The third painting in my skateboard series feature several of my own mandala designs. The mandala is a symbol of peace and healing, something that I think everyone could use a little more of. This particular skateboard required me to improvise a bit. Underneath the worn paint of the original ...
The second in a series of painting on used skateboard decks, this painting is actually a self portrait. The concept of this project is explained here. This self portrait is my own story of acceptance into skateboarding. Acrylic, graphite, & used skateboard deck.
This painting is the first in a new series that I’ve been working on since my graduation from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. I wanted to create a piece of work that explores the position of females within the skateboarding community. Being a female skateboarder in a community ...
A personal painting created during the summer of 2012. This painting is a part of a series featuring lyrics from some of my favorite songs. This lyrics is from the song Some Kind of Hate, by the Misfits. Created with Sumi ink and watercolors.
A personal painting created during the summer of 2012. This painting is a part of a series featuring lyrics from some of my favorite songs. This lyrics is from the song Still Ill, by the Smiths. Created with Sumi ink and watercolors.
“Exoskeletal” is the name for my Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. The entire process consisted of several months of sketching, brainstorming, creating artwork, sending artwork to get printed on fabric, creating garments, and eventually bringing it all together for presentation. I chose to explore ...
Illustrated info-graphic created explain the many different Lush products. I chose a more illustrative approach as opposed to a graphic look, because much of Lush’s catalogs utilize this aesthetic. I highlighted the different types of products by illustrating their use, and overlaid them on top of circles of watercolor washes. ...
In my last semester at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, I was assigned to take a mascot that has been around for several decade, and re-design in a modern fashion. I picked the mascot Bobbie Smith, used of advertisements for bobbie pins by the Smith Victory Corporation. The ...
A personal painting created in the summer of 2010. Made with Faber Castell pens and Sumi ink.
This is an original design created to be printed on T-shirts. Inspired by my love for pugs, particularly my sister’s pug Panda, who is treated like royalty in her home. You can purchase the t-shirt through my Society6 profile! This design was hand drawn, scanned and live traced.
These Valentines Day cards were created bike lovers and lovers of bike lovers! Created with Sumi ink and watercolor. These cards can be purchased through my Society6. I am also available for custom bike card commissions.
During the summer of 2011 I spent six weeks in Vancouver, BC working with the graphics team for Lush Cosmetics. My main project was to create imagery for their upcoming skincare campaign. The goal was to illustrate all of the wonderful ingredients that are used to make their products. These ...
A panting I created in the summer of 2011 for fun. Inspired by the lyrics of Spinnerette, from the song Distorting a Code. You can listen to it here! I find a lot of my inspiration in music, and enjoy illustrating lyrics in ways that are personal and meaningful to ...
I did this painting for fun in the summer of 2011. It’s inspired by the song “She’s Just my Ex” by the skate punk band ALL. You can listen to it here. I used my favorite mediums for this piece, inking it with Sumi ink and painting it with watercolors. ...
I personal painting I created in fall, 2011. A baby skull covered in Rosy Maple Moths (Dryocampa rubicundabr). The banner reads “I go there in my dreams”, an excerpt from one of my favorite songs, In The Orchard by Tiger Army. This particular lyrics has a lot of meaning for ...
A letter of the alphabet and a country were randomly chosen. I was assigned to illustrate an animal that started with that letter in the country I had picked. I’ve illustrated a Yaminon and a Zanzibar Day Gecko in Canada. Created with Sumi ink, watercolor paints, Faber Castell pens and ...