Montezuma Castle

Date Taken: 03/01/2008

1/710 @ f 5.6 ISO 100

Focal Length: 6.2

3296 x 2472 @ 300ppi

 

Bible & Rosary

Date Taken: 10/12/2012

1/6 @ f 6.3 ISO 100

Focal Length: 90.0 mm

3600 x 2400 @ 300 ppi

Jerome

Date Taken: 08/14/2011

1/160 @ f 13.0 ISO 100

Focal Length: 20.0mm

2400 x 3359 @ 300ppi

Farest Wheel

Date Taken: 07/08/2011

1/350 @ f 8.9 ISO 100

Focal Length: 4.9mm

4608 x 6144 @ 300 ppi

Visual Texture and Balance

Unveil
Digital Image
8 X 10
Processed in Camera Raw/Photo Shop CS5

Invicta
Digital Image
10 x 8
Processed in Camera Raw/Photo Shop CS5

Jameson
Digital Image
8 x 10
Processed in Camera Raw/Photo Shop CS5

Sarah Haynes Set 4

1. Title: Forever Sakura Shopping Bag
2. Media:  Digital Design
3. Size: 12x8in
4. Date Complete: Fall 2011

This bag was created in the Illustration class.  To create this bag, I simply did a live trace of an image of cherry blossom flowers that I took, reversed the colors and placed the white graphic onto the bag.

1. Title:  Art a la carte
2. Media: Digital design
3. Size 12x18
4. Date Complete:  Jan. 2012

This poster was created for the yc foundation art a la carte art talks.  This was part of a series of work done for them, including the logo and mock brochure.  I wanted to keep a clean, eye catching, and easy to read poster that would appeal to all students at YC, regardless of their age or gender.

1. Title: Stears Marketing Business card
2. Media: Digital design, hand drawn illustrations
3. Size: 3.5x2in
4. Date Complete: Jan. 3013

This is the business card that i designed for a local marketing consultant.  I hand drew the icons, which relate to the services that she provides to her clients.  I also had the challenge of designing in two Pantone colors for the logo, icons, business card, and website icons.  I am currently working with this client on their website, brochure and future business cards.  I loved the project because I was able to come up with my own ideas and present them to the client, rather than the client telling me exactly what they wanted, I had a bit more freedom.

Twig by Branch

Twig by Branch

Graphite on Paper

17"x14"

9/12

I traced out everything first.

Then I filled it all in and made sure that my pencil strokes 

followed the direction of the branches.

Trees, Rocks, and Water

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

14"x17"

12/12

First I used an ink pen and outlined everything.

Next I used different ink washes to get the shading.

Then I added color and the border.

2D

Red Forest

Charcoal and Colored Pencil on Paper

14"x17"

10/12

I made this landscape by first laying down the 

darkest charcoal parts,

then then parts with the most color.

After that I added and removed charcoal and colored pencil

in as many layers as it took to get the effect I wanted.

Old Cherry Tree

Brass, Copper Wire, Silver Solder

3.5"x2.5"x0.5"

7/10

For this piece I  created a wire form of the tree branch

then used the hydraulic press to impress that form into a piece of brass.

After I cut out the branch from the sheet of metal

I soldered on the wire flowers that I had made.

Entangled

Copper wire and Silver Solder

3"x3"x1"

8/12

I made this bracelet for mu Jewelry 1 class last year.

I twisted 2 strands of copper wire together

and ended up with 4 strands of twisted wire.

Which I then soldered  so they wouldn't untwist.

Then I wove them together, hammered it flat 

and soldered the stands to themselves.

Dragon's Eye Necklace and Earrings

Copper, Brass, Tigers Eye

3.5"x3.5"x0.5"

2/2013

This is a jewelry piece I did for my Jewelry 2 class this semester.

It has a bezel set stone, movable and stationary rivets and marriage of metals.

It took a long time to make.

Vine Arts Wine Bottle Design

Title: Vine Arts
Media: Digital
Size: Each label 3.5" x 5"
Date Completed: April 2012
Designing these wine bottles was one of my favorite projects. I went with a fine art theme and incorporated artistic elements like paint drips and frames. Each bottle is based on a different art movement and has a quote from the artists on the back label.

Caffeinated Logo

Title: Caffeinated
Media: Digital
Size: 5" x 5"
Date Completed: February 2012

This is a logo I made for a fictional coffee company. I wanted to make a design that said "energy", so I used a lightning bolt/steam motif and a shaky-looking font.

