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Busy in the studio today catching up on orders. If you’re waiting on something from me—fear not! It is coming! Today and tomorrow are going to be LONG days packing orders, but hopefully, once I’m done, I’ll have a little free time to draw! 😅 Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! #squarepopsicle #papergoods #stationeryaddict #illustration #shoplocal #kidlitart #childrensbook #stationeryshop #squarepopsicle #printshop #darkacademia #cottagecore #greetingcards #stationery #illustrationforkids #picturebook #storybook #bookforkids #papershop #shopsmall #dailydoseofpaper #bookstagram #bookstack #bookshelf #booklover #readinglist #artstudio

The little robot was lost.

Windy.

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My first poster based on the beautiful illustrations in The Book of Wizard Parties. ✨ This book is perhaps only slightly second to The Book of Wizard Craft (2001), in my personal ranking of books that most inspired me as a young artist.  Written by Janice Eaton Kilby and published in 2002 by Lark Books, The Book of Wizard Parties has incredible paintings by Marla Baggetta (@mbaggetta ). As a kid, I absolutely loved the world of the book.  It is such a good example of the grounded yet opulent escapism I associate with children’s fantasy. Each page is simultaneously impossible and yet absolutely aspirational, especially in the eyes of a 10 year old. It always made me wish I had a bunch of friends so I could have put on big, exuberant parties.  To this day, I love these sorts of magical craft/activity books, and it’s on my bucket list to make one someday. A lot of these older books run into some orientalist issues, and while the books are meant to be celebratory (and are largely successful), there is certainly room to expand the genre with a new crop of these books that take a different and perhaps more culturally informed approach.  Folklore and crafts go hand in hand, so if any of you want to put together a craft book inspired by folk art/tales/traditions, let me know! I’m game! I’m forever grateful that this book exists, and I encourage you all to check it out from your local library or from the Internet Archive, which has a copy freely available to book online.

Life’s about the small adventures.

Hey! Do you like books? Sure you do! Come see James Braithwaite @thebathwater —a very-serious and award-winning author illustrator—this Sunday April 19th at @victorysocialclub in Toronto to Celebrate the release of the new kid’s classic Billie Builds a Robocorn! It’s free and there will be readings, frivolity, room-temperature carrots sticks, and crafts. Bring every child you know. Do not bring children you don’t know…. unless they’re really cool. Books will be available from @typebooks !

Exploring some ceramics at Northern Contemporary (April 9, 2026) Go see local art. Go. Go now. Or go this weekend if you’re busy right now. Take your mom. Buy her lunch. Seeing local art leads to more local art. It’s like schrodinger’s artwork; an artwork being observed causes more artworks to exist. Here’s the info about the show from @northerncontemporary Exhibition Dates: April 8 to 14, 2026 Location: Northern Contemporary, 420 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto (Walk south from Dundas West station—easy peasy!) “Join us at “Hot Stuff” to see the newest from up-and-coming to established ceramicists who are creating compelling, interesting, and strange works. From illustration-inspired, to esoteric and mystical, to downright weird and whacky, these 34 local artists have been cooking up some serious heat. “Hot Stuff” showcases the newest in ceramics that Toronto has to offer. Come see what’s hot out of the kiln!”

Noodling away at some picture book ideas.

I don’t have a Switch 2 so I can’t play Pokopia, but I can spend my afternoon making a rotom phone. ✨ ⚡️ 📱 #pokopika #rotom #pokemontcgpocket

First character from my Wizard's Parties (2002) redesign project. I don't ~love~ drawing human characters, so this is a nice excuse to practice a bit. Plus, it gives me an excise to fugue out some new digital rendering techniques!