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Sometimes, when I get to illustrate something so perfectly up my alley, I feel I should pinch myself. But I don’t. Because it would hurt. I got to do an illustration of a woman in a giant éclair for the Post this week. Career high. The piece, by Mireille Silcoff, is both hilarious and depressingly accurate.

Fun illustration I did for The National.

A handful of recent interactions inspired this essay on mentoring: Open publication – Free publishing – More illustration

Sadly, the Toronto section in the National Post has been lopped, meaning my weekly How T.O. comic is no more. I had a great time doing it, and working with my easygoing editor, Maryam Siddiqi. But not much time for sniffling, as we’re collaborating on a new monthly illustrated feature, to be revealed soon!  

I don’t know anything about basketball, but I really enjoyed illustrating this compelling story:

I found her in the back of my closet. I’d bought her years earlier on Etsy. Like the bedazzled turban I’d purchased at the Brooklyn Flea, I tried her on every six months, building up her hopes, only to shove her back in a drawer. Fanny Pack. This summer, emboldened by my Jesus Year and a general feeling of not giving a shit, I put her on for good. I sleep in her. She’s my marsupial pouch. She holds just enough and no

A few weeks ago I interviewed the amazing Marta Nowinska, founder of Swapsity, for a comic about swapping. We drifted to a discussion of bartering. She told me about the wonderful Shannon Lee Simmons, a financial planner who quit her job and bartered for a year, mostly just to see if it could be done (answer: yes and no. bonus answer: you may die of overconsumption of lasagna). I’d long been looking for a new f

An interesting story I illustrated for Tablet Magazine.

One was full of charts. The other was full of advice about popsicle consumption. Also, I was interviewed by the Toronto Star about Honest Ed’s sign painter extraordinaire, Wayne Reuben.

Open publication – Free publishing – More fashion For those who have asked, you can purchase this essay here.