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A Kids Book – Work in Progress

For quite a while now I have been working on illustrating a kids book with a friend of mine who has written one, and figured out all the publishing details. My life and work at the studio has kept me very busy and has made this project go very slowly…. but it is getting thereContinue reading “A Kids Book – Work in Progress”

Oscar 2014 movie posters: reimagined

I have watched the Oscars every year with my dad since I was a little girl, so it is a definite highlight for me every year! Now that I live in a different province, watching the Oscars with my dad becomes a bit challenging! But this year, he is flying over for a visit, soContinue reading “Oscar 2014 movie posters: reimagined”

Downton Abbey sketches – The Bates’ & Mrs Hughes

Here are a couple more Downton Abbey sketches to add into the mix! Mr. & Mrs. Bates [Brendan Coyle & Joanne Froggatt]; and Mrs. Hughes [Phyllis Logan]. And here’s a refresher character line-up on the ones I have previously sketched…..

Writing about Cove church on Rachel Held Evan’s blog

**UPDATE: A shorter version of this story made it into Rachel’s book “Searching For Sunday“, so keep an eye out for it! So grateful to her for sharing so many important stories. Since our little church Cove closed in May 2013, I have been wanting to write about it. Once I got past the shock,Continue reading “Writing about Cove church on Rachel Held Evan’s blog”

Downton Abbey – cartoon versions!

Here is a shot of the cast sketches I have done so far in my Downton Abbey series – Carson, Mrs. Patmore, Cora & Robert Crawley, Dowager & Moseley! For larger versions of the individual sketches, click here: https://staceychomiak.wordpress.com/2014/01/25/downton-abbey-sketches-part-1/ Stay tuned for more!

Experiencing GCN 2014 “Live it Out”

January 9 – 12, 2014 of this year, we were fortunate enough to go to our third GCN [Gay Christian Network] Conference. Every year it changes location to a different major city in the US – this year was Chicaaaaaaago! While no one could have planned the Polar Vortex-thingie…. the amount of love and warmthContinue reading “Experiencing GCN 2014 “Live it Out””

Downton Abbey sketches – Part 1

WHO doesn’t LOVE “Downton Abbey“??? Oh my word we discovered it after season 1 had aired in the UK, and once we got our hands on it over here in Canada, we fell in love with the characters immediately. We just finished watching season 4, and I decided to do something that is long overdueContinue reading “Downton Abbey sketches – Part 1”

Just Because He Breathed – the animation.

Rob and Linda Robertson have an unbelievable story that has moved countless people. Tams and I first heard about their story a few months ago through social media and the article Linda had written for Huffington Post that went viral, entitled “Just Because He Breathes: Learning to Truly Love Our Gay Son.” We didn’t realizeContinue reading “Just Because He Breathed – the animation.”

Caricatures for comedian Lianna Carrera

Since the Christmas break, immediately followed by the GCN Conference in Chicago [stay tuned for postings on that!] things have just been a-movin’ and a-shakin’ – so I am a bit behind on posting about my latest projects! I was commissioned by friend and funnylady Lianna Carrera to come up with some fun sketches ofContinue reading “Caricatures for comedian Lianna Carrera”