"What's The Rush?" was the first ever project I worked on with Joey. He was looking for an artist would could understand who he was and his poetry, and turn that into art that his readers could relate to. I was up for the challenge!
I sent him initial sketches of my ideas to make sure I was the right one for the job and once those were approved I was given the creative freedom to illustrate whatever I thought would represent his poems.
We ended up using 40+ of my gestural illustrations in the book, and I was also asked to create the cover. I brought Joey's idea to life and helped him format the cover for printing. Many other projects came after the books release such as an audio book cover and a lyric video for a song based on the book.
"WHAT'S THE RUSH?"
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CLIENT: JOEY KIDNEY
DATE: OCT 2018 - OCY 2019
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
In April of 2020, Joey Kidney launched a new Mental Health Service, "My Ok Place." As a mental health advocate, I was honoured when he offered me the position of Lead Illustrator for the team!
I created the logo and over 40 illustrations for posting on social media. I touched on anxiety, depression, body image, and other serious mental health struggles in my designs. This mental health service became inactive in August 2020, but it was an incredible experience that was well received by many!
