Making Maps – My Hometown
I went to a session about Indigenous relations (and making sure you are in good relations) and one aspect of introducing yourself that was discussed as vitally important was rooting yourself in place and where you come from. This ties closely to the importance of ancestors and passed on knowledge. I stewed on that for a ...
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Flenglish – Morning
In an attempt to learn more Flemish, I asked my in-laws to give me their favourite Flemish sayings and I would illustrate them as I go. It's a sporadic project that I'm going to share with you as I go. This is from my father-in-law, Michel: "de ochtendstond heeft goud in de mond"Flemish saying "the morning has ...
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Good Advice and Stories for your Sober Curious Journey
At the beginning of my sober curious journey, I found a lot of quiet support from different types of art - writing, listening, watching films and tv, and making different recipes. I find that alcoholism and sober lifestyles are being discussed and explored more and more in mainstream culture. Or, I'm just aware now that ...
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Sober Summer Comic Book
I have a long history of what I call 'the guilty hangover.' It comes the morning after I partake in alcohol beverages. The trends were these: No matter what. Even if I didn't do anything bad at all - these feelings still come like a tidal wave. One morning, I woke up, had all the feelings, took myself out to brunch ...
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I Made Stickers! Watercolour Sea Creatures for All
Remember my little deep-sea creature doodles? Well, I turned them into stickers! And I started an Etsy shop. For a while, I've wanted to create my own stickers and these ones gave me a good opportunity to raise some money for a cause close to my heart - educating Canadians about plastic and inspire changes that will ...
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Indigenous History in Edmonton’s River Valley with Dr. Dwayne Donald
A couple years ago, I went on an INCREDIBLE walking tour to learn about local indigenous history in Edmonton's River Valley. It was led by professor Dr. Dwayne Donald who is a professor at the Faculty of Education for the University of Alberta. His ancestry is Papaschase Cree and also has connections to the Blackfoot. The ...
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A Short Trip to St. Louis
St. Louis wasn't a planned trip exactly... I went there for a Library conference on communications and marketing. The whole thing was an experience I wasn't totally expecting. This is an exercise from the great illustrator and writing Lynda Barry - It's called an X-page where one writes in each section what they did, ...
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