Mariah Burton

I like it raw

2012-01-20T10:06:00.001-08:00

This is supposedly the last round of changes for an animation that I've been working on for almost a year. To show you a bit of the process, this is what the images look like before I've done any digital touch-ups.

How creepy does that family look without heads? Did the kitty do it? I'll add them later, I promise. Or maybe I'll have blood squirting out, Kill Bill style. Think that'll go over well?

Thanks for reading. I'll post video clips when it gets published.

The Last Snorkler

2012-01-01T18:28:00.001-08:00

Well, it's 2012 now, and I'm feeling pretty excited about the year ahead. I hope everyone is looking forward to it, and I hope we'll all be really nice to each other. Wouldn't it be nice? Cue the Beach Boy's song. Speaking of the beach, this is the last in my series of sun tan dudes. I had intended to include ladies, but all the sketches for the dudes looked better. That is not a reflection of real life, though. Gals and dudes look equally lovely.

This little guy has some water wings tan lines. How badass is that? Have I ever mentioned how much I like swimming? Well, I like it quite a bit. I think I'm about an inch taller after a good swim. Did you know that tall people's lungs are not supported as well by their inner organs? I didn't, until about three days ago. I still don't know very much about it, but I was talking to a guy who had a lung injury, and he's pretty tall.

And that is my blog post in the style of Jack Handy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSrXpFb7jFo

New Website Headers

2011-12-29T16:53:00.000-08:00

This looks way smaller than I thought it would, but...that's okay. I'm working on a new layout for my website, and this is the start of a header and footer. I've been told those are good to have, by my resident website expert. Thanks, Mike.

Bicycle Man Process work

2011-12-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

Here's a bit of process work...
to show how I come up with these ridiculous pieces. I started with an ink sketch, and then did a painting of the background. The colour was too conventional for me, so I fiddled around with the hue in photoshop. Then I made some cut-out gears and bike parts, and scanned them in. I'm trying not to depend on the computer too much, but it is really handy for resizing and positioning things.
Thank you for taking a look! You've made my day and I probably don't even know it.

Black and White

2011-11-21T18:05:00.000-08:00

It don't matter if you're one or the other...

But working sans colour is always lots of fun. In this case, I'm aiming to save money on printing, but it's also a good test to see how far I can push grayscale values. This is part of a survey I'm doing, in an effort to cut down on mailers that go straight into the recycling bin, or just sit in a mailbox until the end of time. I'm sure that's where the bulk of them end up anyway, but it's worth aiming to cut down on waste even a little bit. My little eco footprint can give itself a pat on the back, maybe. To feet have backs?

Inadvertent Haiku: OWS

2011-11-21T17:53:00.000-08:00

Banding Together Polls down on Occupation Unlikely to turn

I did a quick little collaboration with the lovely Koseli and Keenan and Inadvertent Haiku. The way it works is: They take a headline from the news and write a Haiku about the article. And then sometimes, that haiku gets illustrated. This article outlined the viewpoint that, it's time for OWS's to enter democracy. The system might not be perfect, but that's how things are discussed in (North) America.

It was a good exercise for me, because I find the conceptual part of illustrating the toughest. I had a bunch of silly ideas, like a pile of tents looking like a house of cards, with a big eagle swooping up a person...a lemon where one slice of the lemon is the one per cent, and the rest is just sour...a dog dressed up in a suit...ridiculous.

In the end, I decided to go with the symbols for Democrats and Republicans, because they signify democracy so strongly. And why not have them looking like big Trojan horses? That sound like a fun thing to draw. Or cut out of paper, as I tend to do.

Thanks to Kos&Co for starting the blog; it's lots of fun. And it's informative. There ya go.

Offshoot

2011-11-06T13:38:00.000-08:00

picture, I masked a part using the Quick Mask tool in photoshop. That makes a transparent layer of red over the part you don't want to select, and it looked cool. So I used it. Thanks, photoshop.
While I was working on the Bzzzy

I know you're busy!

2011-11-06T12:12:00.000-08:00

And overworked! Seems like we all are, these days. This is some process work for a set of mailers I'm working on. Entering the flood of post cards that get mailed to Art Directors always proves challenging for me. How cool would it be to get all the mail that they get? You could have an archive and a gallery full of pretty nice stuff. And some crappy stuff, probably.

Some of these will be printed; I have to think about which ones I like best and represent the style I'd most like to work in. If you have a favourite, let me know!

More Animating!

