My focus, as a creative, is not to make “pretty designs”, but to create solutions. Below is a small collection of some of my work highlighting what the conflict was, the creative solution I pursued; and the resolution developed to solve the conflict. Most of my design work is a collaborative process, where I engage with the client to develop a solution. The below group was executed in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Conflict: New and current artwork/design needed to reach prospective clients for seasonal signage and promotional sales.
Creative Solution: Research and developed concepts based on seasonal promotions.
Resolution: Developed multiple format seasonal design concepts and look books for sales team to use in their promotional efforts.


Conflict: As a local gallery curator, I felt like the art we were presenting wasn’t making a true impact on the overall community.
Creative Solution: Develop a mobile art gallery that could serve the community and give artists a place to collaborate and teach.
Resolution: A prospectus was developed and ready to share with community leaders and artists.


I started working on this concept in 2011. Here was the initial pitch:

Art To The People is an exciting avenue for artists from different disciplines to collaborate and educate our communities about art. Weekly we will come together in a neighborhood or community, do an outreach to the surrounding area to promote a variety of focused workshops ranging from technique to presentation and offer a “gallery” exhibit in the neighborhood along with a free concert.

Art To The People brings a large canvas tent to the neighborhood on a Friday morning, we may set up in a parking lot, open field or even a backyard. Our activists will canvass the area distributing flyers for free Saturday afternoon workshops. Three artists will collaborate on a themed exhibit on Friday night and Saturday morning. The workshops will convene in the afternoon and an exhibit of nine (9) works created by the collaborating artists Friday night and Saturday morning will be displayed in the “gallery” tent following a free concert by a local band. The gallery will also show on Sunday evening. The art will be shown and sold onsite and in various regional galleries and also online. The proceeds from the art will be re-invested into this community outreach.


Below is a complete prospectus that includes all collateral materials, apparel, identifiers, wrap designs for vehicles, mobile gallery concepts, and modular gallery display concepts.


Conflict: Many artists and creatives have not found an avenue to connect their giftings within their local church, creating missed opportunities for the church and the art community at large.
Creative Solution: Develop a course that explains in a practical, informative and easy to follow style that empowers leaders to engage with artists in their own community at large.
Resolution: “Building An Art Community In Your Church” course developed, including scripting, graphics, video editing and posting on Teachable.com for free to churches and art enthusiasts.
Visit Teachable.com to see the course.


We’re All A Little Anxious


CONFLICT: This series began as an exercise to express my own anxieties and comment on their effects on myself and the way I perceive the world around me.

CREATIVE SOLUTION: I created artwork to visually express my feelings, and work through them. As a poet, even my visual ideas are framed in verse, so it was natural to include a line or title to encapsulate the symbolism of many of the pieces. The series developed into a multi-faceted collection of analog and digital art, as well as a currently developing media series.

RESOLUTION: The art helped me identify the areas of my own life that needed balance and opened avenues for others to discuss their own mental health challenges. Read more…

Conflict: New facility needed environmental design.
Creative Solution: Worked with client to develop concepts that reflected their brand and goals.
Resolution: Multiple wall wraps and signage was developed for client location.

Conflict: Facility needed update in environmental design
Creative Solution: Worked with client to develop brand specific design.
Resolution: Multiple wall wraps and signage designed and implemented at client location.

Conflict: Client wanted to honor military veteran within their organization.
Creative Solution: Worked with client to develop graphic design that reflected military branches.
Resolution: Designed and implemented a dramatic permanent wall wrap to serve as a backdrop for their homage to military veterans.

Conflict: Show the contrast in the phrase “No mud, no lotus” for a spa.
Creative Solution: Researched concepts related to the phrase and artwork that represented both aspects.
Resolution: Developed a wall mural that represents the contrast and symbiotic relationship between mud (work, effort) and the lotus (success, fruit, life).

Conflict: New storefront needed promotional emphasis in its front window bank.
Creative Solution: Develop template for windows that can display both temporary and permanent graphics.
Resolution: Developed a high impact, low-cost combination of permanent and temporary graphics to promote sales and educate clientele about retail offerings.

Conflict: New fleet vehicles
Creative Solution: Develop a brand consistent concept that incorporates business specific information
Resolution: Created a bold and informative design (Option 1).

Conflict: New fleet vehicles
Creative Solution: Develop a brand consistent concept that incorporates business specific information
Resolution: Created a bold and informative design (Option 2).

Conflict: Needed logo for clothing brand
Creative Solution: Researched and developed a concept based on recognized iconography.
Resolution: Created a minimalist logo that incorporates the universal symbol for conflict, that is easily recognized and can be used in various ways on apparel and promotional materials.

Conflict: Small fruit grower needed logo
Creative Solution: Collaborated with client in conceptualizing the logo based on location and retail goals.
Resolution: Created a logo that celebrates both the location (Antelope Trail) and the product focus.

Conflict: Design cover needed
Creative Solution: Use an illustration from the collection to create a powerful and informative graphic that engages the viewer.
Resolution: The illustration along with the golden yellow cover captures the essence of treasure, which is the goal of the artist. Read more…

Conflict: Incorporate design, art and thematic elements into apparel and accessories
Creative Solution: Research print on demand, direct to garment and digital transfer film for ways to generate apparel.
Resolution: Developed a fashion line called Conflictionary to sell my own designs as apparel and accessories.