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Welcome! I'm Jacqueline Hudon, an illustrator and graphic designer based

in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

I specialize in illustrated maps, picture books, and surface pattern design. My hand-drawn illustrations are layered, textured and colourful,

often inspired by travel, storytelling, and a love of place.

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ILLUSTRATED MAPS

A portfolio of commissioned maps

and personal work.

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PICTURE BOOKS

A portfolio of illustrations from published children's books.

SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN

A portfolio of repeating pattern collections available for licensing.

COMING SOON

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TRAVEL SKETCHBOOKS

A collection of pages from my

many travel sketchbooks.

SEE MY SKETCHBOOKS

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ILLUSTRATION BLOG / NEWSLETTER

Layers & Lines is my blog, where I share behind the scenes of new work, in depth looks at my process, and assorted studio and life updates. You can read the posts like a blog, or sign up to receive them like a newsletter to your inbox,

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I fell in love with making repeating patterns and wrote a blog post about it (link in bio).

My first pattern collection is about small town life and the imagery was inspired by my own memories of growing up on the prairies. It’s almost ready to share and I can’t wait to get some feedback. I’m trying to finalize the scale and the colour palette right now, but once I have it figured out I’ll be offering it as fabric on Spoonflower.

Here’s a little peek at the hero pattern of my collection.

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#repeatingpattern #repeatingpatterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #patterndesign #surfacedesign #fabricdesign #patternplay #surfacedesigner #repeatpattern #illustration #yycart #yycartist

I fell in love with making repeating patterns and wrote a blog post about it (link in bio).

My first pattern collection is about small town life and the imagery was inspired by my own memories of growing up on the prairies. It’s almost ready to share and I can’t wait to get some feedback. I’m trying to finalize the scale and the colour palette right now, but once I have it figured out I’ll be offering it as fabric on Spoonflower.

Here’s a little peek at the hero pattern of my collection.

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#repeatingpattern #repeatingpatterns #surfacepattern #surfacepatterndesign #patterndesign #surfacedesign #fabricdesign #patternplay #surfacedesigner #repeatpattern #illustration #yycart #yycartist

I’m in the process of re-designing my illustration portfolio website and decided to move my blog over to Substack. Social media is where I post snippets of my work and life, but I’ll go more in-depth on the blog. I named it Layers & Lines and if you’re interested in my work and process you can sign up to receive the posts like a newsletter to your inbox, or just read them on the blog.

I just published my first post on the the new blog. It’s about my process in creating the maps for La route historique. If anyone is interested, the link is currently in my bio.

I’m in the process of re-designing my illustration portfolio website and decided to move my blog over to Substack. Social media is where I post snippets of my work and life, but I’ll go more in-depth on the blog. I named it Layers & Lines and if you’re interested in my work and process you can sign up to receive the posts like a newsletter to your inbox, or just read them on the blog.

I just published my first post on the the new blog. It’s about my process in creating the maps for La route historique. If anyone is interested, the link is currently in my bio.

I started playing around with vectorizing some of my pencil sketches this past winter. I really like the way my line work converts to be wavy and a bit broken. Nothing will replace my love for graphite, layers of paint, and texture, but it’s been really interesting to see my drawings in a new way and to experiment with flat colour.

I started playing around with vectorizing some of my pencil sketches this past winter. I really like the way my line work converts to be wavy and a bit broken. Nothing will replace my love for graphite, layers of paint, and texture, but it’s been really interesting to see my drawings in a new way and to experiment with flat colour.

Freddy looking ridiculous.

Freddy looking ridiculous.

Another sign from our trip to California. Can you guess where this one is from?

Another sign from our trip to California. Can you guess where this one is from?

I love neon signs. I drew this one in my travel journal from a photo I took at California Adventure last October.

I love neon signs. I drew this one in my travel journal from a photo I took at California Adventure last October.

Inspired by the tile in the women’s bathroom at Las Casuelas in Palm Springs.

Inspired by the tile in the women’s bathroom at Las Casuelas in Palm Springs.

I hadn’t done any drawing just for fun in years and last fall I decided that needed to change. I have all these photos from trips I’ve taken, all kinds of subject matter from buildings to tiles to signs that I wanted to sketch but just never had the time for it. I started carving out little pockets of time wherever I could find them and have managed to get back into a routine of playing in my sketchbook weekly. The more drawing I’ve done just for fun, the more I want to draw and it feels really great.

This handsome boy is Sam and he belongs to friends we stayed with in Palm Springs last fall.

I hadn’t done any drawing just for fun in years and last fall I decided that needed to change. I have all these photos from trips I’ve taken, all kinds of subject matter from buildings to tiles to signs that I wanted to sketch but just never had the time for it. I started carving out little pockets of time wherever I could find them and have managed to get back into a routine of playing in my sketchbook weekly. The more drawing I’ve done just for fun, the more I want to draw and it feels really great.