2011-10-08T17:17:00.000-07:00

I am not an animator, but I made a video of "moving illustrations." How do you like that? I'm okay with it. This was a lot of work, but I was able to quote my own fee for it and I'm happy with how it turned out. CPCHE (The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment) directed the animation-- they were very supportive and gave great suggestsions. The video is about twelve minutes long and it covers five key points about how to reduce toxic exposures in your own home. There's way more potential for toxic substances than I would have guessed. I suggest looking at their website if you've got little ones running around! www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca

Hot dogs.

2011-10-08T16:58:00.000-07:00

Today I learned that it takes the same amount of time to eat a hot dog, as it takes to draw a person eating a hot dog. I wish I could have sat closer to the stand, but first I need to work on being a stealthy sketcher. At this point I am just sketchy.

Brendan and Gaelan's wedding

2011-10-08T16:33:00.000-07:00

Uschi and Kay Invitations

Gaelan and Brendan's wedding was beautiful; the weather was perfect for the outdoor dinner and ceremony. Thought I'd post the invitations I designed now that the magical day is passed, and B&G are back from their honeymoon. Gaelan sent the invites out on these great envelopes with gorgeous stamps; check out more of her creations and collections on her blog: www.uschiandkay.com

The cards were produced by kidicarus; they do great work and have a store in Toronto. http://kidicarus.ca/

More for Cam & Mo

2011-10-01T16:51:00.000-07:00

Here's some process work for the next Cam & Mo set. I'm having quite a good time working in black and white. It's a good exercise for me, because I can always use some improvement on the contrast in my drawings. I also like a good visit to the farmer's market in the fall, so I had an extra reason to hit it up today.
http://www.camfisher.com/
There's a link to Cam's website again; do check out his work. This weekend he's loading a huge wood-fired kiln that he built on a farm in the big open country of New Hamburg, Ontario.

End of Summer

2011-09-14T20:06:00.001-07:00

I had a huge urge to do a series of summer tan lines. It started out with sandal tans; I'm sure you've seen those unmistakable marks that Birkenstocks or Chacos leave. It's almost an extra form of clever branding and marketing, if you think about it. Then I got to thinking, what kinds of jobs or pastimes would a person have, where you're outside wearing the same thing all the time? I have half a dozen more sketches, but I haven't had time to bring them to finals yet. Here's a start. Enjoy! Thanks so much for taking a look. I love you.

Cam & Mo

2011-09-12T20:25:00.000-07:00

I've had a really fun time working on a project with the incredibly talented Cam Fisher. Cam is a fantastic potter who lives with his beautiful fiance and wonderful photographer Rita Taylor.
We've been developing a line of kids' tableware, and spent a lot of time thinking about themes and stories to tell with each project. This is a sneak peek at the illustrations for the theme of adventure and healthy competition. We liked the idea of having a connection between food and where it comes from, so farms are going to be cropping up in a lot of the images.

I really encourage you to check out Cam's work. www.camfisher.com

Wedding Invitations for Uschi & Kay

2011-09-08T10:59:00.000-07:00

Uschi & Kay is a wedding planning company started my my dear friend Gaelan Cormier. This is a peek at her very own wedding invitations that I had the pleasure of illustrating for her. The wedding is so soon! Very excited. It's going to be beautiful.

Psst. Pass it on.

2011-08-31T19:13:00.001-07:00

I got to do this at work today. My boss used to own an ad agency, so he's pretty good at art directing. It's also really cool to do it face to face. Every other job I've done has been through email, and this was so much faster! The style is different than I usually do, but it was fun. The purpose of the poster is to get referrals from customers.

Books for sale!

2011-08-28T21:06:00.001-07:00

Hello, hello.
The children's book 'Somewhere Where Nobody Knows', written by Nick Brotman, is for sale at Lulu. http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/somewhere-where-nobody-knows-%28aug-2011%29/16596194?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/2

It's available in paperback, or as a download. You can see all the spreads on my website:
http://mariahburton.com/book4/book4.html

Thanks, folks! Stay tuned for illustrations on end of summer tanlines. They'll be pretty fun, I promise.

For self.

2011-07-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

I've just had the urge to draw and paint little things with no particular reason behind them. I think I'm using this as a break from the animation I've been working on for the last few months. (see post below). The video is getting there, though. In the meantime, these little experiments are fun. I hope to try some new painting & illustration projects soon. I have some ideas cookin'

Speaking of cookin', I hope everyone is finding a way to beat the heat. I heard Marilyn Monroe used to put her bedsheets in the freezer. She really is much smarter than she gets credit for.

Gladys is done!

