urban pathways

This project began with a photograph of an urban pathway. The particular photograph was taken in Vienna in the 1940's. Using Adobe Illustrator, the photograph was used as a guide to draw a scene of a lone figure walking down a street deserted except for a single car coming towards her. The image intrigued me with the implicit mystery of the reasons for the nighttime travels of the woman and the automobile.

wpa inspired poster

The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of the New Deal Federal One program. FAP artists created posters, murals and paintings, some of which stand among the most significant pieces of public art in the country. FAP's primary goals were to employ out-of-work artists and to provide art for non-federal government buildings: schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. The "Wild Life" poster was created in this program. It inspired "Life Can Be Scary" which I did in the Visual Communication II class.

scene of discource

This Adobe Photoshop composition uses geometric shapes to portray energy. Images from three separate photographs were integrated to create the image of spheres moving through space.

Design Manifesto

pattern perception

The image of a Victorian fabric design was created by using sections of a photograph of an urban landscape. Warm colors in the windows of a lighted skyscraper were pieced together to form floral motifs which were framed with geometric forms constructed of cooler reflective images from the shell of the building. The juxtaposition of the sleek, contemporary building being used to create a detailed, traditional fabric design was interesting.