Michelle Thompson

Biography

Michelle Thompson illustrates a regular column for the Globe and Mail in Toronto. Other clients have included the Royal Mail, BBC, Reebok, Penguin Books, the Guardian, City Hall, and the Museum of London. Her work has been featured in the international design press including Creative Review, Communication Arts, and Graphics International. Her collage work is regularly represented by the Liberty Gallery.

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ESSAYS / Fall 2018

My Father’s Toe

By Sean Mills ,  Illustration by Michelle Thompson

My father recently lost a toe. The second one on his right foot, lopped off in an outpatient procedure, quick and painless. Such a funny thing to lose, everybody thought—my mother, sisters, brother, the grandkids all finding much levity in...

Illustration by Michelle Thompson