2011-07-09T07:24:00.000-07:00

Art on the Street

To raise a little hype for art on the street, (next saturday, July 16th), business in Downtown Guelph are displaying some of the artwork in their windows. This piece will be going in The Cornerstone, which is a funky little cafe at the bottom of Wyndham Street. I'm stoked. So is Gladys. She just isn't showing it.

Art on the Street

2011-06-25T10:04:00.001-07:00

I'm really enjoying living in Guelph and I'm excited to be part of the Art on the Street event on July 16th. Somehow, the process for this kind of thing always seems to be starting a bunch of paintings and never finishing any of them. So here's the progress so far.

I'll have to really knuckle down in a couple of weeks :)

Stills (crosby nash and young) from Video

2011-05-30T17:36:00.001-07:00

I'm really enjoying the opportunity to illustrate and animate a video for the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE). I'm learning quite a bit about childproofing a home, and some other handy tips that I had no idea about. For example, did you know that during pregnancy is the worst time to do a renovation? And did you know that you can clean with baking soda and vinegar? I'm sure many of you did, but I did not. And now I get to act like an expert.

The Walrus Reads

2011-04-08T19:23:00.001-07:00

Well, I do believe it's time for an update here. I had the pleasure of working with Paul Kim again for "The Wal rus Reads" spring book review.

I'm going to post a diagram of the process we went through, because I appreciated what I learned from the whole endeavour. This is the kind of lesson I'll try to remember on every project: Make sure it's fun, and it'll probably look fun.

On a side note, I'm featuring the work of illustrators whom I really admire on a blog called Oculoid. A post goes up every monday, and include people like Martha Rich, Edel Rodriguez, Pete Ryan, Marlena Zuber, and more! So much more. Every monday. 8 am.

Bahamas

2011-03-05T20:36:00.000-08:00

I saw this band play a couple months ago, and I've been meaning to do a portrait of some sort. Afie, the front man and songwriter, has a great stage presence and definitely seems to enjoy performing. I'm hooked.

ideas for a wedding photo shoot

2011-03-05T20:33:00.000-08:00

My dear friend Gaelan is putting some great work on her blog: http://events.uschiandkay.com/
She offers a wedding planning service and she's got lots of inspiring posts. I made some sketches up here for possible paintings as part of a photo shoot she's doing with Rita Taylor
http://ritataylor.com/

Look for photos on their blogs soon!

Modern Dog: Think Like your Dog

2011-02-27T14:51:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer Nosek on a project for Modern Dog. This article is about thinking like your dog, in order to understand what it wants and needs. Isn't that special?

Also, I got a little bio in the front! Sadly, I'm the oddball who doesn't actually have a dog of my own. Maybe one day...

Tooth faries? Helicopter Moms? Ghosts?

2011-02-08T06:45:00.000-08:00

These developed out of a stream of consciousness experiment. I don't know who they are, or what they're doing, but I'm pretty sure they're harmless.

People I've noticed...

2011-01-24T20:25:00.001-08:00

I've made an effort to record interesting characters that come into the cafe where I work. Two of these pictures reflect that very goal, and the other is completely unrelated. It's up to you to figure out what's what. I'll give you a hint, though. The one that doesn't belong is probably inspired by a circus book I got for Christmas. Oh wait. That makes it more confusing.
Okay. More of these to come, I hope.

Flies.

2011-01-24T20:22:00.000-08:00

Alzheimers and Texting

2011-01-10T18:04:00.000-08:00

These are some things I've been waiting to work on...Monkeys who text, and trees made out of brains with people and birds flying out of them. You know, like fleeting memories. And lols.

No Cramp-ons necessary.

2010-11-30T21:04:00.000-08:00

Hmmm. What rhymes with cramp-ons?
This is a piece for a gallery show in Waterloo about Journeys. Now the challenge is to get the piece to the show, from Guelph. Did you know that the Greyhound only goes there at 7:40 am and 9:40 pm? Fun fact, isn't it? Regardless, this was fun to work on. Looming deadlines seem to help with just givin' her.

Not an Ancient Dog, but...

2010-11-23T11:54:00.000-08:00

MODERN DOG!
This illustration accompanies a story called Dogs of Thunder: Rehabilitating Dangerous Dogs. The article is written by Steve Duno, and he has the ability to turn snarly dogs into sweet little thangs.

