Ay! Chihuahua Hot Sauce – For Distinctive Dogs
This is a concept I put together for a dog’s hot sauce, made for those dogs and owners who have to have everything! Its target audience would be dog owners who have an affinity for their little k-9 friends. This is a two page spread advertisement meant for a magazine.
Book cover, and Binder Design
A simple and creative look for a book cover and binder. Its not a real book, but don’t you wish it was!?
The Biggest Popcicle Manatee EVER!
This is a project from the Art Institute that I did for my form and space class. We had to take a photograph of an animal that we drew out of a bucket, and make it using Popsicle sticks. I could not believe how well it came out considering the shape and form of such a large sea creature I picked. I began with forming the shapes of the body, and made cylinders in several different circumferences. Once I got a body, I just thought of creative ways to add the limbs and face! Voila, popsicle stick manatee!!!
Persuasive Poster
This piece is a persuasive poster I created to promote wearing seat-belts. The photos I used are from an actual car accident that resulted in the death of a 18-year-old male. Of the three persons in that car, two survived because they were wearing seat belts. The poster is ringed with general sayings that people might say when they decide not to use a seat belt. The people in this car were not drinking, or under the influence of anything.
Devils Tears - One Full Page Advertisement with Tag Line
This is a branding challenge I created a solution for. I was asked to create from the bottom up a hot sauce. Each step of creating a theme, mission statement, story, label and bottle design choice. I liked the idea of devil’s tears being hot drops and I think this poster captures the feeling I was going for.
5 Moments In my Life that Have Had an Impact on Me
This is a project that I did for a class at the Art Institute. The project was to take 5 moments that had an impact on your life, and design 5 posters or cards that showcase those moments, while connecting them together. Lots of emotions in these, and its powerful to look back in time at your own life and see where you have been and how far you have come since a life changing moment.
I have found a place of acceptance about dealing with the greatest loss I have had to face in my life so far. I try not to look at it as loss anymore. I have to look at straight in the eye and thank god for the luck I have had in my life. I was blessed with someone who I loved and loved me so much (rare and precious), and that we were able to have each other even for a short time is such a gift. I was able to forge on, and make a new existence for myself, finish my college education and find love again. Life’s still hard, and has major struggles, but I think I’ll make it… =)
Me as a cartoon! - Colored pencil on Sketch Pad
Of course our next assignment was much lighter than the self-portrait. We had to turn it into a cartoon character. I’ll admit, I don’t think it looks a thing like me.. but I’ve never been a cartoon, well at least not yet!!!
Self portrait January 2005 - Graphite Pencil on Sketch Pad
This is a self-portrait that I did for my first drawing class ever. We were charged with creation of a self-portrait and to put three things that mean something to us in the picture. I am wearing my necklace, which was given to me by my sister Jeanne to wear at her wedding which was in June 2004. I was the matron of honor, 2 months after Stephen passed away. That wedding meant so much to me because it helped me realize that marriage was until death do you part, and that I had to accept that part of my life to be over. Hard pill to swallow when all you want is to go back to when life was sweet.
In the background you see a box of tissues and my husbands ashes in a cardboard box. I promised him I would take them to his childhood summer get away in Booth Bay Harbor, Maine. It was his maternal grandparents (Ludwig) place, and he was very much happy as a child there. It took Stephen 9 years to get his Mother there (he told me the story many time) so I have 2 more years to do it. It was a very emotional time when I drew this picture, and I can see how much pain I was in. I’m still in pain, and will always feel sad that Stephen had to go.
Stephen always carried the pain of his Dad (at 10), Mom (at 25) and Grandma’s death (at 35) with him and it was a root cause of his severe bi-polar. We talked about it often and I sure do understand him more now that I have gone thru the sheer pain of loss of someone you love. It was the single most painful thing I have ever experienced and I got through it alive, however not unscathed. Enjoy everyday you have… this life is a gift of the most pure nature, and it is not something to be wasted or taken for granted.
But I am blessed again with love and a life that perplexes me daily. I know he would be happy that I found a way to live on and I continue to follow my dreams and I try not to dwell on it too much (but I still do).
Act of Faith – Rick Springfield
I tell you honestly,
Don’t you go and throw your heart away
I know it’s so hard to do
You’ve got to let go when you want to hold on
I know how much you miss him celebrate what you had
Don’t cry about the things left unsaid
It’ll do no good
You look for mercy and a meaning somewhere
You know that the hurting won’t go
‘Til you walk through the fire
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith stand up and face the day
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith, nobody can make you stay
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith
Maybe love will find it’s way back into your life
Here’s my heart my love is in it
Here’s my heart my love is in it
Stand up, don’t you fall
You just take good care of where you are
You’re thinking life’s through with you
That’s not what he’d want or what you should do
I know you loved him baby celebrate who he was
I know you know you’ve got to go on and live your life
Go down to the river of the spirit that runs through you
And lay yourself down in the healing waters
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith stand up and face the day
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith, nobody can make you stay
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith
Maybe love will find it’s way back into your life
Love is a healer
There is no purpose served in holding on
Love is a healer
There is no understanding why
Love is a healer
There is no sin in you that brought this to your door
My love, it just is
Here’s my heart my love is in it
Here’s my heart my love is in it
Here’s my heart my love is in it
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith stand up and face the day
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith, nobody can make you stay
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith
Maybe love will find it’s way back into your life
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith stand up and face the day
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith, nobody can make you stay
It’s gonna take an Act Of Faith
Maybe love will find it’s way back into your life…
This is my superhero persona - Colored pencil on sketch pad
I created this after the death of my husband, and upon my return to college. I was pretty down and we had to create a superhero persona for ourselves. I drew this one afternoon, and I decided to turn into this widow woman every-time I needed help or strength, or whatever it was I needed to get me through the night. It did back fire on me, as I found myself striving for a level of perfection that is just not possible for human kind. It’s best to always be yourself, and believe in the same. You can surely fly, even when your living within your worst nightmare.
Absolut Point of Service Project - Concept Design
This is from a form and space class where we were charged with the creation of a point of service display. This display is not unlike one you would see in a store where you can buy the product. The idea (this is a rough mind you) is that there would be a cold and hot scene. The Absolut blue would be pictured in blocks of ice surrounded by cold, ice and blues. This would demonstrate and evoke feelings of the rush of a cold shot of vodka to warm you. The Absolut Lemon would be in a summer display right next to the ice, with sand, beach-balls, frothy cocktail glasses filled with colorful iced drinks. “Vodka for all Seasons” or “Choose your Season” would be hung across the top of the entire display.
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