Ghouls and Glow - Halloween Lantern Festival at the Henry Doorley Zoo, Omaha Nebraska
The Children's Adventure park at the Henry Doorley Zoo will be lit up for Halloween this fall season. Hundreds of giant lanterns include a haunted house to greet you followed by a walk under the spider's arches. Owls, frogs and vultures stare as you pass through the witches and wizard's forest and friendly ghosts inhabit the stroller coaster graveyard. Candy monsters fill the playground and pumpkin towers and spooky cats guide you through the maze. A band of mummies rock out surrounded by gigantic Dia De Los Muertos sugar skulls, and that's only the beginning. This event will be running September - November 2019.
The Children's Adventure park at the Henry Doorley Zoo will be lit up for Halloween this fall season. Hundreds of giant lanterns include a haunted house to greet you followed by a walk under the spider's arches. Owls, frogs and vultures stare as you pass through the witches and wizard's forest and friendly ghosts inhabit the stroller coaster graveyard. Candy monsters fill the playground and pumpkin towers and spooky cats guide you through the maze. A band of mummies rock out surrounded by gigantic Dia De Los Muertos sugar skulls, and that's only the beginning. This event will be running September - November 2019.
Holiday Wonder - Christmas in Texas is up and running! I had the opportunity to visit last week and snap some photos. Below are a few of my favorite pieces. This was another super fun lantern project and I was thrilled to have this one in the United States so I could visit easily!
It's located at Fair Park in Dallas and you can find more information at https://www.holidaywonder.com
It's located at Fair Park in Dallas and you can find more information at https://www.holidaywonder.com
Holiday Wonder - Christmas In Texas Lantern Festival 2017-2018 Dallas, Texas
This lantern festival, commissioned by Holiday Wonder, will be held at the Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas this coming holiday season. I had great fun designing the lanterns for this winter attraction, and I channeled my inner Cowboy to re-write"The Night Before Christmas" with a Texas theme for many of the scenes. We will have Santa's Giant Arctic Slide and the 12 Days of Christmas plus New Year's Fireworks.
This lantern festival, commissioned by Holiday Wonder, will be held at the Texas State Fairgrounds in Dallas this coming holiday season. I had great fun designing the lanterns for this winter attraction, and I channeled my inner Cowboy to re-write"The Night Before Christmas" with a Texas theme for many of the scenes. We will have Santa's Giant Arctic Slide and the 12 Days of Christmas plus New Year's Fireworks.
The Ice Kingdom - Alice in Wonderland Ice Festival Shanghai, China 2017-2018
International Special Attractions -Ran this Alice in Wonderland Ice Festival again in Shanghai this November 2017 through February 2018. I am thrilled that these sculptures were popular two years in a row.
This last year I worked with International Special Attractions - The Ice Kingdom to design and art direct an Alice in Wonderland themed ice festival for Shanghai, China. I had the opportunity to create the entire layout of the attraction, design all of the scenes and elements, including the aerial decoration. We had a giant ice slide for the 'Falling down the rabbit hole' scene, ice bumper cars for the 'Mad Hatter's Tea Party,' an i.e. bowling alley for 'painting the roses red' and a snow playground for the 'Queen's Croquet Game.'
International Special Attractions -Ran this Alice in Wonderland Ice Festival again in Shanghai this November 2017 through February 2018. I am thrilled that these sculptures were popular two years in a row.
This last year I worked with International Special Attractions - The Ice Kingdom to design and art direct an Alice in Wonderland themed ice festival for Shanghai, China. I had the opportunity to create the entire layout of the attraction, design all of the scenes and elements, including the aerial decoration. We had a giant ice slide for the 'Falling down the rabbit hole' scene, ice bumper cars for the 'Mad Hatter's Tea Party,' an i.e. bowling alley for 'painting the roses red' and a snow playground for the 'Queen's Croquet Game.'
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2016 - 2017 LIGHT SHOW - GREAT MALL OF AMERICA
This summer I am designing for Quantum Creative Productions. We are creating 12 giant snowflakes made of brushed aluminum for a light show that will occur this holiday season at the Great Mall of America. The snowflakes measure 5' - 11' in diameter and have an LED panel inside that will light up in a variety of colors. The light show will be choreographed to music and will hang in the atrium of the Great Mall.
Here are some of the snowflake designs:
This summer I am designing for Quantum Creative Productions. We are creating 12 giant snowflakes made of brushed aluminum for a light show that will occur this holiday season at the Great Mall of America. The snowflakes measure 5' - 11' in diameter and have an LED panel inside that will light up in a variety of colors. The light show will be choreographed to music and will hang in the atrium of the Great Mall.
Here are some of the snowflake designs:
TOTEM POLES - MARTIS CAMP
Summer 2015 I partnered with folk artist Erik Rinkleff to produce a trio of totem poles for a site at Martis Camp in the Lake Tahoe Region. I created the designs and Erik came to California to carve in August of 2015. Erik had four different chainsaws that he used to carve and texture the pole. The log for the pole pictured here is 25 feet long and the carved portion is 20 feet long. We expect this one to be erected in 2016 when the adjacent building project is finished. Attached are a few photos which show a little about the process:
1. My first sketch (small changes were made).
2. The 'study stick' which is an 18 inch study of the pole that defines the main 'cuts' that will shape the characters on the pole.
3. Erik and the carving in process.
4. Our work table.
5. The first stained colors.
6. The pole with complete color, lying on the ground. (I had to get on the roof to get the whole image in the photo frame.
