Draw Me a Monster

Karen and Frank Sr have a son, EJ. He lives with his parents but spend a lot of time out of the house, and often loses his keys.

Next Saturday, May 30th, between 11-4, these cats will all be available for adoption at a neighbourhood fundraiser for !
It’s a family-friendly event, with six toronto artists showing their work, with music and mimosas flowing, and general friendly and casual mingling at the historic Theatre Centre on Queen West.

Stop by, cat lovers and cat avoiders. It will be a lovely afternoon!





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Karen looked like she could use company so I got her some. This if Frank Sr. They’re quite a match don’t you think?

Both Karen and Frank will be available for sale at the Inaugural fundraiser for on Saturday, May 30th.

Swipe for details!

This is Karen. She will be seeing you at the Here And Meow - a fundraiser for happening on May 30th. I’ll be showing and selling new art, and you’ll be sipping mimosas and supporting cats! Doesn’t get much better than this does it. Swipe for details.


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SO happy with how this guy turned out. Can’t stop looking at him! My new piece for the upcoming show at .1065 “World Pup”
Stay tuned for details, it’ll be a fun one!

Swipe to see the original commission which inspired it.

“Space Oddity”
Ink and gouache on art board
11”x16”




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To all the moms, stepmoms, godmoms, moms-in-law, moms-to-be and moms who were - monster love.

Another favourite ink commission from last year’s is about to become a painting for an upcoming show! Stay tuned for updates and details. Woof! 👹🐕‍🦺

Last month, I received what would turn out to be one of the most challenging commissions: “Frankenstein’s creature, a blot upon the earth.”
After pointlessly trying to make a monster from literal ink blots, I finally sat down with the “Frankenstein” audiobook. If you’ve never read the actual book - you’re in for an incredible experience. It changed me. And it changed how I saw this project. Swipe for some rejected monsters. Thank you for this challenge, and here’s to more collaboration.

Angela’s Monster:
MATHEMATICS.
PASSIONATE. HAPPY.
SQUIRLEY.
ADHD.

As a daughter of mathematicians, I especially loved making this commission. And loved being frantic with my brush. Thank you, Angela, for sharing your imagination with mine!

This has got to be one of my immediate favourites from monster commissions this year. Bianca’s colourful, top-hat sporting, smoking unicorn. Thank you Bianca, for letting your imagination play with mine. Also thank you again, for your message, it put a huge smile on my face. 😁👹

FULL CIRCLE MOMENT…
At ‘25, my first show as a monster artist, a young woman gave me prompts for what became one of my favourite monsters. I loved it so much, I remade it and showed it at this year’s Artist Project. Imagine my joy, when Vanessa, the original mastermind, showed up in my booth! We were both so thrilled to see each other; and Vanessa’s reaction to seeing her creation reimagined brought me to tears.

Today, Vanessa’s and my creation is proudly representing in the window of .ac in Quebec City (last slide). And it’s in good company! The pieces next to it are also imagined by last year’s visitors, and I’ll be sharing their evolutions in the days to come.

The more years and monsters go by, the more I realise how much I get out of these absurdly intangible connections with people. It’s really is a lifesource.


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