A quick drawing of mine in class turned into a printed piece and a logo for a fellow classmate.

Process photos of the Peace: Confederacy project.

Albert Einstein Portrait.
Red ink on bright blue paper.
drawing time approx. 6 hours

Just a few days after hanging shrouds around the city of Richmond, I found one of them was missing. Upon closer inspection, it had been burned to the ground. You can see the melted tyvec on the brick. Burning is a tradition of memorial, so I can’t be mad at their interpretation. Still a bit extreme to burn someone’s project.

Note: Tyvec is extremely flammable.

Put the Dead Bicycles project back into motion with the printing of 15 additional shrouds. Some of those are currently placed around Richmond and a facebook page was started. You can visit it here to see interactions from the community with this project.

FACEBOOK

We are currently focusing on culture. Because I am from the North, I chose the Confederacy. More specifically the flag culture of the Confederacy. The intent is to create something that will alter the reaction of individuals with negative views of the Confederate Flag. My initial design combines the symbol of peace with the Southern cross. In addition, a memorial will be designed to continue this application.

You can view my initial visual study by clicking HERE.

I am expanding the Dead Bicycle project from one to 15 shrouds. These are silk-screened images on black tyvec. 150′ x 4′ roll cut down to 5′ x 4′. The intent is to increase awareness and response by increased visibility with the project.

As a freelance designer, I’ve produced the branding for Thirsty Planet Brewing Company based out of Austin, TX. You can find out more about them here.

Recently, they were notified that someone got a Thirsty Goat tattoo. Something I’ve created is now forever part of this person’s life. What a strange feeling.

The XY drawing machine I built based on supplied materials and instructions on the Polar Graph is up and running. A simple machine consisting of two stepper motors, gondola, cord, arduino and a processing environment.

Cassie Hester  takes lasers, glow-in-the-dark glitter, and a silk screened print (printed glue and glitter applied) to create some unique imaging. A collaborative effort of supplied materials and tools results in new ideas.