Summer 2015 I partnered with folk artist Erik Rinkleff to produce a trio of totem poles for a site at Martis Camp in the Lake Tahoe Region. I created the designs and Erik came to California to carve in August of 2015. Erik had four different chainsaws that he used to carve and texture the pole. The log for the pole pictured here is 25 feet long and the carved portion is 20 feet long. We expect this one to be erected in 2016 when the adjacent building project is finished. Attached are a few photos which show a little about the process:
1. My first sketch (small changes were made).
2. The 'study stick' which is an 18 inch study of the pole that defines the main 'cuts' that will shape the characters on the pole.
3. Erik and the carving in process.
4. Our work table.
5. The first stained colors.
6. The pole with complete color, lying on the ground. (I had to get on the roof to get the whole image in the photo frame.
LANTERN FESTIVAL 2014-2015 / BARCELONA, SPAIN
This year I had the great opportunity to design the sets for a lantern festival which was held in Barcelona, Spain during the winter holidays. The production (by DHZ Spain) ran from mid-October to mid-February in an oceanside park near the Natural History Museum. This is the first time I was responsible for designing the entire production. I came up with the themes, designed the layout of the paths inside the park, and designed all of the lanterns. DHZ Spain built the lanterns in China and shipped and installed them and ran the event.
Artistically it was a challenge to produce an exciting sculpture garden in Barcelona, a city already full of amazing public art. This art form of illuminated silk sculptures has been popular in China for a long time and Barcelona requested some Chinese themes for the exhibit. DHZ asked for sections of the park that would be fun for children and other themes that would salute the major design influences that exist in Barcelona. Some of the lanterns reflect the works of Gaudi, Miro and Picasso, and also the Art Nouveau influences seen throughout the city. Attached are a few photos to show you what the lanterns are like.
This year I had the great opportunity to design the sets for a lantern festival which was held in Barcelona, Spain during the winter holidays. The production (by DHZ Spain) ran from mid-October to mid-February in an oceanside park near the Natural History Museum. This is the first time I was responsible for designing the entire production. I came up with the themes, designed the layout of the paths inside the park, and designed all of the lanterns. DHZ Spain built the lanterns in China and shipped and installed them and ran the event.
Artistically it was a challenge to produce an exciting sculpture garden in Barcelona, a city already full of amazing public art. This art form of illuminated silk sculptures has been popular in China for a long time and Barcelona requested some Chinese themes for the exhibit. DHZ asked for sections of the park that would be fun for children and other themes that would salute the major design influences that exist in Barcelona. Some of the lanterns reflect the works of Gaudi, Miro and Picasso, and also the Art Nouveau influences seen throughout the city. Attached are a few photos to show you what the lanterns are like.
Ladybug Magazine April 2014
This illustration will appear in the April 2014 issue of Ladybug Magazine.
As always, the editors at Carus have chosen a sweet poem for their readers and I have the joy of
creating an illustration to go along with it.
This illustration will appear in the April 2014 issue of Ladybug Magazine.
As always, the editors at Carus have chosen a sweet poem for their readers and I have the joy of
creating an illustration to go along with it.
Martis Camp Art Show 2013
I have a collection of over thirty book and magazine illustrations being displayed at Martis Camp this December.
Martis Camp Club purchased several pieces of "Martis" themed artwork from the show and commissioned more artwork to be used for postcards and in promotional materials for the Camp in the future.
Look for my work at Martis again in August 2014. I will be showing decorative paintings in the Barn Loft at that time.
I have a collection of over thirty book and magazine illustrations being displayed at Martis Camp this December.
Martis Camp Club purchased several pieces of "Martis" themed artwork from the show and commissioned more artwork to be used for postcards and in promotional materials for the Camp in the future.
Look for my work at Martis again in August 2014. I will be showing decorative paintings in the Barn Loft at that time.
Commissioned Illustration for the Nye Family
Sometimes I design a scene, just for someone to enjoy. I have done many faux book covers, movie posters,
or adventure scenes that include lots of fun, personal details. This illustration made a very Merry Christmas gift.
Sometimes I design a scene, just for someone to enjoy. I have done many faux book covers, movie posters,
or adventure scenes that include lots of fun, personal details. This illustration made a very Merry Christmas gift.
My Paperback Cape: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Bookworm, By Lynn Rankin-Esquer
What do you do when Mean Girl Queen Bee Barbie chooses you as her favorite target at school, your best friend defects to MGQBB’s dance squad, and your parents’ marriage is falling apart (possibly due to a family secret that is destroying your mother)?
Pretend to be someone else.
While trying to find some kind of escape from her stressful life, fourteen-year-old Jacqueline Carson discovers that the characters in her beloved books might just hold the key to saving her parents, triumphing over mean girls, and maybe even getting the boy.
I had the great fun of illustrating and designing the cover for this new YA Novel.
What do you do when Mean Girl Queen Bee Barbie chooses you as her favorite target at school, your best friend defects to MGQBB’s dance squad, and your parents’ marriage is falling apart (possibly due to a family secret that is destroying your mother)?
Pretend to be someone else.
While trying to find some kind of escape from her stressful life, fourteen-year-old Jacqueline Carson discovers that the characters in her beloved books might just hold the key to saving her parents, triumphing over mean girls, and maybe even getting the boy.
I had the great fun of illustrating and designing the cover for this new YA Novel.
Ladybug Magazine
LADYBUG MAGAZINE - November/December Issue
This illustration appeared in the November-December issue of Ladybug magazine. The poem is sweet and perfect for a cozy winter's read.
This illustration appeared in the November-December issue of Ladybug magazine. The poem is sweet and perfect for a cozy winter's read.
Lantern Festival - Chang Sha, China 2012
This spring I had great fun designing sets for a lantern festival which will be in Chang Sha, China. Visitors will walk through the story of Aladdin and his lamp, created in gigantic silk lanterns.
