Jane’s Walk is a grassroots movement focused on city building. It’s named after the urban activist and badass Torontonian Jane Jacobs. Every Spring, to honour Jane’s birthday and her spirit of inquiry, cities around the world host volunteer-led walking tours that make spaces for people to observe, reflect, share, question, and re-imagine the places in […]
Coco and Diana
Originally published in March 2021 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
Reading is my greatest joy. This exchange appeared in Amanda Mackenzie Stuart’s biography on Diana Vreeland called Empress of Fashion. Diana described the conversation in greater detail: “Coco was a nut on armholes. She never, ever got an armhole quite, quite perfect, the way she wanted it. She was always snipping and taking out sleeves, […]
Teaching Art
Originally published in February 2021 in Blog, Toronto Art Teachers, Toronto Illustrators
The internet is a wondrous tool for learning new skills. When I decided to set up an online classroom to teach my way of making art, Google presented me with the perfect teacher: @ClaraLieu. Clara is a visual artist and former prof at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Founder of @Art.Prof, a […]
The Great Escape
Originally published in February 2021 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
Pigeons & Elevator Buttons
Originally published in January 2021 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
Happy Holidays
Originally published in December 2020 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
Life Drawing during Covid
Originally published in December 2020 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
Dude throwing javelin Woman in fetal position Grizzled man hunched in deep thought I’ve pointed my drawing horse at all of these classic life drawing poses (back when it was possible to attend pay-as-you-go art classes). During Covid, to prevent rust buildup, I’ve sought out figure poses in Google image searches and YouTube channels, including […]
Custom Home Portraits
Originally published in October 2020 in Blog, Holiday Gift Ideas, Toronto Illustrators
Growing up in an artistic home
Originally published in October 2020 in Blog, Profile,, Toronto Illustrators, Video
The soil I grew up in was planted with art, music and literature. Mind you, I didn’t start seriously reading until university. I was too busy staring at the layout of my marker sets. The following clips are from my interview with Nargiz Mammadova, the co-founder and CEO of the Destin AI app, an AI-powered […]
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