Alison Garwood Jones

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Originally published in September 2020 in Blog, Illustration, Social Media Instructor, Toronto Illustrators

When Covid-19 sent us into lockdown in March, I spent the rest of the month, and all of April, endlessly scrolling on my phone, with no focus and zero discipline.  By May, I was taking notes on how the pandemic was rearranging the economy.  By June, I was ready to put myself back out into […]

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Outdoor dining in Winter

Originally published in August 2020 in Blog

Will cities like Toronto adopt outdoor dining in Winter?

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Covid-19 Poster

Originally published in July 2020 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators

Guess what? I added your suggestions and created “Business Is Up – Part Deux” THE POSTER (11”x17”) ✏️  In mid-March, still stunned that gyms and restaurants had suddenly evaporated, ☁️ I started pulling together a list of businesses that were growing during the Coronavirus Pandemic. 📈 I posted the first edition on Instagram last week, […]

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Food trucks could help us in a pandemic

Originally published in July 2020 in Blog

And just like that restaurants evaporated.  But the need to gather, gossip and drink never left us. We are water. Obstruct our flow and we’ll find other outlets. During Covid, the park next to my house has been relatively active during the day, but at night it comes alive: dozens upon dozens of quarantine pods […]

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Coloring during Covid-19

Originally published in April 2020 in Blog, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, Toronto Illustrators

More parents are buying trampolines during the Covid-19 Quarantine to keep them entertained.

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Home recording

Originally published in April 2020 in Blog, Webinar and Podcast Host, Webinar Host, Webinar Host, Webinars

🎙 Head to the closet. This is an old home recording trick, but it works! 🎙 Being industrious and employed during Covid-19 is a confidence booster. Gratitude is good for your body and mind. 🎙 For this job, I host/facilitate a medical webinar. I feel at home with the topics — diabetes, heart disease, depression, […]

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Humans in the Balance during Covid-19: A Comic

Originally published in April 2020 in Blog, Comic, Graphic Facilitator, Graphic Recorder, Graphic Visualizer, Toronto Illustrators

How can I not draw what’s happening? I’m cheering for Team Humanity. ~ Love, Alison

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Exercise during #Covid-19

Originally published in April 2020 in Blog, Comic, Graphic Recorder, Graphic Visualizer, Toronto Illustrators

All of us are feeling this. Nothing is so simultaneously easy and hard as moving. #JustDoIt

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Advice from an astronaut

Originally published in March 2020 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators

It helps to understand your place in the world right now. 🌎 Thank you, astronaut Chris Hadfield, for giving us some perspective. 🚀 Source: YouTube – “An Astronaut’s Guide to Self-Isolation”  

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