2010-11-18T09:01:00.001-08:00

And for Christmas, the Alphabet Magnets are also being sold at the Bookshelf. They come in a snazzy little magnetic jar which fits perfectly into a stocking, and there are doubles of the popular letters (A, E, I, O, S, R, T, Y). You know, the letters used to spell sorority. Or stereo. Or sorty. Sorty isn't an actual word though.

The Bookshelf

2010-11-18T08:53:00.001-08:00

Two of my books are on sale at the Bookshelf in Guelph. Thanks so much to the staff for being so accommodating and enthusiastic.

Zodiac party

2010-10-27T12:59:00.001-07:00

Lion Face, Lion Cub

2010-10-27T12:58:00.001-07:00

More on the zodiac...in their element

2010-10-27T12:55:00.000-07:00

Merman...

Mermaid

Ambiguous Horoscopes

2010-08-26T10:21:00.000-07:00

Since we can interpret our horoscopes however we choose, why not have signs of the Zodiac that flip-flop? Man or woman? Falling or flying? Happy or sad? Take your pick.

Maternal Health: Roughs

2010-08-16T18:21:00.001-07:00

These are rough images in response to policies surrounding support (or lack of support) for mothers who face dangers of AIDS, blood loss during pregnancy, diseases, malnutrition, malaria, and sometimes death. There was a lot of coverage about it leading up to the G8 and G20 summits.
I'm definitely not an expert on the issue, but I have heard some silly things. For example, some third world countries object to allowing a treatment that reduces bleeding during childbirth, because it could also be used for birth control. Heaven forbid!! So there's my feminist, human rights post for the season.

Online

2010-08-09T19:01:00.001-07:00

The Navajo rug image I did for the Walrus has made it onto the online version of the mag, and you can download it if you wish.

http://walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.09-online-exclusive-desktop-wallpaper-notable

Riff Raff Show at Pintimento Gallery

2010-08-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

My homage to Neil is going to be part of a show in Leslieville, Toronto, with about 20 paintings by some of my colleagues and instructors. The theme is guitarists, and you can vote on the paintings!

Pintimento Gallery, 1104 Queen St E.
Opens on Thurs, Aug 12 from 7:00 to 9:00.
Show goes on until Aug 29th.

Link back to Mariah's Portfolio

2010-07-31T08:33:00.001-07:00

www.mariahburton.com

Walrus Headers

2010-07-31T07:53:00.001-07:00

These images are in the September issue of Walrus Magazine. Thanks to Paul Kim for the art direction; great person to work with.

These roughs acted as a pitch for the assignment, and for a country western theme. The cactus is the header for the "letters" page.

Header for the Editor's note re: School Reform (taking out the middle man)

Walrus Spots

2010-07-31T07:17:00.001-07:00

This project was a lot of fun to work on. Thanks again to Paul Kim for really great Art Direction and encouragement.

Space Facts

Lawyers make divorce sexy

Trudeau's Cottage Swims

Iron Maiden

Rough for a factoid about the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT, proounced "vehement")

MAIL

2010-07-27T20:08:00.001-07:00

I'm preparing some mailers. I got a cool stamp made to go on the back of the images...and some of you lucky folks will get cards with your very own initials on them. Yep, we're all about service here. Speaking of service, HST for the postage was quite hefty. I'm beginning to understand why people are so upset about it. Sheeeeesh!

Email promos

2010-07-01T16:45:00.000-07:00

I had initally (get it???? hahahaha) made letters for just my name, but I wanted to complete the whole alphabet. If you want magnets of this alphabet, I can send you some. They're fun.

Charlie's final.

2010-07-01T16:37:00.004-07:00

There she be...

Daddy-o has a show

2010-06-14T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is the progress so far, on the poster for it. If you're in Victoria on July 20th, you should head on over to the Superior cafe...sometime between 7:30 and 10:00. Chuckie writes original songs and does some tasteful covers, and he also tells pretty funny jokes.

Sandwich Promos

2010-05-24T16:23:00.001-07:00

Because the illustrations are MEATY!!!! Get it? I just don't want to hear that they aren't meaty enough. Maybe some of us are vegetarians, you know? Some people would even call themselves vegans.

Cards for Elizabeth

2010-05-17T15:18:00.000-07:00

My most favourite client.

They have to taste good, too. Being pretty isn't enough

2010-05-16T15:02:00.001-07:00

That could apply to a lot of things, I guess. But we're talkin' about cupcakes here.

SUSHI

2010-05-10T14:22:00.000-07:00

I don't know why I always need to draw and make food...It just happens.

Decline in Native Languages in BC

2010-05-04T17:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bcs-native-languages-at-risk-of-extinction/article1554253/

This is a reaction to an article I read in the Globe and Mail. It is very sad.

