New project

Here's what I've been working on-


Gray and black paper on white board, 20"x 30"

Its a project for my Design and Color Theory class. Any shiny-ness that you see is excess glue that I'm working on getting off :D

Happy News :D

I just got an email from the Dogwood Arts Festival and I'm going to be participating in the Chalk Walk ! This will be my first time participating in the festival, and I'm SO excited!!

Rock on!

This piece was my final project drawing for my Drawing I class, and I absolutely adore it.





Graphite pencil, felt marker, Conte crayon on Rives BFK 100% cotton paper (love love love this paper!!!)

Adventures in Negative Space

I LOVE working with negative space! The finished products are always so striking.

This one is my favorite


"Jared" black felt marker on paper. No one can ever seem to decide if its one person or two!

I love this one too


"Amanda" black felt marker on paper

My Medieval Chair

Another project for 3D design. I was totally intimidated by this project. Build a chair with a theme which can support a person's weight. I *do not* build things, so I was pretty petrified. But it actually turned out pretty awesome, I think. It lives happily in my living room now :D




The bench section was actually a pretty beat up antique hope chest, which I sanded and stained. The shield and all the wood except the swords was free, found wood (which had already been used by others for other projects). I painted the shield and coat of arms. The swords are wood, and I ordered them from eBay for about $15. Very exciting!


This is the back of the chair. Its covered in the same velvet I used to cover the bench seat. The ribbon was used to resemble the corset of a medieval lady's dress.

My scary bear

So, I usually prefer to work in 2D, but I had to do some projects for a 3D design class I took. This is one of my favorites-


He is made from styrofoam balls wrapped with steel wool, and other random pieces of metal. His vampire-y mouth is actually made from a cut up soda can. The assignment was to completely change the function of an everyday object by only changing its texture. I can't imagine there are too many people who would want to snuggle with a steel wool teddy bear ;P

I'll shine a light for you

One of my favorite pieces, even though I really didn't like the idea of it to begin with. The assignment was to draw an object and use a grid. My object was quite objectionable- an ugly 1970's lamp, straight out of Mrs. Roper's living room. Ah, well. To my utter astonishment, I LOVED the finished work.


Lamp in the window, Mixed media (graphite pencil, felt marker, conte, masking tape) on paper