Illustration Project #1 Tattoo

For this project I used part of the Jamaican National Seal and combined it with things I associate with Jamaica. The Hummingbird and Hibiscus, while being very recognizable flora and fauna from Jamaica, have a personal importance. All the storms recently have gotten rid of many of my favorite trees and plants on my grandfathers land, but I have fond memories of lots of flowers where the birds would come and drink.

FTF #2

"A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over."
-University of Texas School of Public Health, "Fun Foods Facts"

FTF #1

"nothing measurable matters"
-e.e cummings

2 page layout

Our reaction to the bird people is the text plust 4th dimension pretty colors.

final forks

This is the final draft of the forks project. Firt time using chalk pastels. Yes and I know my tiling sucks.

final calendar

After some development this is what I came up with.

Reaction to the Bird People artist talk

One piece of information that stuck with me was the fact that birds see in 4 dimensions. Because they see in our visible spectrum and ultra violet, I wonder what the world must look like to them. There are just some things about animals that will forever elude our understanding. For me, it was also helpful to hear the reactions of the ornithologist to the artwork. As an artist, it helps me to appreciate how hard he tried to push aside all his scientific background knowledge about understanding birds.