This handsome boy is Sam and he belongs to friends we stayed with in Palm Springs last fall.

Sketch of an ornament of my favourite character from The Night Before Christmas.

Sketch of an ornament of my favourite character from The Night Before Christmas.

Family project this afternoon. By far the coolest Jack-o’-lantern we’ve ever carved, courtesy of Kelly’s parents. They grow incredible pumpkins on their farm.

Family project this afternoon. By far the coolest Jack-o’-lantern we’ve ever carved, courtesy of Kelly’s parents. They grow incredible pumpkins on their farm.

Drawing with my boy.

Drawing with my boy.

That time (a few weeks ago) when I met @marikotamaki and @jilliantamaki at a @wordfest event and got my copy of Roaming signed :)

That time (a few weeks ago) when I met @marikotamaki and @jilliantamaki at a @wordfest event and got my copy of Roaming signed :)

I was featured in a segment of @connexion.rc on CBC Radio-Canada that aired a few weeks ago. It was so great to meet @genmurch and chat in my studio about children's books and my process! A huge thank you to Geneviève for taking an interest in my work. The link is currently in my bio. The interview is in French.

I was featured in a segment of @connexion.rc on CBC Radio-Canada that aired a few weeks ago. It was so great to meet @genmurch and chat in my studio about children's books and my process! A huge thank you to Geneviève for taking an interest in my work. The link is currently in my bio. The interview is in French.

My maps are blown up and hanging on the exterior of the AFZP building on Main Street in Zenon Park, Saskatchewan. Can’t wait to do the ‘La route historique’ self guided tour for myself at some point :)

My maps are blown up and hanging on the exterior of the AFZP building on Main Street in Zenon Park, Saskatchewan. Can’t wait to do the ‘La route historique’ self guided tour for myself at some point :)

Another cropping of a map I did for ‘La route historique.’ This one is of the village of Zenon Park, and shows the original buildings that no longer exist in graphite, and the ones that still stand in blue.

Another cropping of a map I did for ‘La route historique.’ This one is of the village of Zenon Park, and shows the original buildings that no longer exist in graphite, and the ones that still stand in blue.

Cropping of a map I did of the area around Zenon Park for ‘La route historique’. It’s a self guided tour of the original buildings and sites from the town. Buildings that are no-longer there are drawn in pencil, and the ones that still exist today are in blue.

Cropping of a map I did of the area around Zenon Park for ‘La route historique’. It’s a self guided tour of the original buildings and sites from the town. Buildings that are no-longer there are drawn in pencil, and the ones that still exist today are in blue.

An assortment of tiny buildings I drew for some maps.

An assortment of tiny buildings I drew for some maps.

A recent character from my sketchbook.

A recent character from my sketchbook.

#wip #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookartwork #illustration #illustrator #oldbuilding #brick #illustratedmap #illustratedmaps #theydrawandtravel #yycart #yycartist #mixedmedia

#wip #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookartwork #illustration #illustrator #oldbuilding #brick #illustratedmap #illustratedmaps #theydrawandtravel #yycart #yycartist #mixedmedia

I forgot to post this map I did for The Silk Road Spice Merchant last spring, when they moved their Calgary retail store down the street.

I forgot to post this map I did for The Silk Road Spice Merchant last spring, when they moved their Calgary retail store down the street.

Taken in Montreal at the end of October.

Taken in Montreal at the end of October.

From my trip to Ottawa last month.

From my trip to Ottawa last month.

The sign I illustrated for The Silk Road Spice Merchant’s booth at The Calgary Farmers’ Market - West, in context.
Thanks for the photo @lateral.view

The sign I illustrated for The Silk Road Spice Merchant’s booth at The Calgary Farmers’ Market - West, in context.
Thanks for the photo @lateral.view

My grandma’s teacup.

My grandma’s teacup.

From the Punk in Drublic festival in Edmonton yesterday. Such a good time!

Sampled a lot of great beers from local craft breweries - didn’t hit any that I didn’t like. The stand outs for me were @citizenbrewingcompany and a delicious passion fruit gin drink from @darkskydistillery .

Thanks @f7entgroup for putting on a memorable event!

From the Punk in Drublic festival in Edmonton yesterday. Such a good time!

Sampled a lot of great beers from local craft breweries - didn’t hit any that I didn’t like. The stand outs for me were @citizenbrewingcompany and a delicious passion fruit gin drink from @darkskydistillery .

Thanks @f7entgroup for putting on a memorable event!

Have you been to the new Calgary Farmers’ Market that opened in NW Calgary on Friday? I designed and illustrated the sign hanging above The Silk Road Spice Merchant’s booth.

Here’s some process shots from when I was working on the image. I made the ink drawing and the tea-stained background separately and then assembled them digitally. I thought that would make it easier to fix any unfortunate ink blobs.

