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Umbrella Magazine, Spring 2020

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In Her Studio Magazine Feature

So grateful to be featured in the gorgeous In Her Studio Magazine, Spring 2020. Photographs are courtesy Sarah Kirby, Imagine Photography.…

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Interview with Bay of Quinte

I did a great interview with Bay of Quinte for their Young Entrepreneur section. Read the interview here!…

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Profusion

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Wonderment

I’m having lunch on the floor, because these days that is most comfortable (growing belly) and while it looks like Maggie is being sweet…

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‘Tis The Handmade Season!

Hoping to get you a new blog post soon, but for now, here’s some upcoming shows to end the year! …

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Surface Design

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New Pattern | Buttercups & Wings

Happy Spring, friends! I’m so excited to share my new fabric pattern with you because this whole process of taking paint to pattern and teaching…

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Pink Elephant Organics

If you follow my Instagram or Facebook pages you’ll know that I’ve been working on a new collaboration with Pink Elephant Organics, doing illustrations for their organic…

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Huffington Post Interview by Tomas Laurinavicius

A little while ago I was contacted by Tomas Laurinavicius to take part in his Habits and Routines column. My friend Patricia Parkinson had…

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12 days of Children’s Books

If you follow my Instagram, you already know about my 12 Days of Children’s Books! I had so much fun sharing these every day, I…

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Granola! Granola! Granola!

The Story Behind this Post I know, not another food blog, right? Wrong! This will remain a blog about illustrating, I promise. But I’ve had…

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Real Women and Inspiration and Craft Shows and Cool Podcasts

Keepin’ it Real I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to share my story with others. Like what is the value in my…

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Imposter Syndrome

What is impostor syndrome? It’s feeling like an impostor when you’re not. Like you’re a fraud and the whole world is going to find…

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The Past, the Present, and the Future

Good morning! It’s been two weeks since I’ve been back from my island of Malta, and things have gone into full swing. Suddenly it’s…

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Materials & Process

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Bits & Bites

Good Morning Y’all! Happy weekend! Wanting to share a few bits and bites today: Chapters Book Launch The Ontario book launch for Bullet the New…

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In the Studio and Out

BOOK NEWS The studio french doors are finally open, and with the warm weather comes a few new things. I’ve wrapped up a 5 1/2 month-long…

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Process: Experimenting with Pattern

My first introduction to botanical painting was probably before my teens when I found The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden on my…

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Savour Every Minute

Last night at around midnight I couldn’t sleep because my brain was racing. I have a multitude of unfinished projects, upcoming projects, personal projects…

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Checking In

Check-In I felt it important to check-in with myself after writing that post about fear. You know, New Year, new resolution and persistant bad habits.…

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The Capitol F Word

I’ve been hearing it ’round the block lately from other artists – it’s the new goal for 2016: letting go of fear. When I…

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Nerding Out on Art Supplies

Sometimes it’s easy at the end of the year to feel like we haven’t acomplished anything we set out to do. So I decided…

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ILLUSTRATING IS…

The other day I was telling my mum about how sometimes I really miss the places I’ve lived and I wonder if I’ve made the…

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It’s Not Just a Pretty Space

Part of the reason why I like making paintings and looking at paintings is because they are quiet. It’s not just a form of escapism,…

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Etsy: Made in Canada

A little while ago I wrote a post mentioning how important collaboration is when making art, and my difficulty moving away from an artist…

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On the Desktop Today

Top to right to left: Masking Fluid: have never tried this! No time like the present to experiement. This may improve spread 6 for…

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Unmistakable Creative

Lisa Congdon is one of those rare artists who can really talk about her story, what she does, how she got where she is…

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Illustrator Yelena Bryksenkova

Every morning before I start painting I go on Etsy to see what’s new. I like Pinterest too, but with Etsy you get to…

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Good Morning Year 35

Inspirational quote of year 34 lived. There is a big divide in learning a life lesson and living the life lesson learned.…

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Illustrator, Oliver Jeffers

So here’s ANOTHER Oliver Jeffers book, his latest. Let it be known that I have a huge crush on Oliver Jeffers. Not only is…

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Illustrator Qin Leng

Canadian Children’s Book News just published an excellent article on Illustrator Qin Leng. She started her book illustration career only 4 years ago and…

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Colville, Art Gallery of Ontario, curated by Andrew Hunter

Last weekend I made a trip to Toronto to see the Colville exhibit. A week later I’m still thinking about it and finally constructing…

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Book Signing at the South Simcoe Arts Centre

Yesterday my sister and I went on a road trip to Alliston, taking the very long way down to escape the 401 and soak…

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Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay

Some of you may know I used to have a blog. And then my website got hacked and time passed and I created this…

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