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08/10/07- I have a small but happy solo show up at Hulberts Cafe - 7601 115 Street, themed 'When you were five'. I did the pieces in celebration of Woodward Design turning five years old. Check it out if it suits you!

07/10/07- Visit me at the 2007 Whyte Avenue Art Walk! I will be located in front of the Varscona Theatre.

05/22/07- Two arty events that I'm participating in this Month. Doctors & Derriers and The Royal Bison Craft Fair. I encourage you to check out the linkys and attend! I'm also working on a new scholastic project. Annnnd I finally did a folio update.

04/25/07- I'm illustrating for various folk festival promotions right now, which is really my cup of tea. Daydreaming about laying in summer grass and listening to music. Just returned from my first trip to NYC. Buds on the trees. Life is good.

03/14/07- Latitude 53 is having a fundraiser called 'Love Bytes', and I illustrated and designed the print. A fun art auction with dj's, cocktails, etc....hope to see you. You can go ahead and be trendy by visiting Latitude's myspace. Make them your 'friend' or whatever the kids do these days.

02/20/07- New site design is up! I can't help myself, every year I have to do it. Have a peek around.

02/01/07- I will be having a solo show at Ultra Violet Floral Studio, featuring a selection of new Paris drawings. I hope you might come by for a peek! The show is up from February 8 - March 6th. The reception will be held February 10th, 10 am - 3 pm and we'll be serving café delights.
Ultra Violet - 12234 - 107 Avenue, check uvfloral.ca for store hours.


01/07/07- Knit for Charity is finished. I was able to collect over 320 scarves, hats, mittens, etc. Thank you, Edmonton knitters. See a little press over here. Also, three cheers to 2007! Happy New Year. I recently completed for a line of shirts for Limebaby.

09/28/06 - Knit for Charity has begun! Read more by clicking here.

09/01/06 - Redkite.ca - a new collaborative project with my pal, Anders. Absolute fun.

07/20/06 - We drove 1500 km North of Edmonton to visit family in Yellowknife. A vacation with buffalo + bugs (photos here)! It never gets dark at night during the summer. No, they do not live in igloos. Also, I just did a ridiculously large update to my portfolio.

06/16/06 - Whoops. 2 months since an update. Things are well, internet. Finishing the two huge book projects. Plans for music festivals, drawing trips and camping in the woods this summer. Poplar fluff everywhere. NCF is this weekend and Edmonton Chante is the following weekend! Also, happy pride week, Edmonton.

04/16/06 - Starting a new personal painting series, a second book for Scholastic and another book for Paige Hemmis (Extreme Makeover). Also, get your tickets for the North Country Fair!

03/26/06 - Lots of new work in the portfolio, and my Scholastic book is nearly complete. Seriously contemplating a vacation.

02/13/06 - Happy pre-lover day. In celebration, I am launching a new site design! In the next couple of days, the bugs will be worked out. If it suits your fancy, download a pretty desktop picture.

02/02/06
- Still no snow to report in Alberta. New work for SEE and University Affairs,...but I am holding out on an update because I plan to redesign (!). In between drawing rabbits and turtles.

03/01/06 - Happy New Year folks! I am cheerily ringing in 06' with a children's book contract for Scholastic, as well as my first full year in a business partnership. Oh? Did I forget to report some news, officially? Mr. Dana Woodward joined me full-time managing Woodward Design. We are going to kick some serious 2006 ass.

25/10/05
- The 2005 Christmas Scarf Drive has begun! If you are a knitter, I encourage you to donate a scarf to the Edmonton Women's Shelter. Click here for details on how to participate.

21/10/05
- Back from Italy. All rested up. Drank lots of red wine & espresso,...totally refilled my well! I have so much updated work in the folio section, I invite you to take a peeky-poo. My big fall project for the Edmonton Journal has been going smashingly. Click here or the drawing above to see a special feature on it.

15/08/05 - Work for Westworld Alberta, Mungbeing, and other bits. Watch in the fall for a fun new section on my site featuring 100 illustrations in 100 days! A novel project for the Edmonton Journal. Summer is flying by and I am counting down the days for my trip to Italy!

29/06/05
- Delighted to be working for Ed Magazine, Girls Guide to LA, among other fun jazz (hint, click portfolio for samples). Dana built me box gardens and I have watched the little beans poke up, which is really quite pretty. Happy July, cheers to poplar fluff and bonfires.

02/05/05 - Organized folio section now up! With oodles of new works for Northern Light Theatre. Also, I am delighted to announce that I will be doing some work for the lovely Alex Beauchamp.

06/04/05 - New client, DDB Canada, had me draw the trials & tribulations of our local garbage men for the Urban Recycler.

06/04/05 - Art|Craft section back up, info on the Stitch & Bitch group I run available, and the tulips are officially poking through the dirt in the yard. Oh yes, and I am now contributing doodle work to the online mag, Mungbeing.

23/03/05 - New site design launched! Rock on. Be patient, I have yet to update everything & work out bugs. Insane busy with new projects, make sure to check out the ol' portfolio for new work.

24/01/05 - I will be having a booth at the Woman's Business Blaster Conference in Feb. I encourage all gals in business to attend. If you visit my booth, I will babble to you about illustration. Or perhaps teach you how to knit.

29/12/04 - Click here to contribute to the relief effort for Tsunami. How devastating. Thoughts & prayers go out to everyone, especially Suneth's family.

09/12/04 - Whoo! The cover I recently did for SEE was a #3 pick up rate of all time. Which means lots & lots of people liked it.

08/12/04 -
Peace & love this holiday season (and always) from Amanda, Dana & Isis Woodward.

04/11/04 -
I am going to launch a shop to sell some crafty items. Check out the beginnings and watch for more developments.

01/11/04 -
Busy busy. Illustration work for Fortis AB, See Magazine & a new local Woman's Business Conference. Check out the ol' portfolio for new work.

16/09/04 -
Now you can see my doodles in an online sketchbook.

31/08/04
- I have moved my home office! See contact for update. Now my daytime view will be filled with chittering birds in my very own back yard. Gardening plans already have begun.

30/07/04 - 5 New works including illustrations for a cookie company (how fun is that), a funny monkey & also a personal commission for a special friend & her pup.

16/05/04 - Illustration & promo designs completed for Edmonton Woman's Shelter Pink Tea fundraiser. The Pink Tea is a performance about the famous five, the gals who enabled Canadian Women to vote.

13/05/04 - My little illustration site is finally launched! Let's clink the pint glasses. Thanks Anders! for writerings. I also appreciate the designer/art pals who provided encouragement & crits.

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