Illustrations published on Curbed.com for the longread ‘Sound and the city’ on noise pollution and the increasing scarcity of silence. I was inspired by the idea of sound as a predator, linking this sensitivity to our prehistoric roots. Also striking was the the lack of quiet specifically for communities of color. I imagined this constant hum of noise as both an external, and an internal vibration.
Nationwide Campaign 2019
This project focused on body positive and gender fluid imagery to promote the skincare brand Sol de Janeiro’s message of inclusivity in the beauty industry. These colorful images evoke the vibes of Brazil and have been been used in displays and installations at events and in-store at Sephoras nationwide.
Five images from this series were selected for the Society Of Illustrators 2019 Annual, Illustrators 62.
Today Tab UK 2019
An illustration to accompany an article about getting fit at home using apps that bring the gym to you.
Baltimore 2019
Promotional Illustrations for the Charm City Craft Mafia, a group that organizes markets for local creators in Baltimore.
Today Tab International 2019
Two variations of an illustration targeted for different global markets accompanying a piece on carving time out of your busy life for exercise.
Apple Today Tab 2018
This series appeared on the Apple Today Tab on International Women’s Day. The article highlighted female developers for gaming apps, learning apps, and lifestyle apps. These illustrations show bold, inquisitive, active women that fill the frame.
BUST Magazine 2018
This illustration appeared in BUST Magazine’s 25th anniversary issue accompanying a short article on the importance of clinic escorts, and steps on how to become one. I illustrated two women walking in solidarity, moving past obstacles together with heads held high.
Today Tab UK 2019
Three pieces that focused on inclusive fitness, showing a variety of exercises being performed at various levels of intensity.
Apple Today Tab 2018
A poster created with the iPad and Apple Pencil for the Apple Today Tab. Leading up to the 1st anniversary of the Women’s March, Apple talked to me about how to make an effective poster, and how users might go about making their own. “Power to the polls” was the 2018 Women’s March slogan, encouraging voters to show up to the midterm elections in November.
New York Times Style Section 2018
Lede and 4 spots to accompany a New York Times Sunday Style piece on summer footwear tips for men. The takeaway: feet don’t have to be nasty!
Brown Paper Bag Illustration Blog 2018
Illustrations created for the blog Brown Paper Bag to accompany an article on the ICON10 speaker panel “The state of freelance illustration.” During this talk one of the panelists said that we are in a “second golden age of illustration,” speaking of the illustrator’s influence on current events, and our growing ability to weigh in with our own opinions and personal values through social media. Wider representation within the illustration community was also a topic that resonated with me.
Apple Today Tab 2018
A poster created with the iPad and Apple Pencil for the Apple Today Tab. This illustration highlighted the national walkout organized by American high school students protesting gun violence in response to the Parkland school shooting.
Today Tab UK 2019
This piece accompanied an article that focused on different ways people can change their habits slightly to work fitness into their day and live a healthier lifestyle.
Apple Today Tab 2018
On the 1st anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, these illustrations appeared on the Apple today tab accompanying an article on the different subgroups marching and the apps they use to organize.
2019
A series of black and white illustrations that serve as the section icons for the Australian online magazine Win Win, which is aimed at empowering young women.
Influence X Design by Harvard Graduate School of Design 2018
A series of illustrated and hand-lettered posters that drove color direction and branding for the Influence X Design Harvard Annual Design Conference held in Cambridge Massachusetts. In creating the illustrations I thought about how designers investigate their surroundings and re-imagined them as explorers in a jungle; interviewing, watching, and recording.
No Kings Collective, Washington DC 2018
A large piece included in the No Kings Collective Summer 2018 show at Congruent gallery in Washington DC. This piece is based off a doodle in my notebook of balanced objects, stacking towards the heavens, waiting to come toppling down. I was imagining the delicate, unsustainable balance of the relationship between nature and humanity while listening to ever more concerning reports of climate change.
This piece was selected to be included in Illustrators 61 by the Society of Illustrators.
Women’s March on Washington and sister marches worldwide 2017
A week before the Women’s March on Washington I sat down to make myself a protest poster. There were so many things I was enraged about, it was difficult to boil these emotions down into a single image or slogan. I decided to engage the public by opening 10 commission slots for free posters with their desired messages. What resulted over the course of a week was this series of illustrations, and a newfound drive to use my work to be an agent of change. These ten posters were printed and carried by women at marches in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, New York City, Washington D.C., and Barcelona. I was amazed to see the reach of my work, and was proud to be so many places at once. Download a free poster here for your own use.
“Viva La Mujer” was selected by American Illustration 36
“We March Together” won the MoCCa 2017 Silver Award of Excellence
Hyrsteria Zine 2017
An Illustration drawn to accompany Phoebe Cochran’s poem “Seventy Dollars” published in the the second issue of Hyrsteria.
“HYRSTERIA is a zine highlighting social differences that challenge us in our day-to-day lives— gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, age, culture and so on. It is a testimony of truth, fiction, and everything in-between while addressing struggle and oppression in it’s various forms. These stories, investigations, and artworks are written and illustrated by folks who are, for the most part, based in Baltimore. We hope this very first issue inspires you and connects you to the narratives and experiences of others.”
Blunderbuss Magazine 2016
Blunderbuss Magazine released their first print issue in the fall of 2016, a truly divisive time in politics. As a magazine committed to a radical humanist point of view, Blunderbuss took the cultural climate head on, dubbing the printed literary mag “The Democracy Issue.” My cover illustration served as a reflection on the 2016 presidential campaign. A bad dream.
Modern Farmer Magazine 2018
Soft, organic illustrations of air purifying houseplants indicating their water and sunlight needs. Peace lily, ficus, pothos, snake plant, and spider plant.
TOPIC 2017
I was invited to participate by adding my piece of sky to this worldwide collaborative project. I drew the clouds that stretched out over the Catskill mountains as we drove home after a dreamy weekend.
“On August 13, 2017, at precisely 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, 88 artists all over the world stopped what they were doing, looked up, and drew the sky. What each artist saw was unique to the time, the weather, and the place. The locations ranged from Tel Aviv to Brooklyn, Buenos Aires to rural Georgia. Some saw different hues of blue. Some saw black, pink, or gray. Some saw stars or clouds or fog or rain. Here it was summer. There it was night. In one place a fire left a heavy brown haze. Whatever sky the artist saw, they captured it on paper in their own unique style. They were, at that exact moment, separate skies. But when we view these drawings together, they become one far-stretching, simultaneous world view. They become a portrait of one shared sky.”
—Wendy MacNaughton and Julia Rothman, co-founders of Women Who Draw
Galerie F Chicago 2018
Cosmic Bae is a gouache painting made for Galerie F’s You Are Beautiful show in Chicago. A selection of artists were invited to paint miniature versions of Chicago’s ‘You Are Beautiful’ billboard with their visual spin on the messaging.
