My most recent book jacket biography says:
Tyler Clark Burke is an award-winning designer, writer, illustrator, and artist. She has been a central figure in the Canadian music scene, and continues to work with various musicians, including longtime collaborator Feist.
I am also a mother to two children, Rooksby and Hugo, and I live in Toronto with my husband Jeremy.
Open Book also recently interviewed me for their Dirty Dozen feature (or 12 things you didn't know about me). I managed to surprise even my closest friends. And here's a recent interview about my studio in Now Magazine.
I started a record label with some friends many years ago called Three Gut Records (The Constantines, Jim Guthrie, and Reg Vermue), and I used to host big art-dance parties on Captain John's ship (Santa Cruz). When the phone rings at 2 am, I know it’s Leslie. We’ve been working together on projects for almost twenty years.
Here is a radio story I shared on CBC's DNTO about my daughter's lost beaver doll, Evie.
Many years ago, I was fortunate to be interviewed by Murray Whyte from The Toronto Star, and while that article is not currently available on their website, you can read it if you click here. Murray interviewed almost everyone in my life at the time—including my dad! If you’d like to hear about my old parties, record label, childhood in Winnipeg, or even my life-long talent for insomnia, the details are within.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, a picture book about transformation and death, is in print! You can order WHERE ARE YOU NOW? online here—or better yet, through your favorite local bookseller.
My third book, THE LAST LOOSE TOOTH, is due out with Random House in fall 2020. Read more about that project here!
“Tyler Clark Burke has established herself as the bellwether of Toronto's cultural scene.” — THE TORONTO STAR
My studio was recently featured in a NOW article about laneway workspaces.
Here's an excerpt:
“It’s very serene,” she says of the studio. “You can hear the rain, the wind and the birds so distinctly, and on the best days I feel like I’m commuting to work in a little secret cabin.”
But it’s not perfect. For one, it’s a very solitary existence, but she meets up with her husband in the backyard sometimes for human stimulation. And there’s no running water, which would be useful for anyone using a paintbrush." The full article (which includes the studios of two other local artists) is here.
