Willow Dawson
Willow Dawson, originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, is an illustrator and writer working out of Toronto, Canada. Her stand-alone illustrations are rendered in ink and acrylic on cardboard. She also works sequentially in ink as a comics artist. She has worked for Kids Can Press, Owl Magazine, Shameless Magazine, Feathertale Review, Filmblanc, Sumach Press, Kiss Machine, Locust Mount Records, Tightrope Books and Omni TV. Her books have received funding from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications, JacketFlap and Illustration Mundo.[1]
No Girls Allowed[edit]
Dawson illustrated the 2008 graphic novel, No Girls Allowed, written by author Susan Hughes and published by Kids Can Press. The book tells several stories of different women across the globe and through history who dressed as men for various reasons. No Girls Allowed received positive reviews from Boing-Boing,[2] National Post,[3] and the School Library Journal.[4]
Hyena in Petticoats: The Story of Suffragette Nellie McClung[edit]
Dawson was approached by Penguin Canada (through her first agent) to create a historical graphic novel about Nellie McClung, Canada's most outspoken suffragette who is credited with getting women the vote and (along with the other members of "The Famous Five") getting women officially recognized as "persons" under the Act. Since McClung felt that her time on the farm was the underpinning to her political and literary success, Dawson wanted the design of the book to mirror the design aesthetic at the turn of the century during the suffragette's formative years. She created page borders with banners inspired by the covers of 1900s farming catalogues and tiny, moving animals reflecting the theme of each chapter.[5] This book was reviewed in CM Magazine [6] and Quill & Quire [7] and others. This book also received support from the Ontario Arts Council's Writers' Reserve Program.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Willow Dawson". Kids Can Press. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ Boing-Boing!, http://boingboing.net/2009/05/26/no-girls-allowed-gra.html
- ↑ National Post Article, http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/afterword/archive/2009/05/02/toronto-comic-arts-festival-2009-q-amp-a-with-willow-dawson.aspx
- ↑ School Library Journal Interview, http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/960034096.html
- ↑ Dawson, Willow. "Space TV". Willow Dawson's Sketchblog. Blogspot. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Chychota, Julie. "Hyena in Petticoats: The Story of Suffragette Nellie McClung". Volume XVIII Number 24. CM Magazine. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Gardner, Suzanne. "Hyena in Petticoats: The Story of Suffragette Nellie McClung by Willow Dawson". Kids' Books Reviews. Quill & Quire. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
External links[edit]
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- Willow Dawson's Sketchblog
- The RAID Studio
- Willow Dawson on Top Shelf Comix
- Hyena in Petticoats
- Kids Can Press presents Willow Dawson
- Kiss Machine presents
- Toronto Comic Arts Festival
- Willow Dawson at Writers' Union of Canada
- Illustration Mundo
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