Pencil on paper, scanned, digitally inverted. 5x5 inches. 2018Original pencil version.Broad-edge pen, folded pen, pencil. 8x8 inches. 2018Birthday card for my friend. Finetec gold gouache, folded pen. 6x6 inches. 2017Broad-edge nib. 9x12 inches. 2017My final project for Carol DuBosch's class: a poster. Watercolor, watercolor pencil, broad-edge nib. 7x10 inches. 2017I combined two Inktober prompts, "united" and "divided", into one image. Isometric projection, hand-lettering. Micron pens, markers, Pilot parallel pen. 12x9 inches. 2017My interpretation of "furious" for the Inktober prompt. Folded pen. 11x8.5 inches. 2017Hand-lettered with Micron pens. 12x9 inches. 2017My interpretation of "filthy" for Inktober. Pointed brush. 11x8.5 inches. 2017Original artwork scanned traced digitally in Adobe Illustrator. 2017Broad-edge nib, pointed pen. Arches paper. 9x12 inches. 2017Broad-edge nib, Arches paper. 12x9 inches. 2017Broad-edge nib and pointed pen. 9x12 inches. 2017Black letters (and holes in them) are laser-cut and mounted on white paper. White letters are written with a pointed pen. 11x8.5 inches. 2017This was an alternate version of the quote that I didn't go with.Another alternate, done as a challenge based on a sketch of another person in my class.Go big or go home. Calligrapher included for scale. 2017A poster with my friend's favorite quote. 9x12 inches. Hand-lettered. 2016A poster I made for my friend at work. The words are his. 9x12 inches. Hand-lettered. 2016At the end of the class, we cut up all the practice sheets and bound them into a book. 10x12 inches. Soft cover. Magnetic closure. Hand-bound. 2016The magnets keep it closed!This page was washed in the sink.Written with a huge piece of wood.Legibility is no longer a goal.This was the first page that we did in the class. We copied some letters and words from a manuscript.Just some crazy ruling pen stuff.Book containing lyrics to The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album and some interviews. Digital, all artwork is computer-generated. Perfect binding. 2016.Poster for "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" song. Digital. The title is hand-lettered, scanned, and traced. 2016Lyrics of a song. Pen White ink on oil-based printing ink background. 2014Box for class notes. Requirements: include student's full name and the word "type". The title has no meaning. Hand-bound and embroidered. Lineco book cloth, Laval book cloth (lining), embroidery thread, beads. 2014Embroidery detailThe inside of the box and its contents: ideas for this box.Text written in a made-up alphabet. 9x12 inches. 2014Alphabet key, inspired by the origin of letters.A book in a box. Hard cover. Hand-bound. Canson Mi-Teintes, Lineco book cloth, Japanese paper, Laval velvet book cloth, ribbon. Blank pages. 2012The text on the left is hand-set and printed on a printing press. I also designed the frame, which was made into a custom printing plate, hand-inked, and printed onto the page. The text on the right is set digitally, since CMU didn't have Cyrillic lead type. 11x8.5 inches. 2012
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