Introduction

Sheridan College of Animation & Design Oakville ON, 2000-2003 Diploma for Interpretive Illustration: Recognized as a Sheridan Scholar / Awarded a Silver Medal - 1st in program Alberta College of Art & Design Calgary AB, 1997-1999 Visual Communications Grande Prairie Regional College Grande Prairie AB, 1990-1992 Majored in Bio & Chem Grande Prairie Composite High School Grad of 88! Can you believe the photographer gave me grief about using a toy rhino prop? Pul-eeeze!! What about those ratty fake roses they thrust into the arms of every female graduate? I should think that by the ripe old age of 33 I should be capable of making big-girl decisions like posing with a rhinoceros if I want! He's the one aspiring to institutional gigs. I'm the one celebrating a mile stone.

Evelyn Shifflett spent her early childhood years in rural Portland, Ontario, her teen years in small town Grande Prairie, Alberta and upon graduating from high school, moved to the big city of Calgary as a young adult. She currently resides in Mississauga, Ontario where she makes a living as a graphic artist.

Illustration courses exposed Evelyn to a variety of techniques while focusing on the fundmentals of design and visual communications. She has had hands on experience
in print making, paper crafts and textile arts. Much emphasis was put on computer arts as a means of self promotion. Since graduating Evelyn has learned a lot more about designing for the web on her own.

Evelyn has an adventurous spirit and loves a creative challenge. When a client asks “Can you do this?” the answer is alwasy “Yes.”, even if it means having to do a little research to figure out how. She also believes that if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. While she understands that speed and efficiency are desireable in the work place setting, so is a professional, polished looking product.

Through RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd. Evelyn provides a wide range of creative services. She often works with promotional companies to provide more complete service for their clients.

What's With the Rhinos?

While attending Sheridan College of Animation & Design I had decided that all of my assignments should in some way share the same subject matter. That way, when I graduated, even if my portfolio wasn't consistent in style / medium, at least it would at least be consistant in theme. I chose rhinoceroses. No particular reason, the choices was completely arbitrary. They are big, aggressive and powerful with no natural enemies. On the other hand, they are on the brink of extinction, fragile and in need of our help. Plus they are pretty cool to look at with strong graphic shapes. With all these characteristics, no matter what the illustration assignment concept was, I could easily justify using rhino imagery. After 3 years of drawing rhinos and collecting rhino pictures / paraphernalia the image kind of stuck. I became the rhino lady.

She's a Cracker

More than just an artist, I solve problems. If I wasn't an artist I'd probably have become a code breaker for the government.
Or a forensic scientist. My life would have gone in a totally different direction had Crime Scene Investigator been an option on career day back in high school!

This one's for Louise: "I see Stupid People!"

 

I have 2 cats. Both girls, both spayed.

CSI - Typo (Chief of Silliness Instigation) aka: Ty, Ty-Ty, Tyronius or LF Enjoys a good game of fetch and snug boxes.

CIA - Garryth
(Chronology of ngestion Authority)
aka: GareBear, Gary, HeyBoo, Black One)
She's less than impressed at Ty's existance.