An illustrated and hand-lettered zine that introduces that concept of "everyday resistance" or the ways in which individuals use their bodies and self expression as tools of protest on a daily basis. Here are 15 small ways people these days can challenge the often harmful hegemonic standards of beauty, belief, and behavior.
An illustration capturing the millennial dilemma this election season. This piece was published on Sweet, a Hearst media brand on Snapchat’s Discover platform, on September 26th, 2016.
Simple, sassy, sad; the beginnings of my animation exploration.
This gif was featured on Sweet, a Snapchat Discover platform, on July 23.
A celebration of the emergence of one's self; brave, unencumbered, unapologetic. This ekphrastic illustration was in response to a poem written in response to Sally Mann's photo, "Night Blossom."
A suite of posters for the 2017 People's Climate Movement in Washington DC. Combining letterpress and relief print techniques, the design captures the urgency of climate change and its effects on the recent increase in floods. Remember that disasters like these hit low-income communities hardest. MARCH!
What's an election without some sensational and inflammatory candidate spoofs? All silliness aside, these posters reflected my own biased views of the candidates. The graphic sexual treatment applied to both candidates acts as an equalizer, while it functions in opposite ways between the posters.
In lieu of the 2nd Presidential Debate being held on my campus, I received funding to construct a political poster wall. Throughout history, posters have been an integral component of political and social movements. Now due to the digital age, posters seem to have lost some of their clout. However I hoped to harken back to a visual culture and tradition of free speech and radicalism. The wheat paste technique pays homage to counterculture activism and flypost propaganda.
For my internship at Washington University's Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention Center, I designed this 3ft x 3ft passive program, or educational poster, that is now displayed in all the Sophomore dorms. The poster reviews key concepts taught in the mandatory online module, "Stand By Me," about dating violence in college. Take a tour of five different relationships and learn about how to recognize red flags...and even some green.
Meet Dora Winifrida Kahlo Read - at the intersection of two popular feminist icons. Included in the Society of Illustrators 2017 Student Exhibition.
Poster designs for various Washington University poetry slam events. Assigments were freeform and completely at the artist's discretion, what a dream.
An illustrated poster for Oscar Wilde's twisted and absurd play, "The Importance of Being Earnest."
A typographic poster for a performance of Gustav Holst's seven-movement orchestral suite, The Planets. Inspired by Jupiter in particular, the poster displays the verb VOLARE, meaning fly in Italian. Listen to Jupiter here, and you will promptly fly away.
Magazine spread featuring an original display type system, "Lascivia," designed especially to embody our imaginary protagonist (or antagonist?), casino owner, Lady Pleather. Three descriptors that drove the design: Ornery, Obnoxious, and Hypersexual.
An editorial illustration criticizing the nonsense behind gendered toys.
Jacket design for imaginary book, "Waiting for Infinity," featuring handmade typography and an eerie, abandoned dollhouse.
Using quotes drawn from Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," this poster diptych gives viewers a glimpse into protagonist Janie's powerful retelling of all her tortured loves.
