"Sawa Sawa" Design

Here's the final "Sawa Sawa" design by Common Canvas (Drew Lindley and Ian Thomas).

A Dadaist Definition of Dadaism

da⋅da⋅ism

–noun
A fifteenth century fruit incapable of feeling the color blue.

“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
-Oscar Wilde

Victory of the Geometric Narwhal

My friend Donovan Dorrance and I are working on a project in which he sends me his music (electronic in this case) and I illustrate whatever emotions or thoughts the songs arouse. This piece is called "Victory of the Geometric Narwhal" and is the illustration for the song "Aurora." I purposely use images that aren't explicitly connected to the song title, but do try to make them somehow relevant (the multicolored blood alludes to a colorful aurora).

A Beautiful Mistake

On my trip to Mexico in the summer of 2007, in spite of the minor language barrier, I made some friends with the local kids. Most of our interaction involved playing some intense soccer games, wrestling (they were all younger than me, fortunately), and playing with my camera (unfortunately). This photo was one of the mishaps that I actually found very interesting and probably better than I could have planned.

The Monkey On My Back

A storyboard-like-layout photo series illustrating a battle between me and the monkey on my back. I originally wanted to do a stop-motion animation, but had a limited amount of time and resources.

Trust Me, They'll Remember You

A series of watercolors in which I made a laminated stencil, and painted over it. This method makes the focal subject part of the negative space, as apposed to the watercolor being in the foreground. This method was originally inspired by Stina Persson.

Wisdom of the Suburbs

These are samples from a photography series I did in my suburban neighborhood. I made simple changes to various street signs in order to give them a whole different meaning. This is a continuing project and may eventually venture out of my neighborhood. Having spent days trying to reinterpret street signs, I find it difficult to just simply read the sign and not ponder a use for it. It can be a somewhat dangerous habit on the highway.

An Iconoclastic Hobby

I've always festered a hatred for the German Hummel dolls. So, I've adopted an iconoclast's hobby of giving these rosy-cheeked children an "extreme makeover." This was my first attempt set juxtapose to its original state.

American Ashtray

I am very proud to have designed the poster for such an amazing play as American Ashtray. My good friend Elijah Allred wrote and directed the award winning play, American Ashtray, and later produced it during our attendance to Governor's School. It's virtually impossible to guess the plot of the play from the poster, let alone explain it, but one can infer the overall mood of the production.

Collages: Series #1