About Sheree Bradford-Lea (SABL)

I am a professional cartoonist and multi-media artist/artisan, based in Ottawa with many of my awesome family. Cartoons are my first love, and I’ve been creating them since my children were toddlers. After cartooning I enjoy creating other art, and items that are not only beautiful, but useful too. That said, here are some relevant background highlights.

My cartoons have been published in calendars, books, magazines, journals, e-zines, educational materials, newspapers. Publications include Best Contemporary Women’s Humor, Herstory Calendars, Blacklock’s Reporter. I use my initials, SABL, to sign my cartoons because my name is very long.

My artworks have been shown at many venues, including Museum of Nature, Britannia Art Gallery, Lansdowne Park, Mississippi Textile Museum and McCord Museum.

In addition to academic and arts courses, I successfully completed the comprehensive Arts Educator training, which was offered by the Ontario Conservatory of Music. I have taught adult, teen and child workshops and classes, which I’ve also created, in the areas of cartooning and various other art mediums for Algonquin College, Ottawa public and private schools, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and many others. I have training in puppetry, and perform with my sheep puppet, Daphne.

SABL Creations is my company. I started it when I wanted to put my cartoons on different items like magnets. Over the years I’ve expanded my scope of creations to include designing and creating one of a kind artisan products, all cartoon inspired.

I have worked in theatres, and written produced play scripts. I have a M.A. in Psychology, and a partial Ph. D. in Evolutionary Biology, which really make me appreciate a laugh or two.

My current creative focus is on breast cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, and as I was being treated started finding out just how complex this disease is, and how varied and individual the long and harsh treatments are for the 1 in 8 women and afabs (assigned female at birth) of all ages who get this disease. Not a lot of laughs, until—cartoons! Cartoons to help a person feel seen as they go through everything. Less than 1% of breast cancer cases are men and amabs, these victims are welcome. All supportive people are welcome too!

When I wasn’t noting my own experience and discussing breast cancer with others I know who have had it I was researching through social media, breast cancer talks and articles. The cartoons I came up with are more universal as a result, and represent many more groups than the one I was in.

My eBook, ‘Breast Cancer, Now What? Cartoons for Coping’ will be available for sale on this website October 1, 2026.