Merryweather Muskrat - A Coming of Age
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Merryweather Muskrat stars in an in-progress picture book that explores the balance between independence and friendship through the perilous journey all young muskrats must face.
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The Life of St. Roch - a Tale of Humility
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An in-progress exploration of the medieval French saint, The Life of St. Roch is a picture book illustrated by luminous acrylic paintings reminiscent of medieval and baroque art styles. The story emphasizes humility, empathy, and compassion as the core of leading a Christ-like life.
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Nutmeg's Bakery - an Alphabet Book
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Completed as a senior capstone project, Nutmeg's Bakery is a picture book following Nutmeg Mouse as he finds a home a bakery. This alphabet book explores themes of empathy and kindness as well as teach about the inner workings of a bakery.
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Watership Down - Cover and Interior Illustrations
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These illustrations were completed for an Advanced Illustration project. They place an emphasis on individual characters and exciting plot points, showcasing an immovable loyalty to the original text.
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The Humble-Bee - an Illustrated Poem
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The Humble-Bee is a picture book dummy created as a research project for an art theory and practice course. It illustrates the Ralph Waldo Emerson poem The Humble-Bee and follows a young girl as she explores the summer lakeside. This project also contains illustrations of native Michigan wildflowers in each carefully planned spread.
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Thematic Sketchbook - Advanced Illustration Studio 2024
This assignment took place over the course of the 2024 Winter semester. It involved creating works relating to children's illustration, childhood, and the following quote from Alexandra Day, author of the acclaimed Good Dog, Carl series:
I think that one of the reasons my illustrations have appealed to people is that they can sense my sincerity. I know that marvels exist which are just outside our ordinary experience, but that at any moment we may turn a corner and encounter one of them. Children also believe this, and because they and I have this conviction in common, we, as creator and audience, make good partners."
The Roup-Garou - An Upper Peninsula Cryptid
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Completed for an Advanced Illustration project, this series of three spot illustrations depicts the legendary Roup-Garou, a mythical shapeshifter born from French and Ojibwe tradition. The example text of the story comes from Richard Dorson's Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folktales of the Upper Peninsula.
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