Shortly after my last post I got a contract position as a junior graphic designer at Rubicon Publishing. I started work on July 2nd 2014 and my contract ended on January 16th this year! I was hired as a designer for the series Trickster Tales. It was a great experience with a quick paced workflow that kept me busy each day.

Since my contract expired I’ve been organizing myself and trying to get my portfolio updated. Unfortunately this is taking longer than I would like. Those six months spent working on Trickster Tales really drained me and I didn’t work on many personal pieces during that time. Most of what I did work on were doodles, or half started projects.

Ideally I’d like to completely rework my portfolio, but I know this will take some time. If you’d like more frequent updates from me including works in progress and doodles, I’m quite active on my sketch blog.

I’m changing my layout and updating my site! It should be looking much better soon!

I’ve been playing a lot of Minecraft lately and I’ve gotten the chance to play on a great server with great people! Here are some sketches from the past few weeks all related to the role play that’s been going on there!

There was a span of about a week where my website was down because my host was moving. But everything is back up and running and now I can finally work on those updates I had planned to do! Stick with me while I fiddle with layouts.

The last few days have been such a whirlwind! Wednesday we set up for the Illustration 2013 grad show.

Thursday was the opening night for the Grad Show! It was incredible! Apparently we had around 800 people show up. The place was packed. I spent the night hanging around near my board so I could talk to people who were interested in my work. I got a lot of great comments and quite a few questions and I was happy to answer all of them. By the end of the night I was so tired. I’m glad I stayed in the Gladstone hotel rather than trying to commute back to Hamilton that night. The next day we had a wrap up class before the show opened on Friday. It was a great pep talk and reassurance that this grad show doesn’t mean the end, its just a beginning.

Friday was the final night of the grad show. That was the day when all my family and friends who couldn’t make it on the Thursday came. I feel so blessed to have so much support and I was so happy to see everyone.

Now it’s summer and I have to start finding jobs. I’m really excited for the opportunities that may arise from the show and I’m excited to see what happens next! Congratulations to all the 2013 illustration graduates! We did it!

Well I’ve finally got a domain name and my site is being hosted by a very generous friend. Soon I’ll have my portfolio and other information up on this site!