Category: artwork
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Parts of the Inner World – Art & Comics
When I first started working with a therapist, I was struggling to explain my own inner dynamics. My feelings were in flux and I constantly felt like I was being split into several different perspectives and directions. I found out later, that there was a reason for this – I was suffering from dissociative identity…
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Gouacheeee!
Gouache. It’s not only a kind of fun word to say (Goo-wash) I feel like it’s the perfect traditional medium for illustrators. And for as long as it’s been around, it’s not very well known, oddly. If you love experimenting with watercolor take a risk and play around with gouache some time. If you’re an…
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Merry Christmas and Welcome
At the end of the year I like to take a couple weeks off my job as a product designer to reflect, watch copious amounts of TV, and lose myself in art. Mostly, I just love being lazy (and by lazy I mean recovering and taking care of my chronically fatigued body). Staycations are so…
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In Memoriam
The is one of the first large scale pieces of artwork I created and it was created for my brother a few months after he died in February of 2021. This was the second collage of this kind I have created. The other I made while I was in college, shortly before I dropped out…
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Sea Turtles
Over the course of the last few months I have been working on a collection of pieces that focus on animals. Not just animals as they are in nature, but fantastical animals. I tend to want to challenge myself so, I’m not always successful but that’s okay. All part of the learning process. But these…
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Sometime After Midnight
I have always been a night owl, a creative, a weirdo. I thought I was just artsy, and hell, as any creative will tell you – we are a wacky bunch! Many of us enjoy thinking out of the box, deep pensive moments, meaningful conversation, and can be incredibly sensitive. There’s some magic there that…