog, Pen Jar Productions, Surface Design, Toronto Gifts, Toronto Illustrators

As I search for a new fulfillment partner for my design biz, PenJarProductions.com, all eyes are on the fashion and garment industry. How long will it keep promoting a race-based caste system that only benefits people who look like me? And will it finally decide to listen to scientists and consumers who keep documenting and […]

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