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Recent Work

December 1, 2009: Christmas Monstera Deliciosa, The Globe and Mail

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This illustration is for the Facts and Arguments section, The Globe and Mail, December 1, 2009. Check out the F&A podcast here.

December 1, 2009: Contemplating a medicalized birth, The Dominion

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This image will serve as the Dominion cover for the December 2009 issue. It was inspired by an article written by Erin Hemmens about the legality of midwifery practice in Nova Scotia.

November 4, 2009: History of Science collage

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I made this for a poster I am designing for the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science, at the University of Toronto. See a more detailed image here.

October 22, 2009: Vancouver 2010, The Dominion

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This is the cover for the next issue of the Dominion. The issue features special coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

August 29, 2009: Night Hospital, The Globe and Mail

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This illustration was published August 7, 2009 with a story by Andrea Skorenki about the underwhelming experience of pronouncing someone dead in hospital. As she writes, "I wrote a note in his chart saying that I had verified the lack of cardiac and respiratory activity and pronounced death at 2:30 a.m. That was it. The poor patient had passed away alone, with a stranger marking his passage. The event was recorded without any drama or ceremony."

August 14, 2009: Food Bank, The Dominion

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This illustration was made for August cover of The Dominion. This is a local scene here in Hamilton where people line up for food, a sign that times are tough for many. Apparently the Good Shepherd Centers food bank has experienced an overwhelming demand in the past year, due to worsening economic times. The sign on the door reveals that food is given out daily until the day's "quota" is met. I suppose this measure is to prevent a run on the food bank in hard times. It's a reminder that food banks have a limited supply of food, too.

August 9, 2009: Local Food for Livestock, The Boston Globe

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I did this illustration in 4 hours for the Boston Globe Op/Ed section. I think it turned our fairly well stylistically, given the short time allowance. Thanks to Elaina Natario at the Globe for working with me on this one.

June 10, 2009: Beautiful Physics, The Globe and Mail

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Appearing Thursday June 11 in The Globe and Mail. Lindsay LeBlanc wrote a story for the Facts and Arguments section about how she came to do a PhD in quantum optics, studying such obscure phenomena as "Bose-Einstein condensate", among other things. She writes, "Physics is worth knowing because it is beautiful. It's the hidden secret of the scientist. ...Like an artist, I want to share this beauty with others, I want them to know what it is to see through my eyes."

May 31, 2009: Prom Dress, The Globe and Mail

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This illustration "Prom Dress" appeared on Friday May 29, 2009 in The Globe and Mail.

April 15, 2009: "Me" Generation, Biz Magazine

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This illustration for the Spring 2009 issue of Biz magazine will accompany an article about "Generation Y".

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About
Sylvia Nickerson
art & illustration
sylvianickerson [at] gmail.com
905-522-5604 (home)
905-730-3288 (cell)

View my illustration portfolio by clicking through the galleries above. I usually work with ink and watercolour and sometimes use collage techniques.

You can read a short biography about me here.

Clients:
The Washington Post
The Globe and Mail
The Boston Globe
The National Post
The Dominion
Dogs in Canada
Hamilton Magazine
DRIVEN magazine
Biz Magazine
The Utne Reader
Briarpatch magazine
THIS Magazine
Atlantic Books Today
The Literary Review of Canada
The Coast
Carousel
The New Quarterly
Book and Periodical Council
The Local Cafe
The Aeolian Singers
Sustainable Solutions Group
University of Toronto

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