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Fur Bébés
Originally published in June 2021 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
I don’t want to be good
Originally published in May 2021 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
I don’t want to be good (yawn), I want to do good (BOOM!) That means working with doers. One of my latest partnerships is with Lakeshore Arts, a not-for-profit arts organization just down the street from me in Etobicoke. From Monday to Friday, the LSA team is working hard producing an array of arts programming designed to […]
The Ink Spot: learn perspective
Originally published in May 2020 in Blog, Illustration, Pen Jar Productions, The Ink Spot, Toronto Illustrators
THE INK SPOT 🖊 In today’s 60-second art lesson, I’ll show you my very un-mathematical trick for capturing perspective. No rulers were involved! 🎨 If you would like to practice the steps I teach, swipe left and use my Neighbourhood Trampoline drawing as a tracing tool. Or, go crazy and colour the houses! Featured here: the marker magic […]
Pen Jar Productions is featured in the Toronto Star
Originally published in December 2019 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Gifts, Toronto Illustrators
A little dance around my drawing desk! A year and a half into my illustration biz and I have my first serious piece of earned media, as the PR folks like to call “press.” Thank you, writer and artist, Mary Vallis (@maryvallis @canadianstitchery). This means a lot. I will be tabling tonight and tomorrow […]
30 Gift Ideas For The Month of November
Originally published in November 2019 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
Creative Entrepreneurs: a mutual support society
Originally published in June 2018 in Blog
The nice thing about being a creative entrepreneur, other than the creative freedom, the distance from office politics, and the casual wardrobe (I also like to randomly drop and do sit-ups, which I wouldn’t do in an office setting) is the sense of camaraderie with fellow freelancers. We hire each other, and pay with cash […]
