Born and raised in a small Canadian town on the coast of Lake Huron, Mathias is a trans-identified illustrator who draws inspiration from animals, emotions, and warm bright colours. He is a graduate of the Illustration program at Sheridan College. His dream is to illustrate a world depicting cute characters and lots of dogs.
Personal endeavors include playing with his shih-tzu Lily, trying out a new recipe, or heading outside to touch up on his photography skills.
A cover image for the story “Loss of Signal” by S.B. Divya
For THIS magazine, to accompany the story, “Prarie” by Conor Kerr.
The story follows Daniel’s day and the various struggles in life he deals with. Throughout it all, he finds comfort within his roommate’s cat, Prarie.
AD: Valerie Thai
With the overall theme of “Space”, this illustration was inspired by the feeling of zero gravity. From the article “What Do People Feel in a Zero-Gravity Environment?” posted on Scientific American, I took inspiration from the following quote:
”As long as you are in rational control of your movements, zero gravity is the realization of a dream. A little push sends you gliding, just like the characters in science fiction stories.”
A piece for Reader’s Digest’s “Drama in Real Life” section. The story follows a woman who was bitten by a snake in Thailand.
AD: Danielle Sayer
For The Washington Post, “Opinion: No, people aren’t giving up pandemic pets because they’re bored”
AD: Chris Rukan