alex sawatzky, phd

Illustrations and design for “Perfect Pairings: A Tin-to-Table Seafood & Wine Guide.” Collaboration with Seaside with Emily.

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With Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph, 2023.

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Album artwork for Silver Wolf Band’s third album, “There’s No Time,” in 2022.

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Collaboration with the Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph

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Collaboration with the Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph

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Doctoral thesis project in partnership with the Inuit community of Rigolet

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Collaboration with Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton, University of Guelph

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Collaboration with the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the Research Innovation Office, University of Guelph

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Collaboration with Amy Kipp and Dr. Roberta Hawkins, University of Guelph

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Collaboration with Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton & Dr. Briana Hagen, University of Guelph

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Collaboration with Youth Action on Climate Change

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November 2019.

I worked with the organizers of the 2019 Women’s Running Summit, hosted in New Brunswick, to create this series of graphics to use on posters, stickers and other promotional materials. At this one-day Summit, female-identified runners gathered to discuss different aspects of running, including progression within the sport, emotional well-being, physical challenges, and overall athletic development. Runners of all ages were encouraged to participate, with the hopes of cultivating intergenerational friendships and mentorships.

The theme of the 2019 Summit was: “Integrate Running Into Your Life.”

I created silhouettes of a variety of body types, and connected the runners at their feet, to create a sense of togetherness, and a feeling of moving forward together. I chose to use different colours within the graphics to represent the integration of all dimensions of wellbeing within a person, as well as the integration of running with all parts of a person’s life. I felt these design choices were subtle, implicit ways of communicating the theme of the Summit.

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December 2019.

For all the cereal lovers out there, but mainly for my brother, who loves cereal the most. Here are some of his favourites.

July 2019.

Baker’s stamp design, for a multi-talented sourdough baker.

December 2018.

An illustrated journey though my family’s trip to Europe. Can you guess all the different places we travelled?

December 2019.

Over the course of my sister’s year abroad in Paris, she made it her mission to sample and review as many of the pains au chocolat she could get her hands on. Truly a noble cause.

What follows is an ode to all of her hard work.