"'Carol's Broken Dream,' in Phoenix magazine, is a true story about Carol Gotbaum who died in police custody. The article connects the pieces to her story." Brian Goddard, art director.
For an article titled, 'Labor's Last Stand,' in Harper's magazine, about big business undermining unions. Stacey Clarkson, art director.
For an article in Cincinnati Magazine titled 'The Power Couple.' Grace Saunders, art director.
The opener for a fiction story, 'I'll Love You Forever.' A quirky love story about love, marriage and hot dogs. Lisa Kelsey, art director; Family Circle, magazine.
For MLB's Insider Club magazine, focusing on the three Ripkens (Cal Sr., Cal Jr. and Billy) and how baseball is a good father/son sport. Faith Matorin, art director.
For a story titled 'The One Who Lived,' about a doctor's long distance calls to a patient's mother. Besty Hayes, art director; Tufts Medical Journal, client.
"For a fiction story titled 'I'll Love You Forever,' in Family Circle magazine, this illustration portrays the main character going house hunting in Omaha, Nebraska." Lisa Kelsey, art director.
"Illustration for the cover of Infuriating Lateral Brain Puzzles." Elizabeth Mihaltse, art director; Sterling Publishing, client.
12.07.09
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Duration: Three years. Staff: Me, myself and I. Education: Ontario College of Art & Design. Cultural Influences: Abstract Expressionism, pizza, horror movies, Coca-Cola, anything retro, my family, Andy Warhol, children's books, editorial illustration, 1960s book covers, conceptual art, old and faded, rubber stamps, Halloween and romantic walks. Environment: I work at my home studio. Creating at home can be convenient and suffocating all at once. These competing forces keep me balanced. Philosophy: Draw less, think more.