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An illustration I made of multi-disciplinary artist Jen Stark. This piece was produced in homage of Jen as an NFT on objkt.com and gifted to the subject. Reference photo was taken by Pat Martin.
A commissioned illustration by the Toledo Blade, based on a black and white photo taken in 1972 by Lee Merkle at the Toledo Zoo.
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A custom type treatment, encouraging you to try a little harder.
Reproductions of my eyes, commissioned and crafted in Toledo, Ohio by Miller Artificial Eye Laboratory.
A commercial I created in 2009 for the now-defunct Fuel TV action sports network. Music by my best bud goLab. Production by Justin Harder.
My piece for the 2022 "Access For All" T-shirt art show/fundraiser with over 80 contributing artists, and with 100% of proceeds going to organizations providing abortion care to people in restricted access states.
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A poster for a 2023 Chicago-themed group show curated by the Chicago Graphic Design Club, and hosted at MNML.
Founded in 2020, Meander Club is a design exploration, focusing on motivational phrases, and exclusively using free fonts, graphics & color palettes from Creative Market & Adobe. You can follow along here: http://Meander.Club
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Personal work.
I had the honor and privilege of working with Bruce Mau for a number of years, and he completely changed my understanding of the impact of design on the world. You can learn more about him and his work at: brucemaustudio.com
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Toys released through Kid Robot and Circus Punks plus some customs for various shows. My glow-in-the-dark series #2 variant "dunny" is one of the rarest production Dunny's out there!
Thinking about putting some extra effort into everything.
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I tried to make a pair of jeans as interesting as I could.
A piece I created to mourn the passing of the brilliant designer, Virgil Abloh. Not only was his work next level, but he lifted up the creatives and designers around him and approached work with the understanding everything around us is designed. More designers should aspire to his genre & platform-agnostic approach.
While it’s an understandably polarizing subject, as an internet-focused, digital-first artist, the NFT space feels oddly normal to me, even if it’s also super problematic.
This series of hands and eyes was created as my first NFT edition in 2021. You can check out my account on Foundation, but to be clear, I am not interested in creating any more NFTs.
In one of my previous lives, I was paid to draw myself. From illustrations of my hands holding products in magazines to self-portraits sold to collectors, I had a chance to bring personal elements into my professional life. These days, design and creativity look quite different to me, but I am still pouring myself into my work.
Reinterpretation of Secret Incarnation by James Rosenquist / 1984, which is a part of the permanent collection of the Toledo Museum of Art.
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A portrait of my friend, and comedian, Mike O'Brien. You can find him on his Instagram here: instagram.com/mikeobrien12345
I imagined what I might look like if I were an NFT - which as a concept (NFTs) was something I struggled with quite a bit in 2022.
An ongoing theme in my work is exploring how I interact with abstract objects in a digital space. As you’ll see as you flip through my portfolio, hands are a constant focus as I try to humanize my approach to design & creative.
Sometimes you need to step away from what is right in front of you to see it.
I’ve found a long walk really helps rearrange all of these seemingly disconnected pieces floating around in my head into something I can understand.
What do YOU do, to help make sense of it all?
2021 created real some REAL analysis paralysis for me. When it came to balancing the different personal and professional projects I took on, NFTs started dominating the digital art landscape and affecting the way I thought about making everything. Related: this self-portrait was created AS an NFT, which is available here.
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Personal work exploring the concept of how hard it can be to hear yourself through all of the noise.
2020 was strange, but I think I made the most of it.
Personal work sharing my love for Skullphone, an artist I’ve worked with in the past, and whose work I just absolutely love. More here: https://skullphone.com
Portrait of Mr. Arcurso, for a portrait swap show in Portland at Benjamin Benjamin Gallery
I often hike in the Toledo Metroparks, and think of it as a truly safe space for everyone. In 2020 as I was strolling through the woods, I walked passed a known racist, and was overwhelmed with an awareness that while I was able to just walk on by or ignore his presence, there were many people in my community who would have felt completely unsafe. This piece of art, made in collaboration with Yusuf Lateef, depicts my sad realization that even if you go to great lengths to ignore it, racism in America is unescapable.
A portrait of Bill Oakley, ‘famous’ food reviewing YouTuber, as well as a writer for the Simpsons.
Art representing the beginning and end of a bar fight...
Piece for a group show at the Double Punch gallery in SF.
Dedicated to one of my favorite illustrators, Milton Glaser.
This illustration shows what I'd do if I had more free time.
A series of images created for a one-man show in 2011 at the now-defunct Bozarts gallery in Toledo, Ohio.
I wish I had an interesting story to tell you about this, but I don't.
Personal work.
New interpretation of an old idea.
Art created for a group show in Cleveland at the Front Room Gallery. The concept of the show was Artists who are also Designers. I made art about art supplies. All pieces were printed 18 x 24 in editions of 1.
Art created for my solo show at the Wootini Gallery in Carrboro, NC. I made a small edition of super limited prints on watercolor paper. I also made a series of one of a kind prints on a masonite like green-recyclable board. The concept for this series is thinking about the things I will miss when I'm dead.
Prints made for my first solo show in NYC, at the Kid Robot gallery in 2006.
2 pieces for the community themed group-show called Park Life, at Subliminal Projects.
A variation on color study #2 made for 20x200.com
Portraits of famous hip-hop artists for a book cover.
A series about witnessing my own death...
