Nadina Mackie is a well-known Canadian bassoonist, artist, and author. While she began drawing before she could walk, her professional art career began with creating a logo for her father's architectural plans, and then building original displays for large storefronts in Toronto. Her work has expanded to creating illustrations for books by other bassoonists and one-of-a-kind works of art in a wide range of media. Her work can be found in over 100 collections in Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Germany. Nadina is also the author of Solitary Refinement, Concepts for the Committed Bassoonist (Friesen Press). Read more about Nadina at nadinamackie.com.