The End of the Beginning

As the fall term here at NBCCD draws to a close, I feel a great sense of satisfaction in my accomplishments. I entered the Integrated Media Program hungry for knowledge and connection. I have gorged on both.

My photography and design skills have been honed and expanded. I've added a basic understanding of audio, film, and web technologies. I've become re-grounded in traditional drawing techniques. And most importantly, I'm gaining the skills to communicate my vision to others and create a robust presence that will serve as a stable, rich platform for my transition to this next phase of my career and life.


This blog is sponsored by:

Surrealist Project

This image is pure digital manipulation based on M.C. Escher's piece Drawing Hands. It is an exploration of illusion and the transitional cycle between analog and digital where one cannot exist without the other.

Keeping it Real

This branch is a more traditional work using brushes and ink on ori masi paper. Producing works in a non-digital environment is a reminder of the foundation on which creative digital techniques are based.

Beer Label Design Project

Beer Label Design Project - This is a digital illustration created making use of the warp effects function in Adobe Illustrator.

This label is for educational purposes.

No beer with this name exists.

No pirates were harmed in 

the creation of this label

Forest Abstract

This set of images was created using movement of the camera during exposure. No post-processing was used. The photographs were taken at The Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve in October of 2013.

Unusual Point of View

These images are selected from a project exploring unusual points of view. The purpose being to create interest in the subject by making a shot selection from a physical position not common to most viewers.

Digital Illustration Project

Koi

Brush Project - This is a digital illustration created using custom brushes in Adobe Illustrator. It is based on a my photograph of a koi taken in the Japanese Garden at The Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama.

From Wikipedia:

The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning "carp". It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly colored varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning "brocaded carp"). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan.