Susan &
Katherine
Willcocks
Innnovative identical twin artists, Susan and Katherine Willcocks, are relatives of the former Premier of Ontario, John Robarts. The girls are also descendants of Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (Canadian artists, Group of Seven) and little sisters of Chelsea Tinnion, McGill Accounting Society.
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The twins
were delighted to learn basic algebra at the age of five,
and
Petit lexique de la santé et des services sociaux,
français-anglais
(English-French cross indexed)
Bilingual health and social services lexicon,
also designed for
teaching ESL
Illustrated by Susan & Katherine Willcocks
Blazing a Trail for Active and Healthy Aging
2010-2015
An Action Plan for Quebec's English-Speaking Seniors; Quebec Community
Group Network (page 12)
Santé : Nouvel outil linguistique pour les
intervenants
Francopresse - Actualités francophones canadiennes
An Invaluable Tool
Language Portal of Canada, Government of Canada
School of Nursing, A Step Ahead, Faculty and
Student Handbook
(McGill University, Montréal, 2011) page 37
Lost in translation, bad for your health
The McGill Daily, Montréal, 2010
Always Good News
CTS-TV, 2011
What If?, Canada's creative teen magazine
February, 2011
A practical lexicon, providing French and English vocabulary to personnel within healthcare and social services
The East Island Network for English Language Services
Ergothérapie express
The newsletter of l'ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec
"How wonderful that government agencies support a work to which 12-year-olds contributed! Hopefully this will encourage young artists to chase their dreams."
The Willcocks twins are featured in the winter edition of What If?, Canada's creative teen magazine. They are combining their talents to produce a novel for teens called The Voice. Katherine is writing the story, while Susan is providing the illustrations, based on photos of their older sister, Chelsea. To see an excerpt complete with art sample of The Voice click here.
Katherine recently sold her first manuscript, Wrinkles, the Lonely, Only Dog, to ZunZun Books of New York. She received the offer a few weeks after the What If? interview was printed. ZunZun plans on publishing the story as an e-book.
An accomplished and prodigious writer, Katherine is being mentored by Deirdre Jackson, correspondence officer for Adrienne Clarkson during her term as Canada’s Governor General.
Susan's remarkable art was recently featured in an exhibition at the Rawdon municipal library. Like her ancestor, Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (Winnipeg's member of Canadian artists, Group of Seven), her artistic talent began to blossom when she was 14 years old. She is mentored by Lynne Avril, New York Times best selling illustrator. Lynne is represented by Portfolio Solutions, LLC
The twins were also the subject of "Doublement talentueuses", an article in the newspaper L’Action, published in Joliette, Quebec.
The girls have initiated several community projects, including a bursary program (Bourse coup de pouce) at their local high school for secondary five graduates who wish to continue their studies. They spent the entire summer working odd jobs (picking strawberries, cutting lawns, gardening, painting, cleaning), and used half of their earnings to buy groceries and school supplies for students and families in need. They also got churches, other religious organisations, and individuals on board with similar donations.
In their spare time, they volunteer with Charlie (their dog trained for zoo animation) at long-term care facilities.
For more information about community projects they initiated and samples of their work, see:
Projet Poubelle
Handy bags that easily strap to walkers or wheelchairs - for the elderly or anyone with reduced mobility
Le don de la persévérance
(The Gift of Perseverance), by Katherine Willcocks
La persévérance (Perseverance) by Susan Willcocks
The Tinnion Willcocks family is not affiliated with any political party, but proud of the fact that the former Premier of Ontario, John P. Robarts, (cousin of John A. Robarts) introduced French language instruction to Ontario schools. They are curious and open-minded, but not religious by any means - though certainly active and interested in education, healthcare, and community projects. However, you will notice at the bottom of this page that the dedication in the lexicon is to Susan and Katherine's great-grandparents, John and Audrey Robarts. They were known worldwide for their devotion to the Baha'i Faith, and their many contributions to making the world a better place. Dignitaries flew in from all over the world to attend their funerals.
The ''double dedication'' in the Petit lexique de la santé et des services sociaux, français-anglais (with cross-indexed English-French quick reference), therefore, is intended to honour John and Audrey Robarts, while simultaneously raising awareness. Governments from around the globe seek to secure the immediate release of the seven Baha'i leaders in Iran who are currently incarcerated without reason. In many parts of the world, Christians, Jews, Muslims and members of other religions are also being persecuted. Organizations such as Amnesty International and the UN Human Rights Council are acting on these situations and need our support.
For more information about the Baha'i Faith, see Oprah Winfrey’s interview with actor Rainn Wilson.
To see samples of the twins' great-aunt Geraldine Robarts' artwork, click here.
In memory of Robin Robarts, and of Dorothy & James Watling who always loved to laugh: click here.
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