Free Text Friday

"An empty mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"I think Crab, my dog, be the sourest-natured dog that lives."

Every year in the US, 625 people are struck by lightning.

The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length

"Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

"The only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"Powerlessness and silence go together."

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

"A book must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us"

"In spite of a sluggish economy, U.S. wine consumption registered its 14th consecutive annual gain in 2007, as Americans drank more wine than Italians for the first time ever and now trail only the French in total wine consumed."

"A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over."

"Nothing Measurable Matters" e.e. cummings

This is my latest work, I illustrated a children's book done in collage for my senior project.  These are just some samples of the cover and another page.

My first piece done in collage for the Raab prize.  I'm learning a lot about collage and this is currently my favorite way to work.

Some sample drawings from my figure drawing class.

Watercolor painting where we needed to separate colors in each box, while making sure the same colors weren't near one another.

An abstract woodcut done in my printmaking class.  I had to first lay down the background, then carve away to get the purple design and then further carve to get the thing black line over it.

I love abstract art, Jackson Pollock is one of my favorite artists and my inspiration for this.