"Melt. Down." a melting art installation

I am excited to announce my first big project of 2011. It is a self-initiated installation and collection of new works entitled "Melt. Down." The installation will be on display from March 7th to April 4th and will be changing/melting as the weather warms up and we get closer to spring time. "Melt. Down." will be installed in the front window of a large house (that many of my friends live in) on 9th and Catherine in South Philadelphia. This project intrigued me because it requires me to build-out gallery walls in the window display pictured above. To further complicate matters all artwork and materials for the gallery walls must be small enough to fit through the door to the window display, which is about 2' by 3.5 ' (as pictured above, represented by the pink box in the middle of the schematic). This should be interesting ...

Stay tuned for more information and install pictures as the opening date gets closer.

Also pictured above is the promotional card that I designed, as well as a google map screen shot of the exact location of the house.

Thank you to: Alaina, Emily, Yis, Liz, Matt, Kate, and Jon for letting me utilize their window dislpay for the month of March.

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SESSIONS art work (a collaboration with Oscar Productions)

Over the summer I had an amazing opportunity to work with Oscar Productions, a brand spanking new film production company out of Philadelphia, to concept and create original art work for the pilot episode of their reality show SESSIONS, created by Will Lampe. Each week SESSIONS focuses on a different band, and the trials and tribulations that go along with professionally recording their music. The recording takes place in Sine Studios, owned by Matt and Mike (don't know their respective last names but they're great dudes). This project was really long, but I learned a ton about animation, and had a really great time. It was really interesting to work with the team to create a visual identity for the show, and of course I got to do ALL of the lettering. Above are some of my favorite pieces of art work and lettering that I created for the show, and also a video of all the animation. Enjoy!!

Check out the rad website of Oscar Productions

Also check out their projects page with a description and trailer for the show.

do not look back

After returning home from a recent trip to Montana, I really feel as though I am ready to start a new chapter in my life. Above is a picture I did recently to experiment with different textures, and attempt to be more spontaneous with my digital process. I like how it turned out.