Character Design
The connecting thread in all of my work is my passion for characters. Here is a collection of some of my favorites. Click on an image to see it in full.
Stop Motion
This is a creature I designed and built for a stop motion short film I'm currently making. I love the initial concept drawing, but after doing some building tests I decided to lose the ears and goat legs because I felt it made it too specifically tied to our world and I wanted it to be more ambiguous and amorphous.
Animal Tales: A Collection of Curious Creatures
These are characters I created for a collaborative project with a friend of mine. A collection of short stories presented by the fictional Minerva Eichorn.
"Animal Tales: A Collection of Curious Creatures compiles the notes of Madame Minerva Oddscottle Eichorn, a studious, and sometimes scatterbrained squirrel, alongside portraits of her subjects to illuminate the strange and fascinating creatures of an imagined past."
"Animal Tales: A Collection of Curious Creatures compiles the notes of Madame Minerva Oddscottle Eichorn, a studious, and sometimes scatterbrained squirrel, alongside portraits of her subjects to illuminate the strange and fascinating creatures of an imagined past."
There's a Mungus Among Us
The Mungus is a creature I created that is made up of natural materials to teach children about different elements and climates in our universe.
Some facts about The Mungus:
Some facts about The Mungus:
- Nobody quite knows how long Mungi have been around but it is theorized that they could be as old as the “Big Bang” itself
- A Mungus blends in with its environment and can be made up of any natural substance
- Although they are extremely shy, they are also quite friendly and curious
- While it is known that they vary greatly in size, experts are not certain how big or small a Mungus can be
- The chance that you have been in the presence of a Mungus and did not know it is 100%
Family Portraits: Insects
Family Portraits is an ongoing series that questions humanity's place as the dominant species and explores the relationship between humans and animals by depicting what the world might look like if we were replaced, or lived alongside different creatures from the animal kingdom.
In this incarnation:
Through the lens of a portrait photographer at the end of the 19th century we are introduced to an alternate world where insects have grown to mammoth proportions and strange human/insect hybrids pose with poise. All pieces are painted with ink on wood panels and are based on authentic 19th century cabinet cards.
In this incarnation:
Through the lens of a portrait photographer at the end of the 19th century we are introduced to an alternate world where insects have grown to mammoth proportions and strange human/insect hybrids pose with poise. All pieces are painted with ink on wood panels and are based on authentic 19th century cabinet cards.
