For this piece, I started with a comic book page with Wonder Woman on it. I folded it into an origami crane and used that as my reference to create this stippled piece. I then pasted pieces of comic book paper on the mat before framing in an acrylic frame.
Ink dots on paper.
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Hand cut and hole-punched out of comic book paper, each sneaker is one of one.
Have a specific color way or sneaker you love? I am always accepting commissions.
556 hours, approximately 8 million dots, over the course of 7 months.
“To sum up what mamba mentality is, it means to be able to constantly try to be the best version of yourself. . . It's a constant quest to try to be better today than you were yesterday." Kobe Bryant
I am offering this 1-of-1 original stippled piece for sale for $24,000, $8,000 of which (yes, 33%, for those who know your Kobe numbers) I will be donating to the Mamba & Mambacita Sports foundation. If it goes higher, so will the donation.
I’m not the biggest basketball fan, but I have been inspired by Kobe’s mentality, work ethic, and the way went after his dreams. He is the reason I started waking up at 4 am to draw. The source image, captured by London-based photographer Neil Bedford, is my favorite photo of Kobe. It is iconic. When I see it, it reminds me of how we should all hold our passions.
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This piece is one of one and is hanging in downtown State College at The Hideaway Speakeasy. It is created from hundreds of comic book dots that I hole punched and arranged on a painted canvas.
These comic cranes are a part of a limited series and each crane is 1 of 1 in a custom mat that is also 1 of 1.
I have folded origami cranes out of comic book paper. After I have completed the drawing, I using scraps of comic book paper to create a custom mat and then place it in a beautiful matte, acrylic frame.
These cranes are the perfect gift for someone or the perfect collector item. The title of each drawing will be something that I have found in the scraps of the mat. Try to figure out where the drawing gets its title!
Stay tuned, more coming soon!
Each lovebug is stippled with blue and black ink and each took about 4 hours.
39 hours. Ink on paper.
Half of the profits from this limited edition of prints will be donated to The Cleveland Clinic.
These flowers will last forever.
Stick with me as I try and tackle the entire alphabet. All originals are drawn on 11x14 inch Strathmore 500 series paper. They take about 30-40 hours to complete.
Prints coming soon.
This C Balloon took 32 hours to complete. It is drawn on a 11x14 inch piece of Strathmore 500 series bristol plate surface. The balloon is approximately 8x11 inches in size.
You will see a lot of clouds throughout my pieces and that is because I love the sky and I love clouds. In my art, clouds represent dreams. For a long time, I was afraid of what people would think if I said I wanted to become an artist. I was afraid of their judgements. But then, one day, I realized I needed to share my passion and my dreams with the world. I needed to be loud and proud of my dreams, I needed to wear them outwardly so no one would have any doubt or question about what it is that I am trying to do. This drawing represents a woman wearing her dreams as clouds on her head. There is no missing the clouds, just like there is no missing someone’s dreams when they wear them proudly.
111 hours
14 inches x 17 inches
Every once and a while I come across a photograph on my social media feed that inspires me. This photo was taken by a friend, Jordan Williams. I was instantly drawn to the many different shades of the photo. I liked that I had the opportunity to draw things in the foreground as well as the background. Making the background seem out of focus is actually quite challenging and requires a lot of time to make everything look smooth. Be sure to check out Jordan’s photography, he is incredibly talented!
Roses and other flowers are some of my most favorite subjects to draw. These roses were given to me by a local florist. They were a little too old for him to be able to sell them so he gifted them to me. I placed them in a plastic bin in the front seat of the car. When I was about to get out of the car, I looked over and loved the way that the roses were laying on top of one another. I took a picture and decided to draw them. I am glad that I did!
I am a huge fan of Hebru Brantley. This was a little piece to honor him. It is not for sale because I did not create the original sculpture, but it was fun to draw!
161 hours
25 inches x 33 inches Framed
Prints available
I was fortunate to discover my passion for art six years ago, and it has become my dream to draw for the rest of my life. In discovering my own passion, I also became fascinated with others’ dreams and their quests to bring them to life. Should we keep our dreams to ourselves or should we share them with the world? Are dreams stronger when held in silence or do they gain power when spoken out loud?
I am most inspired by those who have been through heartbreaking experiences and find a way to turn those emotional or physical scars into things of beauty. I was sexually assaulted in college and had to deal with all kinds of pain. When I was able to work through this pain, I realized that I was stronger than I ever imagined. My art was instrumental to my healing. I became confident in myself, in my dreams, and in my journey. I wanted the world to see that I was still here.
My work depicts individuals who wear their experiences outwardly and proudly, people who take their pain and suffering and use it to fuel their growth. When something devastating happens to us, we each have a difficult choice to make. We can let that event become a yoke around our neck that will slow us down or completely halt our journey. Or we can wear it, own it, and change it into a demonstration of our hope, our passion, our strength, and our perseverance. We can turn it into a crown that we wear to show the world that nothing can stop us. You challenge us? We use that as ammunition to pursue our dreams.
With this piece of work, Misshattan, I am showing the strength and beauty of a woman gracefully holding the weight of the city on her head. Manhattan is notorious for being an iron beast that will chew you up and spit you out if you let it. Misshattan holds its weight with ease, and looks up to the sky to show her confidence in her journey. She is ready to take on the next challenge, while wearing her accomplishments of her past for all to see.
My aunt is an incredible photographer. When I see pictures with so many different shades and tones, I see it as a challenge and can’t help but draw it.
Prints coming soon!
55 hours
I created this drawing when I was training for my first half marathon. Just like a lot of my artwork, it is a marathon and not a sprint. There were many parallels between the time and effort that it takes to run a half marathon and the amount of work it takes for me to complete a drawing. Stay tuned for my next marathon-related piece, as I am training for the New York City Marathon in November, 2019.
Original Sold
Prints available
110 hours
Sold
This was the first piece that took me longer than 100 hours to complete. I love roses, but I also love working with black ink. I decided to add some stripes to the rose to make it look unique.
70 Hours
Commissioned
Jordan Norwood is a friend who grew up in the same town that I did, State College, PA. His wife commissioned this piece from me after Jordan became a Super Bowl Champ as well as record-holder. He ran the longest ever punt return in Super Bowl History. Click here to see it for yourself!
I spend so much time on my larger drawings, so every once and a while, I enjoy doing a very small piece so that I have the ability to finish it in one sitting. I did this drawing in 4 or 5 hours using a white gel pen on black paper. This was actually a bit more challenging than I thought it would be. Usually I use black ink on white paper. This means that the darker shades have more dots and the lighter shades have fewer dots. The complete opposite is true for the black paper. More dots mean lighter shades and fewer dots mean darker shades.
Original and prints available
