Holy Stick!

So, I'm not one of those artists to take pictures with my work, but I couldn't resist with this sculpture!

This was a joint effort by myself and Mike Jaggi, a fellow designer that happened to be in my class. He's a stud and I enjoyed working with him on this piece.

We built this piece in the early spring when everyone was throwing away their tree trimmings. Altogether, I personally spent about 12-15 hours. Very tedious but very fun. This piece made such an impression on the Landscape Architecture department head that he asked if he could re-locate the piece to a property in North Logan. He is using the piece to show how stick sculptures can be integrated with landscapes. He will be documenting it's aging process as well.







































Photo below courtesy of Sean Michael.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

-Robert Frost

So, I'm not a huge reader but I used to love S.E. Hinton. If you've read "The Outsiders," you've inevitably read this poem. I liked the idea that this poem was written about childhood. Things are never as golden as they seem when you're a child. Thus, bringing us to my next piece. I used to have these red cowboy boots as a little kid that I refused to take off. In fact, it was easier for my mom to put me to sleep in those bad boys than to take them off. So, with all the stress of life and college, I wanted to make something that reminded me of the golden age of my childhood. It's supposed to be a rocking horse, but a lot of people call it a dog... I'm very fond of dogs so I take no offense. This sculpture is made up of lamps, a fireplace (yes, you heard me right), log holders (next to a fireplace), and magazine racks. Definitely a labor of love.

Plaster... Need I say more?

While trying to remain optimistic, I'll say that working with plaster was an interesting experience. I would be lying if I didn't say that I occasionally took the freight train to profanity town, but I learned a lot. Here is a piece that I created from a hunk of plaster. My main goal was to create something a little more organic with nice flowing lines. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks to Jinman Jo for the awesome pictures!

Chicago is for Lovers...

Yeah, I'm sure that title can't be right....

So, here's another poster I created for my Type/Image class. This is another poster competion, but for Chicago city. They wanted something that advertised the use of green transportation. Here is what I came up with.

A Print to the Finish Line

Here is a poster I designed for the Print Magazine student competition. The theme behind this year's competition was "the future of print and digital." Our Type/Image class was required to design a poster but we weren't required to submit it. I got busy with summer school and did not submit this...

I went with a Wolf in Sheep's clothing approach but was told by many people that it looked like my paper sheep was "mounting" my wolf. I was going to revise it and submit it but like I said- summer school got the best of me. Here was my design.

Conceal

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” -Oscar Wilde

What a great quote. So, here's a project I did for my Type, Image, and Visual Continuity class. We all had to create masks that represent what we aspire to. The idea behind my mask was to be a Self-Made Man. Why? As cheesy as it sounds, I want to create a legacy of my own. I think my mask represents me because I made this mask from the ground, up. I cut hunks of wood from an old fallen pecan tree in Louisiana, flew it home to Utah, planed it down, and carved it by hand. I was part of every process. The design is meant to have a positive upward movement and harmony.

Here is the magazine spread I created.


















































This bad boy below is my mask ▼

I'm SO Stacked!

When my good buddy, Adam Brown, came to me and told me he was starting a pancake business (Stacked Pancakes), I had to laugh. That crazy Adam Brown and his shenanigans! However, it sounds like things are going well and I wish him the very best luck! He's a stand up guy. In fact, GO TO THE FARMER'S MARKET IN LOGAN TO CHECK OUT HIS SWEET PANCAKES! Every Saturday- it is bound to rock your face off.

Anywho, he came to me asking for a logo design. Being a huge fan of pancakes, I graciously accepted. How often do you get to design a pancake logo? That's what I thought.

Here are some comps and below is the final product.






































Interesting side note- Because of this logo I was asked to speak to a class at Steven's Henegar College about my design process. It was a cool experience and I hope the teacher didn't say, "Disregard everything he just said," when I left the class room.

An Attempt at Engagement Photos...

So, here are some photos I did for my step sister's wedding invitations. Needless to say, I struggled a bit. I'm really not used to taking pics of people... wrapping my head around the "cutesy" poses was infuriating. Lessons learned.

Cheers to Chelsie and Jason.