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In 2003 Evelyn Shifflett graduated from Sheridan College as an illustrator and started RhinoInk Illustrations Ltd. Since then she has kept busy as a freelance artist in a wide variety of creative projects including mural painting, illustration and graphic design for print and web.
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 consist ant 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.
More than just an artist,
I solve problems (hence the visual solutions). If I wasn't
an artist I'd probably have
become a code breaker for the
government. Or a forensic scientist.
Man! My life would have gone in a totally different direction had Crime Scene Investigator been an option on career day back in high school.
I am Canadian
I spent my early childhood in rural Ontario (Portland) and my adolescent / teen years in small town Alberta (Grande Prairie) and my young adult years in big city Calgary and now I'm in my 30's living back in Ontario in the GTA (Mississauga).
• 7th Annual Esso Mile, June
14, 1997: Calgary Zoo (Raising $ for the tigers)
• Placed 1st for women (20-29)
- 7min 22sec
• Alberta College of
Art & Design: Chalk Walk Sidewalk Art Competition,
• 2nd Place 1997 and 1st Place 1998
• Illustrated
2 CBC Children's books featuring
Mr. Dressup - published in
2004
• Illustrated
a children's book for the Scholastic
Group of Canada - 2005
I Have 2 Cats
You're not officially a crazy cat lady
until you exceed 4 (litters don't count)
They're both girls.
They've both been spayed. |
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Garryth (aka: Gary, Hey-Boo or the black one)
CIA - (Chronology of Ingestion
Authority)
Gary is less than
impressed about Typo's existence. |
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Typo (aka: Ty, Ty-Ty, Tyronius or LF)
CSI - (Chief of Silliness Instigation) |
Likes
• Sharp wit / comedians - I'm a living laugh track
• Arts & Crafts expos • Animals and Nature
• Sukodu / Cryptograms
• Kayaking • Food - maybe a bit too much.
• Fantasy, fairy tales & legends
• Garage sales
• Container gardening
• Green • My MacBook: Paul laughs at me, I even caress it before powering on. • CSI / Law & Order Junkie - It's just not entertainment without a corpse.
Music:
• Sting
• Nickleback
• Chris Isaac
• Big n' Rich
Authors:
• Piers Anthony
• Diana Gabaldon
• Anne McCraffrey
Dislikes
• Weather complainers. I'm just ever so grateful that we have a life sustaining atmosphere.
• Excessive piercing - fashion shouldn't look like an open wound. • Low-rider jeans
• "Reality" TV - lowest common denominator of our sad human race.
• Lamb or Canned Asparagus (euw!!! - the willies)
• Litter bugs. • People who flick butts from vehicles. They make me so angry. They're right up there with folks who hork lugies on the sidewalk! Seriously! I see no difference between a cigarette but an a Big Mac wrapper. Shame! Shame on you!
This is me at a Nickleback Concert!
NB YouTube: "Gotta be Somebody"
My name is Evelyn.
I'm a Capricorn.
I collect Rhinoceri.
This one's for Louise:
I see Stupid People!
• Sheridan College of Animation & Design, Oakville ON
• 2000-03: Interpretive illustration
• Diploma for
Interpretive Illustration: Recognized as a Sheridan Scholar
• Awarded
a Silver Medal - 1st in program
• Alberta College of Arts & Design, Calgary AB
• 1997-99: Visual communications
• Grande Prairie Regional College, AB, 1990-92: bio & chem. major
• Grande Prairie Composite High School, Grad of 88!!
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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 rhinos if I want to! He's the one aspiring to institutional
gigs. I'm the one celebrating
a mile stone. |
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