Bill don't Wither

2010-04-28T14:29:00.001-07:00

A new documentary came out called Still Bill. He seems to be at a point in his life where he's contemplating how he'll be remembered. The man has some serious soul, and I am quite a fan.

Process Work

2010-04-28T14:21:00.001-07:00

I thought I should show what the transition is like from rough work to finished. I'm never able to predict the final outcome, but the composition is usually pretty close.

Active Healthy Kids Canada: info video

2010-04-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTEOUp5Jv8g

I wanted to do a video that used AfterEffects for only the rudimentary features. It keeps me sane, you see. This is mostly cut-out paper and photoshopping, and it was enjoyable to work on. Michelle Brownrigg from Active Healthy Kids Canada was very helpful in providing good stats and insight. Claire Ironside and Stu McGinness were also a huge help.

Jasmine Dragon Tears

2010-04-18T16:49:00.000-07:00

Here is the final design on a tin. Julia had the brilliant idea of putting a hot pink stripe on the bottom. I like.

The Banjo Bear

2010-04-18T16:44:00.001-07:00

Julia Breckenreid gave us all individual assignments for the last semester (Last Semester EVER)! She gave me the task of making a poster for mee musical endeavours. It was fun. Now school's done. Yikes.

Ruff Ruff Rough

2010-04-16T11:25:00.001-07:00

These are some images from a story about the legend of Loro Jonggrang, a folk tale from Java. The story is on my website, www.mariahburton.com

Tallest Man on Earth

2010-03-15T11:20:00.001-07:00

More Tea attempts

2010-03-04T11:54:00.000-08:00

This reminds me of Easter.

If I had a Boat

2010-02-27T07:40:00.001-08:00

...I'd go out on the ocean

and if I had a pony

I'd ride him on my boat

This likeness is almost there...almost.

The Tea so far...

2010-02-25T12:23:00.000-08:00

I'm not totally convinced I like this, but it's getting there. It's turned out to require graphic design smarts than illustration tricks...definitely not my specialty.

Tea design

2010-02-15T19:49:00.001-08:00

I'm designing tea packaging for tea in Julia Breckernreid's class. This is going to be a wrap-around design for a black tin. The first one I'm tackling is called Jasmine Dragon Tears tea, and this flower blooms when you put the tea ball in boiling water. I wanted to create the flower and tea balls out of crafty stuff (fabric and sculpey) so it looks unique. And crafty. This is how she's lookin' so far.

Revisions

2010-01-31T12:43:00.000-08:00

Can you spot the differences? Here are some: The little girl doesn't like a srcaggly old Liza Minelli anymore, the big mean girl is wearing her crown, and some dark shadows are making the mood all ominous. Also, there's a door. Pretty exciting stuff.

Roll Over, big puppy.

2010-01-28T11:05:00.000-08:00

These are going to be icons on my website, so when you roll your mouse over them they animate.

Gettin' there...

2010-01-26T11:33:00.000-08:00

After my teacher sees this, I'll surely have some more changes. But that's a good thing, right? Right.

That mean friend

2010-01-24T21:25:00.000-08:00

The one who doesn't share her toys and acts like a little devil when the adults aren't looking. Honestly.

This is a work in progress; photoshop will be essential here.

People are Animals Collection

2010-01-11T08:18:00.001-08:00

New Tapestry

2010-01-06T19:31:00.000-08:00

Kessels Kramer is doing a very cool project, where artists from around the world depict major news events of NOW. The Old Tapestry, better known as the Bayeux tapestry, depicts major news events of the year 1066, and is stitched together using canvas.

The New Bayeux Tapestry is stitched together using the internet devided into A3 computer files. I had the privilege of depicting week 3, from january 2009. Bush gave his final speech and American Idol was at the top of the charts.

Starting on friday, all the pieces will be available online:

http://www.newtapestry.org/HD300/home.aspx

and in a couple of weeks the pieces will be on display in Amsterdam.

Do have a look!

Welcome to the New Bayeux Tapestry.
The old Bayeux Tapestry depicts the major news
events of 1066.
The New Tapestry depicts the major news events of right now.
The old Bayeux Tapestry is stitched together using canvas divided into roughly A3 panels.
The New Tapestry is stitched together using the internet divided into A3 computer files.
The old Bayeux Tapestry was created by anonymous French needlewomen.
The New Tapestry is created by you.

krimpus kards

2010-01-01T14:27:00.000-08:00

Addressing the dress

2009-12-13T15:16:00.001-08:00

Wonderin' where the lions are

2009-12-10T18:48:00.001-08:00

This is in progress. It reminds me of a scene in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. But it's different. I swear, it's different.

