My Home as a Canvas Part I: Five Interior Mural Moments
Historic Charm Meets Avant-Garde
My quirky, historic home from 1890 is full of nooks, crannies, and unconventional space. Think bathroom off of the kitchen, hidden compartment behind a bed, four exterior doors and only two are useable. In short, this house would not appeal to everyone. However, it met my specific needs and satisfied my desire for “character” aka non conformity. Classic Aquarius.
Diorama Scavenger Hunt
The Promotional Mailer of My Dreams
This double-sided diorama showcases my illustration, design, and screen printing skills. I imagined the concept of something mailed flat in a 6”x9” envelope that turned into a 3D diorama many months ago. Once I realized I could laser cut the chipboard and screen print the imagery myself, the project started to get rolling.
Double Sided Design
I decided to make the most of both sides of the diorama and created two different scenes that featured my imaginative illustration style.
Voices of the Wilderness Part 2
Artwork Inspired by My Residency in Alaska
After months of work, I finally have a body of work to share! The road has been long and meandering and I’ve been savoring my time in Alaska even more since my parents died. They met me in Sitka after my residency ended and we had an absolutely epic final trip together.
The glacial islands, water reflections, and wildlife lodged themselves into my brain and I spent a lot of time sketching ways to combine the three elements.
Conservation Stamp Paintings
The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife asks artists to submit artwork for the Hawai’i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp. Since I’m building my portfolio with conservation images, I was excited to create paintings that fit the parameters.
The wildlife conservation stamp is a requirement for Hawai‘i state hunting licensees while the game bird stamp is required for anyone intending to hunt game birds. Both stamps will also be available to stamp collectors.
This year the two species are Hawaiian Land Snails and the Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse.
Snowflake Moray Ornament Tutorial
Turn my annual holiday card into a paper ornament
I wanted to mix things up this year and challenge myself to create something that could be upcycled instead of single use. Ornaments make sense for the upcoming Christmas holiday.
Inside the card, I printed a template for you to use.
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Follow along to make your own snowflake moray ornament!
Mushroom Grove Shirts
Newest Block Print Design for Rescued Shirts
My Rescued Shirt Project is going strong! I combine my printmaking skills and eco-consciousness to make upcycled shirts that turn heads. The design ideas pop into my brain and I convert them into graphic one-color designs that I carve out of linoleum. Then I block print them onto shirts.
Each shirt saves the 713 gallons of water it takes to make one new cotton shirt.
Mushroom Grove is the newest design I printed on shirts I rescued from the waste stream.
Inspired by Nature, Twisted by My Imaginative…