Gypsy Blood Book Cover

Title: Gypsy Blood

Media: Digital

Size: 11" x 7.5"
Date Completed: October 2011

I designed this book cover using Illustrator and Photoshop.

Sushi clip art - before and after

This was a part of the newsletter assignment that I just completed for Advanced Graphic Design Projects. Our mission was to take a standard web clip art and alter it. Working on the sushi theme I found this fun clip art of a happy sushi roll. I opened it in Photoshop and using the eraser tool, removed the face and rice on the front of the roll. I imported it into Illustrator and used the pen tool to illustrate the roll. I added a few gradients to the colors to give it a more realistic feel. I drew a few pieces of rice, grouped them then copied them all over the top of the roll. The final product is an Illustrator vector file so it can be used on any size project from web to print and billboards.

Newsletter - The Fresh Catch

 

This is a newsletter I created this semester in Advanced Graphic Design Projects. The concept was to create a newsletter using the business logo we just created. Staying with the sushi concept I created a newsletter titled The Fresh Catch. I used the business logo I just created and several photos that I've taken at various times of actually Sushi J Express menu items. The layout was created in InDesign to be printed on 11x17 paper and be folded and mailed through the post office.

Business Logo - Sushi Express

This is a business logo I created this semester for Advanced Graphic Design Projects. The title is Sushi Express and it's design was inspired by Sushi J Express. Their logo is very simple and doesn't reflect the wonderful food they create. I wanted something that was "cut up" the way a sushi roll is so I illustrated the fish then cut it into pieces using the word sushi. This is an Illustrator file that can be re-sized for any need from a large sign to print and web applications.

Lawn Art

Photograph HDR
11x 8.5
Spring 2012 ART154

Sound of Music

Illustrator 11x 17
Assignment was to create sound in a graphic form and apply design to a T-shirt.
Art231. Fall 2013

Gangnam Style

Poster
Illustrator & InDesign
Assignment to announce an event, Using text styles.
Art 131. Fall 2012

Suddenly Salad

Information graphic 11x 8.5
Illustrator
Assignment to create an information graphic illustration.
ART231. Fall 2012.
Dress up your boring pasta salad.

Cupcake Times

Newsletter 11x17
InDesign
Assignment four page newletter based on a logo character created in ART234. Spring 2013.

Emphasis and Shape- A Study in Reflections

Reflections
Digital Image
8 x 10

White Horse Lake
Digital Image
10 x 8

Storm Reflections
Digital Image
8 x 10

Winter at Watson Lake
Digital Image
8 x 10

Winter Solitude
Digital Image
8 x 10

Forever

Garfield Family Portrait
f5.6 @ 1/100 ISO100
23.14MB  240ppi
Photographed 11/30/2012
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Lewis Family Portrait
f4.5 @ 1/100 ISO100
24.3MB  240ppi
Photographed 11/16/2012
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Switzer Family Portrait
f4.5 @ 1/60 ISO100
5.6MB  300ppi
Photographed 12/1/2012
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Fairytales

Dave~Sprite
f5.6 @ 1/200 ISO100
21.19MB  240ppi
Photographed 9/2/2012
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Mustache
f6.3 @ 1/125 ISO100
21.8MB  240ppi
Photographed 3/21/2013
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Pink
f5.6 @ 1/100 ISO100
4.81 MB  72ppi
Photographed 4/21/2012
Processed in Camera RAW and CS5

Personal Logo Design

Assignment to create a personal logo. I created this log as a reflection of my name and my personality.  Feel like I was successful in capturing my fun side while also incorporating my love of contrast and the color red.  Overall a very successful design. 

Book Cover Illustration

Assignment to create a book cover.  This book cover is a fully illustrated piece, started off as hand drawn. This was a really fun project.  The story "the Sixth Borough" is an excerpt from the book "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer.  This dust cover actually fits a version of the book itself. 

Newsletter - Old Hat Brewery & Grill

Assignment to create a four page newsletter using business logo design.  The Old Hat Brewery and Grill is a semi-fictitious place.  It was at one time a bar in Lawton, MI but is currently closed.  The name of the bar inspired the logo design and the logo design inspired the newsletter.  The beer glass on the first page, the Facebook logo on the second page, the background image of the graph, and the building are all illustrations.