Rachel Idzerda | Illustrator

Alternate version of Lorna Toolis for Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social.

Not the published version, but I did like the simple color scheme as well.

Thank you!

🙏 appreciated (but trust they still frustrate me all the time too!)

Illustrated portrait of librarian Lorna Toolis surrounded by sci-fi elements.

For Quill & Quire - A portrait in memory of Lorna Toolis, librarian and former head of the Toronto Public Library’s Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy.

Lorna was a big proponent of science fiction and was mentioned in book acknowledgments by Margaret Atwood and others.

Yeah! I’m here! With good company. Thanks JB!

Thanks, Di!

Colour variants for two editions of a cover I made for McGraw-Hill Publishing. OG is in blue & green, with a warmer version we made for the updated version.

I'm Rachel Idzerda, an illustrator who specializes in portraiture but loves making imagery of all kinds.

After a bit of a social media hiatus I have a long backlog of unposted (but published) work that I'm itching to finally share!

Cropped arrangement of various portrait illustrations.

Hi! Been meaning to get started on here for a while but never know where to begin, so here goes!