May 18th 2011

Here are those drawings I'd promised. I sent these off to Amsterdam a few weeks back and they arrived safely, in time for the 100 Euro Show.

We were asked to send four original drawings, and I included the sketch for the Little Burgundy cover I just did, the sketch for the first cordyceps painting in the series I did for The Dazzle last summer, and the drawings used for my Woodland and Springtime Tea Party GOCCO prints.

Here is the finished work for the Little Burgundy cover, which is out in Little Burgundy stores here in Canada now,

as well as the inside illustration and some spots I did for them.

That's all for now, but before I sign off; one final thing. Today is the 7-year anniversary of my first date with Chris. Happy anniversary Chris B! (He says the anniversary is reset now that we're married, but I'm going to celebrate both!)

May 16th 2011

I know... it's been a while. What's that? Nearly two months?? Oh dear, I seem to have lost track of time. But I'm back on track again!

A big part of the reason for my absence is that I was planning our wedding! It turned into a nearly full-time job for a little while there! But we finally reached the big day on Friday, and it was well worth all of the work. It was the most magical day!

At least I've still been drawing a fair bit. I did a couple for reference for the decorations and things to be set up on our big day, see above. I also sent a few off to an upcoming show at Weiden + Kennedy in Amsterdam. It's called the 100 Euro Show, and this will be it's second annual exhibition; this time featuring drawings from a handful of international artists. I'll post the images in a day or two, and explain a little more about the show.

Anyway, I just didn't want you to think that I'd forgotten about you, but I should get back to work! I have some very exciting things along the horizon!

Oh yeah, and here's a little animation that our friend Nick made of us dancing...

March 24th 2011

Next weekend there will be an art auction, Toronto Hearts Japan, taking place to help raise money for Japan relief. Curator Kristin Weckworth and friend Kathryn Ruppert-Dazai are putting the event on at the Gladstone Hotel from Wednesday March 30th until Tuesday April 5th.

I will be including two paintings in the silent auction; the first, an older painting called 'Sleepy Pon' that was created for the Mittenfists exhibition at Magic Pony Gallery, and the second 'Bonsai', created for children's book Le Géranium.

The opening reception will be held on Friday April 1st on the second floor of the Gladstone Hotel from 7 - 10pm; and a closing reception Tuesday April 5th 6 - 8pm.

March 25th 2011

It's finally arrived! I received a copy of the new Uppercase 'Work / Life 2 - Directory of International Illustration' in the mail!

I can finally post this painting that I had commissioned last summer. It was painted to be given to a couple that already had a small number of my pieces and were having their first baby. The painting is of their two rex cornish cats; Doug on the left, Lu on the right.

Below is the cover, my spread, and a page that I love of Olaf Hajek's bike with paint brushes strapped to the back. I'd like to thank both Celine Kim and Anabela Carneiro for allowing me to use photos of theirs for my page. Celine took the portrait of me with my Brownie camera, and Anabela took the photos of my studio for her 'This is Where I Live' series on her blog, Fieldguided.

March 19th 2011

Last weekend I had the chance to finally go to the new TIFF Lightbox Theatre here in Toronto. The past week was Canadian Music Week, and as part of the ongoing events, the festival put on a showing of AN ISLAND, a movie created by filmmaker Vincent Moon and one of my favorite bands, Efterklang.

It was such a beautiful movie. It follows the band around to different locations on an island off the Danish coast, to homes of residents, grade schools and through forests creating music with the sounds around them. The soundtrack of the film included music from their newest album, Magic Chairs.

After seeing the film, we found out that you can send a request to the filmmaker to hold a private screening. They send you a digital file of the movie and set up a time and location to hold a screening for your friends. If you get the chance before the deadline (in a week or so?), I highly recommend you contact them for a copy!