Have you been to the new Calgary Farmers’ Market that opened in NW Calgary on Friday? I designed and illustrated the sign hanging above The Silk Road Spice Merchant’s booth.

Here’s some process shots from when I was working on the image. I made the ink drawing and the tea-stained background separately and then assembled them digitally. I thought that would make it easier to fix any unfortunate ink blobs.

Studio cat says good morning!

Studio cat says good morning!

Hard to believe it’s already been a year since we lost this guy.

Hard to believe it’s already been a year since we lost this guy.

Took my son to his first concert last night, @riseagainst and @_pennywise . He was really into it and we had such a great night. Excellent first concert experience! #riseagainst #cjay92

Took my son to his first concert last night, @riseagainst and @_pennywise . He was really into it and we had such a great night. Excellent first concert experience! #riseagainst #cjay92

Work in progress.

Work in progress.

A character from my sketchbook.

A character from my sketchbook.

My wonderful kid and his crazy thick hair.

My wonderful kid and his crazy thick hair.

The happy and sad hearts I drew are available as a mug from Negative Energy Apparel: ngtvnrg.com .
Makes a cute Valentine’s Day gift ;)

The happy and sad hearts I drew are available as a mug from Negative Energy Apparel: ngtvnrg.com .
Makes a cute Valentine’s Day gift ;)

#wip

#wip

Meet my new studio mate, Freddie.

Meet my new studio mate, Freddie.

The map I illustrated of my home town last fall got the attention of ICI Radio Canada program, Tout inclus. As a person who's not comfortable being on camera, it was an experience that took me out of my comfort zone. But it really was a lot of fun to spend a few hours with @sekerfuat_official and the film crew in Calgary.

The segment was in episode 5 and aired last summer. The link is currently in my bio so check it out!

The map I illustrated of my home town last fall got the attention of ICI Radio Canada program, Tout inclus. As a person who's not comfortable being on camera, it was an experience that took me out of my comfort zone. But it really was a lot of fun to spend a few hours with @sekerfuat_official and the film crew in Calgary.

The segment was in episode 5 and aired last summer. The link is currently in my bio so check it out!

Earlier today.

Earlier today.

Work in progress.

Work in progress.

After a long hiatus, I finally found my way back into the studio last week. These are the beginnings of character studies/ portraits for a side project. Red hair is one of my favourite things to paint.

After a long hiatus, I finally found my way back into the studio last week. These are the beginnings of character studies/ portraits for a side project. Red hair is one of my favourite things to paint.

I love this photo of my dad and I from when I was little. He kept it in his wallet for roughly 39 years and I love how worn it got.

He passed away a couple of months ago, and I miss him so much already, but this old photo makes me happy.

I love this photo of my dad and I from when I was little. He kept it in his wallet for roughly 39 years and I love how worn it got.

He passed away a couple of months ago, and I miss him so much already, but this old photo makes me happy.

So glad Felix likes drinking tea from the ceramic robot mug I made him :)

So glad Felix likes drinking tea from the ceramic robot mug I made him :)

#sketchbook #illustration

#sketchbook #illustration

#sketchbook #playtime

#sketchbook #playtime

An experiment in hand lettering.
I’ve been really enjoying making wonky letters.

An experiment in hand lettering.
I’ve been really enjoying making wonky letters.

Experiments with colour and texture for some lettering I’m working on.

Experiments with colour and texture for some lettering I’m working on.

Had the best time skiing with this handsome weirdo yesterday :)

Had the best time skiing with this handsome weirdo yesterday :)

#sketchbook #sketch #characterstudy #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #roseycheeks #kindness

#sketchbook #sketch #characterstudy #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #roseycheeks #kindness

The map I illustrated of Zenon Park back in November got the attention of CBC @icisaskatchewan host, Doris Labrie. I had the pleasure of chatting with her yesterday on her program Pour faire un monde. We talked about the map, children’s books, and illustration in general.

I’ll leave the link in my bio for a few days in case anyone is interested in giving it a listen.

The map I illustrated of Zenon Park back in November got the attention of CBC @icisaskatchewan host, Doris Labrie. I had the pleasure of chatting with her yesterday on her program Pour faire un monde. We talked about the map, children’s books, and illustration in general.

I’ll leave the link in my bio for a few days in case anyone is interested in giving it a listen.

My kid was drawing from observation this morning, completely unprompted! I always hoped he’d like drawing and it’s so exciting to see that happening :)

My kid was drawing from observation this morning, completely unprompted! I always hoped he’d like drawing and it’s so exciting to see that happening :)

A couple more drawings of tree ornaments from my sketchbook.

The first image was my favourite glass ornament on my boyfriend’s parents’ tree last year.

The second one is of an old beaded ornament from his dad’s childhood.

A couple more drawings of tree ornaments from my sketchbook.

The first image was my favourite glass ornament on my boyfriend’s parents’ tree last year.

The second one is of an old beaded ornament from his dad’s childhood.

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