Christy is a fictional character created for the Welspun brand. She lives in a chic London flat with her adorable dog and of course uses an array of fabulous Welspun branded linens and towels. This started out as a printed booklet and evolved into an animated video by Howdy Partner.
ILLUSTRATION, ART DIRECTION, VISUAL IDENTITY, ANIMATION, CHARACTER DESIGN
This book is my totally subjective and incomplete catalog of my favorite divas from all genres throughout the years. I’ve illustrated each one with love and admiration, in awe of their enduring power, creativity, and beauty. I enlisted the disembodied robotic help of Chat GPT to write short descriptions to pair with each diva, but I soon discovered that AI doesn’t possess the nuance or ability to capture what makes each of these women so special to me. I ended up rewriting pretty much everything that it spat out to make it personal and unique in the form of free-form rhyming couplets. Think Dr. Seuss, but gayer. I don’t consider myself a “writer” but I had a blast doing it. Volume 2 is already in the works, so if any of your faves are missing they will most likely appear in the next edition. Buy it on Amazon or at ruralmodernist.com
ILLUSTRATION, ART DIRECTION, VISUAL IDENTITY, BOOK DESIGN, COPYWRITING
Beginning as a seasonal food truck in 2009, Big Gay Ice Cream has been named best ice cream parlor--as well as best food truck--in the country, along with numerous other accolades. It’s been a blast creating everything from the iconic rainbow ice cream cone logo, to designing and illustrating the Big Gay Ice Cream Book, to wrapping an entire truck with trippy double dippy rainbow flavored graphics, and everything in between. I love a client that tells me to go wild with my imagination and then pushes me even further. When they needed a choking poster for the first shop and I suggested Bea Arthur doing the Heimlich maneuver on a unicorn they didn’t bat an eye lash.
LOGO, DESIGN DIRECTION, VISUAL IDENTITY, ILLUSTRATION, BOOK DESIGN, PACKAGING
Provincetown holds a special place in my heart, so I was honored to work on this project. It brought together my love of all things queer and all things Cape Cod. Drag, whales, muscles, sharks… I redesigned the 80 page guide and the large folded map to make them all cohesive and more modern and simplified. I did several illustrations as well as animated gifs, environmental graphics, and branded products.
ILLUSTRATION, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN, ANIMATED GIFS
Rural Modernist is my personal brand. I make bespoke modern ceramics, wallpaper, and art in my Kingston, NY studio in the heart of the Hudson Valley. My colorful creations combine my many obsessions and influences: illustration, typography, graphic design, pop culture, humor, film, camp, and queer identity. I’ve had a blast hawking my wares and art throughout the Hudson Valley and worldwide online.
ILLUSTRATION, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION, APPAREL, PAINTINGS, WALLPAPER, CERAMICS, GIFT WRAP, PATTERN DESIGN
I’ve been creating one-of-a-kind bespoke wallpaper designs for residential and commercial clients since 2018. We discuss the concept, they provide photos for reference, and I draw everything and create the custom repeat. Then I have just the amount needed for the project printed so there is no waste. Contact me for a consultation.
ILLUSTRATION, PATTERN DESIGN, WALLPAPER DESIGN
Le Beauty Bar is fictional, but these images were actually created for Chanel. I was brought on board to create characters to populate the various locations and environments for this new shop concept, and then work closely with the animators to bring the whole thing to life. The fantastic video animation was done by Engraving Image.
ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION, STORYBOARDING, CHARACTER DESIGN
Mary Giuliani is known as “the caterer to the stars” and is legendary in NYC for her fabulous food and even more fabulous events. I’ve helped steer the visual identity of her brand as it’s grown into books, prepared food packaging, and more. Her aesthetic is clean and modern, but with a sense of humor with nods to the past. A great fit.
ILLUSTRATION, BOOK DESIGN, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN
These are portraits for each of the writers of Vanity Fair Agenda. Conde Nast.
ILLUSTRATION, PORTRAITS
This is my own line of greeting cards featuring hot guys, bushels of dogs, chic interiors, and a cheeky sense of humor. They have been sold around the globe since 2005.
ILLUSTRATION, GRAPHIC DESIGN, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION
These images were used on posters, brochures, billboards, and busses. They wanted me to convey an array of ethnicities with a fun, modern, urban edge.
ILLUSTRATION, ART DIRECTION, CHARACTER DESIGN
“Too much of a good thing is wonderful! ” — MAE WEST
This quote was sent to me by my client and it really sums up her philosophy about food presentation and served as my inspiration for this logo and illustration. Big glorious piles of food overflowing in a chic and colorful way.
ILLUSTRATION, GRAPHIC DESIGN, VISUAL IDENTITY, ART DIRECTION
The safety cards I did for Air New Zealand led me to this project. The client wanted me to create a guide for international hikers that was clean, modern, and, most importantly, conveyed all of the rules and guidelines with pictograms and very little typography. That was a challenge, but I think the final product turned out great.
ILLUSTRATION, INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS, PICTOGRAMS
This was a collection of 12 modern holiday cards for Crane & Co.'s younger/hipper Chloe B. line. It features a less traditional color palette as well as a mix of on-trend patterns and holiday flavored silhouettes.
ILLUSTRATION
Air New Zealand wanted to upgrade their drab, boring safety cards with something more colorful and modern.
ILLUSTRATION, INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS, PICTOGRAMS
This was a featured image on a calendar for Mini Cooper. I drew a typical NYC street scene featuring an array of characters walking down the street.
ILLUSTRATION
This special insert for All detergent was featured in assorted Condé Nast publications.
ILLUSTRATION
