In a college contemporary art class, I was introduced to the work of artist Robert Irwin. I was drawn to not only his work, but also his approach to creating art and the evolution he has gone through. Then after all that, there was something so relate-able that I saw in him…

I have been saving stuff since I was a kid–clothing tags and cards and all kinds of little things. When I was applying to colleges, I kept all of those cool promotional books that the art schools sent out to entice you. A few years ago, I started saving interesting images I found online to a folder on my computer. Then I’d print them out, cut them up, and paste them into a sketchbook. This I lovingly called my “pastebook”…

I love Christmas time because of the little traditions we have. I love to decorate the house and the way it feels so cozy and warm. This year we’ve barely had any snow and unusually warm temps, but most years the cozy warmth of the tree, garlands and decorations throughout the house at Christmas time is so welcoming after coming in from the cold and blustery snow!

One of Rochester’s historic buildings, once home to Standard Brewing Co., has been slated for demolition to become a parking lot. This is the kind of building that would never be built today. Not to mention, Rochester has a rich brewing history and this building is a major part of that. You really have to wonder why we haven’t learned our lesson about ruining an iconic part of our history to save money and take the easy way out. Now’s the time to join other Rochestarians who are trying to save it!

When I interviewed for my current job, part of the process was a one hour presentation to the department to showcase my work and skills. I showed a poster I designed that was part of a campaign to encourage sign language use in public spaces. During the question and answer session, I was asked where I came up with the idea for the poster…

It’s been almost ten years since I bought this domain for a senior design project in college—my first personal website. So much has changed since then (I wonder if that old version is still around somewhere on a hard drive or even zip disk?). That makes this new version timely, albeit long overdue…