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First & Best 2019

January 21, 2020

I was delighted to learn that two of my books were awarded Toronto Public Library’s First & Best 2019!

Love You Head to Toe and My Forest is Green are two of TPL’s top ten picks for the best Canadian children's books for building reading readiness in kids under five.

You can read more about it here: Ready for Reading

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A little reminder to check your lawn for bunny nests before pulling out the lawn mower.

How to spot: If you notice adult rabbits frequenting your yard and find fresh droppings, there’s a good chance a nest is close by. Look for a dry patch of

Sometimes the back delights me more than the front.

#papercollage #clover #trefoil #trifolium #redclover #cutpaperillustration #papercut #botanicalillustration #botanicalartwork #botanicalcollage #shamrock

It’s a good spot. I get it.

#NoriYetiFlo #paperdrawer #longhairtabby #catfam #highlandlynx #studiocats #highlandlynxcat #hlcwc

American Robin

For Wild Magazine
(AD: Steven Balaban)

@cwf_fcf @canadianwildlifemagazine #wildmagazine #hinterlandswhoswho #americanrobin #robin #robinsofinstagram #appletree #appleblossoms #paperflowers #robinart #paperbird ##papercollage #cutpap

Can you guess who the next Hinterlands Who’s Who is?

#hinterlandswhoswho #wildmagazine #appleblossoms #appletreeblossoms #paperillustration #cutpaperillustration #cutpapercollage #wildlifeillustrator #torontoillustrator #cutpaperart #papercut

My first time using parchment paper to create atmosphere. (The first pic is without/ second pic with. Notice the difference?)

And I had the perfect reference photo to work from, thanks to Vancouver author @breegalbraith (who captured this magical mo

Stop and smell the dandelions.

Can’t wait to show you the rest of this piece... 🐇

#cutpaperillustration #cutpapercollage #dandelion #bunnynest #highlandlynx #noriyetiflo #paperflower

#savethefoundry

“Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.” - Jane Jacobs

@friendsofthefoundry

#corktownto #regentpark #distillerydistrict #toronto #foundryartgallery #torontolife #stopdemolition #w

Making a little something to support @friendsofthefoundry

This group of heritage buildings in Corktown would already be demolished if @fordnationdougford had its way. In January they began tearing off a section of it without public consultation.

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Cont’d from my last post >>>> a closer look at the tiniest parts that determined the scale of the whole piece. 🐝

#bees #beelove #snapdragons #papercut #cutpaper #cutpapercollage #beeillustration #paperillustration #prettytricky #i

I’m always interested in the scale picture book illustrators work in when using traditional mediums.

With paper-cutting, I have to consider the tiniest parts first (ie the bees) and scale it up from there.

Another deciding factor is what wi

Two fluff balls on a chair.

#noriyetiflo #yeti #turkishvancat #turkishvancats #turkishvan #turkishvansofinstagram #turkishvancatsofinstagram #catart #catportraits #catportrait #paperportrait #cutpapercollage #papercollageillustration #paperillustra

Close-up of Yeti. Soon he’ll be seated on his favourite chair.

#yeti #paperillustration #cutpaperillustration #cutpapercollage #cutpaperart #papercat #turkishvancat #turkishvans #turkishvansofinstagram #catportraits #catportrait #papercutcat #

Snowy out today — makes me think of these two. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Art from my book, Love You Head to Toe. @owlkidspublishing

#emperorpenguin #emperorpenguins #emperorpenguinchick #penguinchick #paperpenguin #penguinsofinstagram #cutpaper #cutpaper

Swipe to see my set up for the CN tower shoot.

I used the @lifelapse_app to make it. Kevin was experimenting with it for work and so I decided to give it a try. I consider myself a bit lazy when it comes to learning new things, but this was easy, al