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West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation

Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country

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Christmas Greeting to Donors.

© Sara Tyson
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Animal, Fox, Environmental, Hunting, Winter, Nature, Rocks, Wildlife
illustration of (Humanitas Magazine, 
The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Magazine, University of California, Irvine)

This powerful and protective figure is inspired by pioneering nurses Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale, by the figure of Liberty in New York Harbor and Emma Lazarus’s poem inscribed on its base, and by the light shed by nurses everywhere.

Nurse, Nursing, Caring, Health, Medical
illustration of Reaching $1 Billion (Vancouver Foundation Magazine)

A foundation that offers charities a centralized hub through which they can distribute donations.

Caring, Charity, Donation, Floral, Flowers, Gift, Giving, Growth, Hands, Insect, Lilies, Philanthropy, Plants, Snail, Support
illustration of Policy on Children
International Criminal Court
The Office of the Prosecutor’s Policy on Children

Children, Flowers, Embrace, Hope, Faces,
illustration of On Wall Street Magazine, Source Media
Family members’ assets are pooled in a “Family Limited Partnership” to reduce manager fees and meet account minimums 

Assets, Bird, Birds, Diversify, Diversity, Egg, Family, Investments, Money Management, Nest, Nest Egg, Variety
illustration of Gabrielle Suchon, Philosopher Queen of the Amazons: (Humanities, 
The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities)

Centuries before the rise of feminism, this underappreciated thinker wrote to set women free

Female, Feminism, Historical, Philosopher, Portrait
illustration of The Art of Listening
(The Bridge, Messiah University)

Conductors are trained to listen to entire rooms of singers and musicians, making sure everyone performs at their best. 

Birds, Music, Song, Voice, Listening, Conductor, Feminine
illustration of The Art of Listening
(The Bridge, Messiah University)

Singers learn from each other just by listening. Listening becomes a team sport, and they collaborate that way.

Birds, Music, Song, Voice, Listening
illustration of Home Again! (Festival of the Sound)

2022  Illustration celebrating the Pianofest theme for the summer season's classical music festival.

Music, Classical, Piano, Flowers, Plants, Festival, Gathering, Singing,
illustration of Come to the Party! (Festival of the Sound)
A summer chamber music festival on Georgian Bay celebrates their 40th Anniversary

Music, Musicians, Classical, Piano, Flowers, Plants, Festival, Gathering
illustration of Spring Cover for Cricket Magazine
(Cricket Media)

Cricket magazine is an award-winning literary magazine for young readers ages 9 to 14.

Birds, Blossoms, Eggs, Flowers, Frog, Nest, Spring
illustration of Spring Contents Page for Cricket Magazine
(Cricket Media)

Cricket magazine is an award-winning literary magazine for young readers ages 9 to 14.

Birds, Rabbit, Flowers, Frog, Nest, Robin, Spring
illustration of Trick or Treat: The Halloween Issue
(The New York Times for Kids)

Spot Illustrations for Treat crossword puzzle, “A Candied Crossword”

Halloween, Pumpkin, Cat, Candy, Treat
illustration of Trick or Treat: The Halloween Issue
(The New York Times for Kids)

Spot Illustrations for Trick crossword puzzle, “Don’t Trust this Crossword”

Halloween, Witch, Skull, Bat
illustration of The Youngest Person in Concord (National Endowment for the Humanities)

An imagined portrait of Mary Moody Emerson in full intellectual ferment. She was a thinker, a writer, and an inspiration to all who knew her.

American, Bird, Botanical, Floral, Flowers, Leaves, Organic, Pattern, Profile, History
illustration of Ilhan Omar and the Pollitics of ‘Radical Love’
(The Progressive Magazine)

The Minnesota Congresswoman wants to redefine U.S foreign policy as we know it.

American, Bird, Botanical, Floral, Flowers, Leaves, Organic, Pattern, Profile
illustration of Determined to Serve (Military Officer, Military Officers Association of America) 

Stories of six women who took up arms in America’s earliest wars. Women have fought alongside men in battle since the Revolutionary War days. Some did it openly; others concealed their identities until their death.
American, Battle, Disguise, History, Historical, Uniform, War
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Bird, Environmental, Flowers, Nature,  Wildlife, Loon
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Animal, Animals, Moose, Environmental, Nature, Wildlife, Christmas, Holly
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Owl, Barred Owl Bird, Environmental, Feathers, Tree, Nature, Wildlife
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Bird, Environmental, Tree, Nature,  Tern, Wildlife, Feathers, Rock, Water
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Bird, Environmental, Flowers, Nature,  Wildlife, Hummingbird
illustration of Joyous Greetings from Cottage Country (The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation)

Christmas Greeting to Donors.

