Illustrated typography inspired by the 1940s song "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan.
Original lettering nestled inside the state of North Carolina for our state nickname, "The Old North State." This design was then screenprinted on wood panels, and has been featured for sale on 50 States Apparel.
I created this brush lettering as a gift for our outgoing AIGA Raleigh chapter president, Laura Hamlyn. The quote by nineteenth century British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli perfectly encapsulated Laura's leadership style, and we presented it to her screen printed onto a wood panel as a thank you gift.
I created this drawing about a month after my first real attempt at hand-lettering. These lyrics from Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show are illustrated along with several iconic images from North Carolina.
This quote by Friedrich Nietzsche spoke to me because coming from a musical family, music has always been a big part of my life. I created this design for two color screen print in black and copper, and printed onto recycled sheet music, so each print is unique.
When I began graduate school in 2014, I did a lot of reading. Most of it was very academic in nature but some of it was actually quite inspiring. Written in 1934, I read this passage by John Dewey during my first week of classes. It struck me as inspiring and exciting, especially while embarking on something so entirely new. I continued to save passages like this throughout my studies, so someday this may be the first in a series.
I drew a crab. I thought he was cute. So I came up with a phrase I could add and created this design as a greeting card. It's one of my favorite designs to display at craft shows, because everyone laughs at it, but very few have been brave (or honest?) enough to buy it.
It's no secret that my favorite movie of all time is fairy-tale spoof The Princess Bride. I have watched it more times than I can count, and could recite the film beginning to end with the sound muted. (Lame party trick.) This phrase took on a second meaning for me after my dad whispered "As You Wish" to me as he walked me down the aisle on my wedding day. I created this lettering in blackletter style and placed it on a greeting card which has proven to be one of my most popular.
I created this composition as a tribute to the most iconic scene from the 1942 classic Casablanca. Referencing a still from the movie, I carefully created silhouettes for Rick and Ilsa, then wrapped them in Rick's timeless line, "Here's looking at you, Kid." This design features stippling around the lettering and grayscale colors to mirror this black & white classic film.
This piece includes hand-drawn words and a live oak tree over a found topographic map of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Screen print in forest green ink on kraft oatmeal paper.