This is concept art I did in preparation for Britta and the Bear. I went through multiple iterations of character designs and storyboards, some of which are seen here.

Britta and the Bear is a 20-page children’s book I wrote and illustrated for my senior thesis. The story grapples with concepts such as fear, the unknown, and otherness in a colorful and child-friendly way.

Above are sketches of characters from my short comic, J&J. There are six unique characters, two of whom change their hair partway through the 13-page comic. Each character has unique features, expressions, and senses of style to convey visually, which took a lot of practice and planning.

J&J is an original comic dealing with topics of race, gender, and sexuality in the modern age. Six well-meaning teenagers grapple with identities and relationships, all while enjoying an evening out in San Francisco.I chose a limited color scheme in order to foreshadow the importance of the color pink in the story. It comes to represent femininity as well as confidence and self-assurance as the story progresses.

This piece was my final for a drawing class. It is about how people can be reliant on one another and their lives become entangled. Here, I was focusing on shading and details, such as wrinkles and shoelaces.

This is a tour of my International Baccalaureate Higher Level Art class sketchbook. I selected this piece because it shows how process-focused I have been throughout my artistic development.

This is a digital still life I created in my Intermediate Digital Art class. It is based on a photo of my dorm desk and diffuser. This piece was about creating ambience for me. I was attempting to replicate the duality of energy and stillness that the middle of the night has, ergo the title.

Waves is my first try at animation. It goes with a song written by a friend who asked me to help him create a music video. I wanted to create a calming video in order to match the music. I considered going for more complex subject matter than waves, but ultimately wanted to reflect the title and the relaxed energy of the song without distracting from the music.

Aries is a character I created a few years ago. Here we see the variation in his joyful reactions to different stimulants. On this page, I was exploring the distinctive expressions that fall under a single emotion.

This is a drawing of my original character, Diane. She went through many iterations because she began as a doodle and became part of a larger Advanced Digital Art project.

Goosebumps started as a simple drawing in my sketchbook, but I liked the design and meaning so much that I turned it into a digital artwork. The photo in the background providing color is of a bruise to contrast with the gentle touch.

This is a multimedia piece I created while experimenting with combining watercolor and digital art. The background is watercolor with salt for the stars, and the foreground is a Photoshop file based on a photo.

Diet is inspired by the Venus of Willendorf and other fertility sculptures. I appreciate the celebration of women, as well as the depiction of a fuller female form than we see in today’s media culture. I think that it is important to show plus-size women in art in order to fight the prevailing diet culture. The image is intended to celebrate natural beauty as well as a fuller female form.

Here, I was inspired by my favorite artist, Vincent Van Gogh, and his painting, Bedroom in Arles.

I designed I’ll Keep California for my childhood best friend after her heart was broken. She wrote a beautiful song with the same title, so I decided to surprise her with an album cover in her favorite colors.

Raina is an original character for a one-page comic I created. She started as a simple sketch, but developed into an artwork combining digital art and watercolor.

This is a video walk-through of my Twine game, Tarot. Each time a play “draws” a card, the program randomly selects one of 78 cards. Each card comes with a unique image and reading.