Animal, Animals, Bird, Birds, Cranberry, Ecology, Environment, Heron, Nature, Wildlife, Wings
illustration of Therapeutic Organ Engineering (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University)

The 8th International Wyss Symposium will focus on innovations in Therapeutic Organ Engineering, with the goal of sharing recent advances in 3D organ engineering, materials fabrication, and vascular integration that are leading to new organ transplant and regenerative medicine approaches.

3D Printing, Biology, Blood Vessel, Engineering, Heart, Kidney, Lungs, Organs, Science
illustration of Cardiac Care/Heart Center
(Suburban Hospital, Bethesda)

Booklet cover for Cardiac Care/Heart Center

Charity, Generosity, Giving, Hands, Healthcare, Heart, Heartbeat, Love
illustration of St. Anthony Messenger – 125th Anniversary Cover
(St. Anthony Messenger, Franciscan Media)

Cover illustration of St. Anthony celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the publication.

Saint, Church, Lily, Monk, Religious, Religion
illustration of The Legend of Pope Joan (St. Anthony Messenger, Franciscan Media)

Though she never existed, the myth persists for a reason.

Saint, Pope, Portrait, Religion, Religious
illustration of Building On Our Northern Experience (Dowland Contracting Magazine)

Dowland Contracting is a design-build specialist, providing expertise and innovative solutions to the unique challenges of the North.

Build, Builder, Engineering,  Helmet, Industrial, Gloves, Labor, Laborer, Steel, Worker
illustration of Small Company CFOs: Strategic Partners or Scorekeepers? (Strategic Finance Magazine, IMA)

New roles emerge for CFOs operating as strategic partners and trusted collaborators with CEOs.

Business, Businessman, Chairman, Collaboration, Corporate, Executive, Hat, Leadership, Moustache, Partnership
illustration of Tone at the Top (Strategic Finance Magazine, IMA)

When senior management’s ethical tone is deficient, the company fares poorly, often resulting in fraud and abuse .

Bankruptcy, Business, Crime, Corruption, Damage, Evil, Fraud, Horns
illustration of Whistleblowers (Strategic Finance Magazine, IMA)

People who have blown the whistle on illegal practices of individuals and organizations.

Business, Businessmen, Crime, Corruption, Fraud, Theif
illustration of To Ed.D or Not? (Peabody Reflector, Vanderbilt University)

A debate about the Education Doctorate degree’s worthiness as a tool for producing leaders.

Boss, Circus, Feet, Leader, Leadership, Performer, Ringleader, Shoes
illustration of The Embattled Teacher
(Peabody Reflector, Vanderbilt University)

Fighting a many-headed monster in order to teach. Teachers face high-stakes testing, new evaluation processes, a new licensing landscape, combative public debates on unionization and limits to collective bargaining.

Animals, Dragon, Horse, Warrior, Battle
illustration of Are We Headed for a Fall? (Strategic Finance Magazine, IMA)

How management accountants handle the global economic turmoil.

Business, Money, Globe, Global, Humpty Dumpty, Falling
illustration of What We Don’t Know Might Hurt Us (Corporate Counsel Magazine, American Lawyer Media)

Fear of the unknown is very real as GCs fret about bad economic times.

Balancing Act, Blindfold, Circus, Danger, Lion, Performer, Ringleader, Risk, Tightrope
illustration of Whatever It Takes – To do good you must be shrewd (Global Brief)

Machiavelli is misunderstood. All new-century princes – public and private alike – will have to be shrewd to achieve important goals in a precarious world.

Fox, Sly, Costume, Governance, Shrewd, Renaissance, Royalty
illustration of Laying Down the Land (Alberta Venture Magazine, Venture Publishing Inc.)

Development in the province’s hinterland sits at a critical crossroad.

Agriculture, Cattle, Cow, Golf, Sport, Rural, Real Estate, Recreation, Urban
illustration of Old Dogs New Tricks (Profit Magazine, Rogers Media Inc.)

No matter how evolved your enterprise is, 
there is always a new way to take your company higher.

