Layout Section Begins...
A little more progress today. There are about twenty or so images in the layout section now. I know, I know, your only supposed to have twenty pieces in your entire portfolio, but hey, this is my online playground right... Besides, I want a place that I can display a lot of stuff.

New Site Launch
Well, after two years with the same old site I've finally gotten around to a complete update. This of course falls on the heels of a personal rebranding and portfolio organization. You're next resumé! Hopefully there will be news of more education around the bend as I embark on the last stage of my higher educational journey, the coveted MFA. Yeah, I already have the MA, but that F makes a big difference to some folks. Check back now and again for updates.

New Logo
One of the most challenging assignment that I give my students is self-branding. It's difficult to really nail down an image that will say all the things you want to say about yourself or your company. Something that will be totally original, totally yours, and have longevity to boot. You have to be able to live with it for a while to build that coveted brand equity.

I've really become fascinated with artist origins, beginning with my own. What were the unfettered imaginations of artists like before "proper eductation." Are there any connections? I can't say I'm a true pack rat, but I have tendencies. And luckily, I have saved most of my old drawings created during the countless hours in junior high and high school when I guess I should have been concentrating on algebra. I'm sure my experience is not unique. Sometimes, if I have a spare moment, I will scan through all those old drawings, (I paid a really good friend to scan them for me, as I didn't have time) and have a good laugh.

Those old drawings are so free and unique, and uniquely me, I felt compelled to incorporate one of them into my personal logo. Enter Crintical and Nebula, a symbiote creature, half octopus, half crab, wielding a sweet ninja sword. HA! This was part of a greater series of creature all featuring grotesque inbreeding, massive weapons of destruction, and displaying only minimal knowledge of anatomy. Whatever, right? It works for me. I can live with it for a while.