INGREDIENTS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO PETS After her second daughter was born, Cori Doern left a career as a producer in Toronto’s world-class post-production industry and moved from the city to the country. Cori traded cutting video for cutting vegetables and creates soup stock instead of film stock. Cori presented a jar of home-made soup… Keep Reading
YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
You’re my best friend I can relate to the children who struggle with school. I loved art, english, writing, and music, but math was a challenge for me. I clearly remember an altercation that occurred one day in school; all the other children were sent out to play after lunch. I was asked to stay behind… Keep Reading
PARTY GUESTS
Halloween Party Guests Gus reminds me of our neighbor dog ‘Chap.’ Notice the (left) paw? It’s not a handshake position, it’s a “hey; you stopped paying attention to me” pat. The behaviour frustrates to his parents who apologetically try to correct it. I consider it part of his charm. Gwen is quite like one of… Keep Reading
AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON HIS FACE
This nose! A nose once black that is now brown. They call it ‘snow nose’ (more about that later). I love that Henry’s nose is a little bit crooked and depending on the angle at which you look at him, may seem slightly too large for his face. It suits his character. I wanted to capture those big (often guilty-looking)… Keep Reading
THERE’S ALWAYS ONE!
This illustration (2 out of 3) proved extremely difficult for me. I’m not sure exactly why; the shaded window, the folds in the car seat or the size of the piece in general perhaps. Not only did the illustration create frustration, the words in the story also caused inner conflict. Unfortunately, we do still see… Keep Reading
A RIBBON FOR REESE
It was very important for me to include information about ‘Yellow Ribbon Dogs’ in this book. Children should be aware that some dogs need extra space. Most people are still not familiar with The Yellow Ribbon Project. Children’s books are a great way for parents and children to learn together. My little Reese is… Keep Reading
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FIRST AND LAST
This illustration (pen and ink, pointalisim with watercolour), was inspired by one of my favourite photographs. The photo was taken at my parent’s house during Christmas holidays. There is a big park in the middle of a crescent – I imagine Henry was watching the squirrels frolicking in the snow. In the story, Henry is watching the… Keep Reading
‘HENRY SAYS, HELLO’ – sneak peak
I finally finished writing my children’s book and hope to have the illustrations completed soon. Here is a sneak peak… Henry sat near the window, and watched children walk by; he knew what to wish for, and looked to the sky. The stars twinkled brightly, all of them knew, and worked their magic, to make Henry’s wish come true. Do… Keep Reading
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