PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS
I AM A WANDERING SPIRIT
February, 2022
A beautiful collection of poetry written by Jadyn R. Hardie-Bardy. The cover art is designed and illustrated by Bijeweled.
EXPECTATIONS
November, 2021
Expectations is a rap song by Arys Dejan, featuring Emma Salisbury. The music video and cover art are designed and animated by Bijeweled.
POETRY INPRINT: IN THE STREETS
August, 2021
”Stage One” is a poem written by Bijeweled. The poem is published in group collaboration with a visual artist collective called inPrint. Their Poetry inPrint: In the Streets series invites a diverse group of poets across the Greater Toronto Area to elaborate on the theme of safety during the pandemic. During the months of August and September (2021), the poems can be found using an Ultraviolet light on the streets of Dundas Street West.
DISTANZINER
January, 2021
The original digital artwork created for and published in Social Distanziner Issue 3. The art represents the increase social anxiety during the pandemic. Due to "social distancing," anxieties around communication have risen, reaching out -- though made easier virtually -- was made internally harder.
ROWS OF ROSE: THE HOMOPHONE PROJECT
April, 2020
Thirteen creative individuals create works around homophones. The online chapbook contains poetry, artwork, short stories, music, and experimental pieces. All pieces are original works made by the respective artist. It is free to read with the recommendation to donate to one of three wonderful charities.
HUMANITY’S WING
May, 2019
A short film by Daniel Scott Tysdal. My role included designing titles, subtitles, images, and artworks using inspiration from Tysdal’s vision for the film. The film received official selections for screenings in Oaxaca Film Festival on October 8, 2019, New Filmmakers New York on November 6, 2019, Indie Memphis Film Festival on November 1, 2019.
“AN ETERNAL DANCE”
November, 2019
Handmade poetry-art infinity cards fold endlessly. These cards are covered with henna designs and images of Garba (Gujarati dance performed during Navratri). The work highlights the beautiful mix of the Canadian and Gujarati cultures and embraces the essence of individuality. All images and poetry are by Bijal. The concept of the folding cards is not an original idea and came from a card she got in the mail which she deconstructed to learn how they work.
BREAD & INK
November, 2019
In collaboration with inPrint and Angela Fedele, this piece is a handmade poetry-art chapbook filled with colourful images and poetry about culture and identity.
From writing the poetry to cutting, the piece and residency took five busy months.
UTSC’S WOMEN’S ISSUE MAGAZINE
July, 2018
Two publications by Bijeweled in the 2018 Magazine. One digital illustration called “Jaded” (pg. 27) is an original digital artwork of a woman coming undone after a long night. Achieved a top two prize. One short story called "A List of Things” (pg. 35) is an original short story written in a list format. The experimental stories about a girl listing memories before her untimely demise. .