Emily S. Damstra

I’m exciting to share that I’ve created a new puzzle design in collaboration with the Ontario puzzle company The Occurrence.

A couple years ago, The Royal Mint in the UK invited me to submit a design envisioning the national personification of Britain—Britannia.

Over the last couple months I’ve been adding some original artwork to my website shop, located here.

When I shared the frog illustrations that I created for Canada Post stamps last year, I wrote: “It was the kind of project I love because it (1) involved learning about wildlife; (2) required a lot of detail, which is kind of my default; and (3) showcases…

I recently completed this watercolour and gouache painting of the Ordovician crinoid Konieckicrinus josephi: Illustration of crinoid fossil Konieckicrinus josephi © Emily S.

In 2016, the major motion picture Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P.

Today, Canada Post released a set of stamps that bear my illustrations of the Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) and the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) — two endangered amphibian species in Canada.

Scheduled to enter circulation on January 2nd is the 11th quarter in the United States Mint’s American Women Quarters program.

A famous statue stands at the southeast corner of New York City’s Central Park: the General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument.

Freshwater Fishes book cover art Over the past couple years, I’ve been working with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Press to provide cover art for two of their field guides.