Gift Ideas

A Bookmark to Find Your Place

by Alison Garwood-Jones
A Bookmark to Find Your Place
I am sending bookmarks to the folks who ordered my new book, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults. I'm grateful for their support.
Posted in #ParentalGrief FiveStagesOfGrief, ElisabethKublerRoss, Fatherless, GraphicNovel, GriefAndLoss, GriefJourney, GriefQuotes, GriefResources, GriefSupport, Motherless, MothersDay, MothersDay20, OrphanedAdults, OrphanedInAdulthood, ParentalDeath, PictureBook

I Miss My Mommy: a picture book to help orphaned adults through grief

by Alison Garwood-Jones
I Miss My Mommy: a picture book to help orphaned adults through grief
All of us will have to do life without our parents at some point. I decided to write and illustrate a book to shows what grief looks like. I Miss My Mommy is the world's first picture book for big people without parents.
Posted in Books, Books on parental grief, Fatherless adults, Five Stages of Grief, Graphic novel on grief, Grief Support, Motherless adults, Orphaned Adults, Parental loss

Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin
Surprise and delight the Jane Jacobs nerd on your list with this Enamel Pin of Jane in her famous thinking pose. After just one week of wear, ...
Posted in Activism, City Planning, Gift Ideas, Holiday Gift Guide, Jane Jacobs Enamel Pin, Novelty Gift Ideas, Toronto Gift Ideas, Toronto illustrator, Toronto LIfe, Urban Activist, Urban Planning

Pen Jar Productions teams up with Jane's Walk Toronto

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Pen Jar Productions teams up with Jane's Walk Toronto
Pen Jar Productions teams up with Jane's Walk Toronto and Another Story Bookshop for Jane's Walk Toronto, 2019.
Posted in Activism, Cities, City Planning, Housing, illustration, Jane Jacobs 100, Jane's Walk Toronto, Print-on-demand, Public Spaces, The 6ix, Toronto illustrator, Toronto LIfe, Urban Planning, Urbanism

Seven things my customers taught me in 2018

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Seven things my customers taught me in 2018
Last summer, the initial delight I felt in seeing my sketchbook drawings on a digital pillow template inspired a new design business in 2018 called...
Posted in Customer Insights, Gift Ideas, Novelty Gift Ideas, One of a Kind Gifts, Print-on-demand, Print-To-Order, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Unique Gifts

Holiday Gift ideas For Writers

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Holiday Gift ideas For Writers
Holiday Gift Guide Video: Something For The Writer in Your Life - If you know someone who collects Underwoods and Remingtons, or gets lost in ol...
Posted in Christmas Shopping, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Journalists, Gifts for Writers, Hanukkah Shopping, Holiday Gift Guide, Last Minute Gift Ideas, Newspapermen, Novelty Gift Ideas, Old school reporters, Vintage Typewriters

Get your holiday discount code!

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Get your holiday discount code!
In this video update, I wanted to briefly share my pivot story to illustration, but also solve some of your gift hunting conundrums for the holida...
Posted in Discount Code, Gift Ideas, Holiday Gift Ideas, Studio Tour

My Career Path To Illustration

by Alison Garwood-Jones
My Career Path To Illustration
I first published this post back in August when Gini Dietrich and her team asked me to be a guest contributor at SpinSucks.com. Spin Sucks (the web...

How Print-On-Demand Technology Works - how I get my drawings on your pillows

by Alison Garwood-Jones
How Print-On-Demand Technology Works - how I get my drawings on your pillows
Pen Jar Productions, Toronto: Lynn Brown of Orillia, you asked on Facebook: "How do you get your drawings on pillows?"   I made this ...
Posted in Gelaskins, How Stuff Works, illustration, Notion, Nuvango, Print-on-demand, Print-To-Order, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator, Toronto Junction

Are your pillows designed for the outdoors?

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Are your pillows designed for the outdoors?
So here's the deal: my pillow covers are made of 100% washable woven poly-linen fabric. The filling inside is made from sugar and cream. Actually, ...
Posted in Cushion-eating squirrels, Decks, Exterior Decor, Outdoor Pillows, Patios, Pool Decks, Squirrels, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator

Why I draw

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Back in 2012, when I was leafing through the book, More Things Like This, an anthology about the intersection of art, writing ...
Posted in Drawing, illustration, Inspiration, Process, Toronto illustrator

I'm open for business

by Alison Garwood-Jones

 

Ladies and gents, welcome to my blog! I'm selling pillows (in 3 sizes) and laptop skins, with totes to come. Browse through the categories: Florals, Trees, City Living and Cuisine. I hope my drawings kick up the color and joy in your home. ~ Alison

Posted in illustration, surface design, throw pillow, Toronto illustrator