Opera Poster...newer.

2009-12-08T11:01:00.001-08:00

I opted for an actual font this time. Pretty fancy, I think.

A true story.

2009-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

A better picture soon...

2009-12-05T14:30:00.000-08:00

Another in the series of "People are Animals."

He chases the bee

2009-12-04T11:08:00.000-08:00

He chases the bee
but only to be

befuddled by how fast

the bumblebees flee

A Post of a Poster

2009-11-25T19:28:00.001-08:00

...for an opera. This is a rough draft. The woman is deadly. Some might call her a femme fatale.

The bathing cap was a must.

2009-11-23T19:52:00.000-08:00

Derrick Wild confirmed it by suggesting its presence.

Christmas ornaments

2009-11-23T19:51:00.001-08:00

Little things to sell for grad show fundraising. I made cute little mittens too, but they were NOT a hit with the Sheridan crowd. How's that for market research?

Self portrait for Re-think

2009-11-22T20:11:00.000-08:00

Some people get really excited about doing self portraits, and I enjoy the opportunity to look like a huge dork.

As if the piggies don't have enough problems

2009-11-19T20:38:00.001-08:00

This big dude is eating all their grub.

Who doesn't love diners?

2009-11-18T16:53:00.001-08:00

A CD promo...Global Warming Blues

2009-11-18T16:49:00.001-08:00

I've had the pleasure of playing some tunes with two great musicians: Murray Foster and Mike Brcic. We're putting together a demo of three songs. It's been a fun project and the mixdowns mixing on down.

People are Animals

2009-11-12T22:01:00.000-08:00

And such is the theme of my thesis this year.

How Bumba Created the Earth.

2009-11-09T10:58:00.001-08:00

Comedy or Tragedy? You be the Judge.

2009-10-19T14:17:00.001-07:00

Which way's the beach?

2009-10-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

Oh wait, it's winter. Here is the final one...for now.

Beach reads

2009-10-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

This is another practice project. This time, it's for a National Post article on the history of books that are good for reading on the beach. The article references novels over the last 100 years.

Inventions

2009-10-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

This is a practice illustration for Canadian Business magazine. They have an annual competition for inventions and we took a crack at the imagery in our Art Direction class.

2009-06-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

Kids who will appear in the second part of Willow's, Old Men Knitting Sweaters

Evergreen Project: Schoolyard gardens

2009-05-04T19:32:00.000-07:00

This is an idea for advertising the idea of school garden programs.

Nigerian Fraud: final versions

2009-04-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

A story about a fraud email, where a scam artist poses as a girl whose father has died, and his business (cocoa and gold) needs to be invested with a trustworthy partner.

College Collages.

2009-04-21T07:49:00.001-07:00

A big art attack.

2009-04-13T20:07:00.001-07:00

Here's a 5 foot self portrait, depicting myself flossing my teeth.

2009-04-13T08:03:00.001-07:00

Textiles

2009-04-13T07:51:00.000-07:00

I took a silkscreening course this semester and printed some fabric. Pretty fun...hope to do more.

more for the Old Men knitting sweaters

2009-03-11T10:22:00.001-07:00

Willow's Video: Old Men Knitting Sweaters

2009-02-23T18:02:00.001-08:00

This is an accordion, which will appear in a music video for my soul sistah, Willow Rutherford.

African Fraud Emails:

This is an interpretive project, about a scam artists. In this story, some crafty guy is posing as an 18-year old girl whose father has died. This imagina

ry girl's father is said to be a cocoa merchant based out of the Ivory Coast, who was poisoned by his business associates. The young girl and her brother wish to invest their inheritance out of the country, in order to protect their safety. In order to enhance the drama of this fictional story, I decided to make the drawings theatrical. These are digital, but I hope to make some real ones using printing and stamps.

I LOVA BITTA CAKE. cake cake cake cake cake.

2009-02-06T12:33:00.000-08:00

Our latest interpretive assignment was to create a recipe. Based on the alleged comment of Madamoiselle Antoinette, I decided to describe how her words might have been altered.

2008-12-30T16:09:00.000-08:00

Some t-shirts for my homies. I made some linocuts with this western, canadian, cowboy feel to them. The hockey sticks are for Charlie and my cousins, and the whole idea was inspired by my anticipated visit to Calgary and that good ol' prairie feeling.