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• Firefly Portraits: The Crew of Serenity

  

  I've been heard at work making this fun posters featuring the crew of Serenity with memorable quotes. I've done everyone except Simon, mostly because I haven't... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 TV & VIDEO

• You Can't Take the Sky from Me.

  

  I've recently been re-watching episodes of Firefly, the incredible space-cowboy TV show from 2002-2003. The show was unfairly cut down in its prime with... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 MUSIC

• The Picture of Free, Untrammeled Womanhood

  

  "Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom an... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• The Picture of Free, Untrammeled Womanhood

  

  "Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom an... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Restarting the Sacramento Ad Club

  

  Over the past few weeks I've had the privilege of working with my very talented web designer friend, Nichole Payne, to get the Sacramento Ad Club refreshed,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING

• Doggie Portraits for a Friend

  

  My friend Lindsey commissioned a couple portraits of her puppies! I like how they turned out. I'm now accepting commissions for portraits of... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 HOME, PETS

• Photoshop Project - Rethinking Digital Imaging

  

  For those of you comfortable with Illustrator you'll understand how uncomfortable Photoshop can be. I'm trying to get more comfortable with the program. Here ar... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Dr. Who Portrait

  

  I've been watching a lot of Dr. Who recently. I've really fallen in love with the show, especially the 11th Doctor played by Matt Smith. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• LAUNCH - What's It All About?

  

  I've spent a great deal of this week running from event to event seeing great art and design. 'Why,' you might ask? Well this is LAUNCH week in Sacramento. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Blue Bird of Friendliness - Illustration

  

  I've always loved drawing; but only recently have I seen that my love for drawing and the skills I've acquired over years of doodling are unique, special and ca... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fibers Goes Viral - T-Shirt Culture Index

  

  One of my favorite parts of my multifaceted job is making informative graphics, like this one all about the different types of t-shirt consumers: We collected... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 LIFESTYLE

• Pissed Off Pinups

  

  I'm so proud of my sister, Molly, and her husband, Tyson Ritter. First of all, they are both extremely talented and second they are both brilliant. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Inagural Sacramento Hackatho& The Birth of Bikepool

  

  About a week or so ago a coworker*, Mike, approached me with an invitation. A local tech-coworking space, Hacker Lab, was organizing a Hackathon (that is a... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 TECH

• New American Transit: Young People Shift Away from a Car-Driven Culture...

  

  In case you didn't know, I love biking! So when I read an article in Atlantic Cities entitled "Why Young Americans Are Driving So Much Less Than Their Parents"... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 SOCIETY

• Campus Living and Keep Calm Infographics

  

  I spent the better part of last week making info graphics. One for class on college living. It turned out like this: I don't love it, it's a funny concept, but... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Drawing with an Ipad

  

  I got a new the new ipad! So I used it to complete my concept art assignment for my digital illustration class. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Wine Label: Blue Tooth Technology

  

  Here's another fun assignment I had to do for my Illustrator Class. The assignment was to create a product label. I chose a wine bottle because, well it was... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cycling Propaganda Posters

  

  This week's assignment in my digital illustration class was to create a propaganda poster. I've wanted to launch a car-demonizing/pro-cycling fear campaign for ... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Adventure Time Birthday Present

  

  Yesterday was my darling husband's birthday! He's 25! It was nine years ago when we first started flirting over AOL instant messenger and I thought to myself an... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• NAHBS 2012: The Faraday Electric Bike

  

  The second day of the North American Handmade Bike Show is in full swing. Unfortunately I'm not typing this from the media room at the show, I'm at home... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 TECH