Balancing Act, Beagle, Bulldog, Circus, Husky, Performance, Poodle, Terrier
illustration of Arctic & Antartica Animals (Harcourt School Publishers)

Book cover for Grade 5 Reading.

Arctic, Antarctica, Crane, Diversity, Fish, Fox, Musk Ox, Owl, Penguin, Polar Bear, Rabbit, Reindeer, Seal, Walrus, Whale
illustration of Confronting a Perfect Pension Storm (CA Magazine, Chartered Accountants of Canada)

Are pooled retirement pension plans the answer? Evidence suggests if something is not done soon, we may have to break out the lifeboats.

Animals, Antelope, Noah’s Ark, Biblical, Boat, Diversity, Elephant, Giraffe, Lifesaver, Monkey, Zoo
illustration of Art Commission

Antelope, Bird, Cat, Cow, Dog, Elephant, Frog, Giraffe, Insect, Lizard, Monkey, Rabbit, Toucan
illustration of Find Me the Money (CA Magazine, Chartered Accountants of Canada)

Locating and recovering assets has always been an integral part of fraud investigations, but today that’s the new mantra.

Business, Crime, Detective, Dog, Dollar Sign, Hat, Nose, Sherlock, Watchdog
illustration of How to Ace the College Essay (The Lawrentian, The Lawrenceville School)

Boy, Child, Essay, Lettering, Student, Writing, Teenager
illustration of Dragon Dreams (Cricket Magazine)

Illustrations for a poem by Laura Purdie Salas.

Beast, Dragon, Dreams, Fangs, Fire, Mythology, Reptile, Serpent, Sleep, Smoke
illustration of An Opera Appetizer (The Washington Post)

A list the top 25 operas to own for your home entertainment centre.

Costume, Helmet, Music, Musician, Opera Singer, Singing, Woman, Viking
illustration of Changing places (Emdash LLC) 

An article about preparing for elders. 

Acorns, Aging, Care, Birdhouse, Birds, Botanical, Hand, Leaves, Nest, Nest Egg, Organic, Retirement, Tree
illustration of Slow Is Beautiful (Christianity Today)

Book review of C. Christopher Smith’s “Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus.
illustration of Finding a Happy Life in the Law
(The American Lawyer - Student Edition, American Lawyer Media)

Law schools close the gap between an ideal vision and reality of a lawyer’s life

Still Life, Rose, Law, Scales, Book, Violin, Bottle, Grapes, Arts
illustration of Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
(Registered Nurse Journal)

Heal, Health, Mental Health
illustration of Maximizing the Minimum Wage
(Green Profit, Ball Publishing)

7th Annual Green Profit Wage & Benefits Survey highlights those working at the bottom of the pay scale.

Profit, Money, Support, Botanical, Floral, Flowers, Garden,  Growth, Leaves, Narture, Organic, Plant
illustration of Call to Faith (Harcourt Religion Publishers)

A religion program for Grade 6 Catholic students features this image of the Burning Bush on the cover.

Flames, Leaves, Religion, Religious, Tree

Profile

Since graduating from Ontario College of Art, Sara has worked for over 35 years as illustrator and graphic designer. This dual role as a professional increased her understanding of the function of illustration in communication arts and made her a thoughtful problem solver. Her figures occupy highly organized spaces, with shape, texture, contrast and colour all playing important parts in her concepts. Illustration clients include American Lawyer Media, Canada Post Corporation (Molly Brant: 1986), Global Brief Magazine, Hampton-Brown Company, Harcourt Publishers, Harvard Business Review, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, National Endowment for the Humanities, Pacific Opera Victoria, Penguin Group (Canada), Smithsonian Magazine, Vancouver Foundation Magazine, Vanderbilt University and The Washington Post.

Style/Techniques

Acrylic, Caricature, Cartoon, Conceptual, Figurative, Painterly, Stylized, Texture, Decorative, Floral, Whimsical, Concept Art, Film/Entertainment

Subject/Specialties

Humor, Action, Adventure, Animals, Book Covers, Botanical, Children, Children's Books, Children's Products, Corporate, Editorial, Education, Family, Fantasy, Greeting Cards, Health, Historical, Holidays, Industrial, Landscape, Medical, Music, Nature, People, Political, Portrait, Religious, Science, Sports, Still Life, Technology, Toys & Games, Wildlife, Americana, Agriculture, Food/Beverage, Lifestyle, Feminine, Masculine, Spiritual, Youth, Edgy, Environmental, Financial