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January 30, 2010 - Raposo Baby Annoucement

Congrats to the Raposo family, who welcomed Brandon on December 21, 2009. I enjoyed working on Brandon's baby announcement and handbound a few announcement photo albums for close relatives. Check it out on my Design Portfolio page.

October 25 - 556 Powell Street Mural

A collaboration with Heather Watts on a wall in the Downtown East Side of Vancouver. We painted it over the past two months with A LOT of helpfrom friends & family. It's at 556 Powell Street, a building known as Powell Rooms.

During the time we spent painting we got to know some of the residents of the building and neighbourhood, they were incredibly warm and everyone had something to tell us, it was a lot of fun.

The first person we met was a man named Ken with his friendly Jack Russell terrier, known as J.R. (for Jack Russell). The original concept included a chocolate lab, but in honour of Ken and J.R. we changed it to a Jack Russell, Ken even helped us paint him and we've heard from a few people how proud he is of his dog, and the mural.

August 11 - Grand Prix de Plein Air FIRST PLACE!

I participated in the Harmony Arts Festival's Annual Grand Plein Air Prix d'Art challenge on Saturday, August 8th. The challenge took place on site in West Vancouver and participants had to complete their artwork in 3 hours.

There were 20 paintings submitted for judging, which was done by a panel of four judges. My painting (The Beach II) won first prize.

August 3 - Old School Stationery

Launching a new graphic design product Old School Stationery Set. Pass notes in class with style. Modeled after vintage library sign-out cards, notepaper and envelopes. This makes a great gift for a student.

May 24, 2009 - I Am More Than My Day Job Show at the Ferry Building Gallery

I will be showing a new piece at the Ferry Building Gallery from June 9 - June 28 as part of a group show featuring art by District of West Vancouver employees. Should be an interesting show so please stop by!

January 25, 2009 - Printable Valentines are HERE.

I really have a love-hate relationship with Valentines, on the one hand, it's so wasteful to create tons of disposable product, and inevitably singles are left out or at least made to feel extremely self-conscious; but on the other it's nice to make people feel loved.

I admit that I LOVE the designs and treats that go along with it. So my solution this year is a couple of fun simple Valentine cards, as easy-to-use printable PDFs (a nine-year-old tested and approved them...thanks Anneliese). It's a throwback to my elementary school days of cutting out colourful greetings from one sheet of paper.

The idea is that these cards don't require any resources except for the paper you print on and the ink used to print them. There is no shipping required because they are sent by email, and no stock needs to be printed, stored, delivered, etc. and you can print as many as you want. Delivery time is significantly sped-up and there are no shipping costs; resulting in great value, convenience, and use of minimal resources.

For a limited time, here's a free sample of one small card only. The full versions make use of the full sheet of paper and include envelope templates. Make sure you read the instructions before printing.

January 22, 2009 - Happy New Year!

Notes to Nourish has wrapped up for 2008. A very big thank-you to all who supported this project. We were able to raise just under $1600 for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and the BC SPCA. I am pleased to say that there are many more happy, healthy people and animals as a result!

November 29, 2008 - City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks...

Also for Christmas more ROBOTS!

Notes to Nourish cards are still available. Click here to buy some.

This year I participated in the Anonymous Art Show at Cityscape Gallery, in North Vancouver. Check out my paintings here.

October 11, 2008 - Happy Thanksgiving! Speaking of Food...

The Notes to Nourish site is now online and cards can be pre-ordered. The contributing artists are: Chris Allen, Sarah Cavanaugh, Nova Hopkins, Luke Krienke, Jean Lee, Anne Pearce, Robyn Sommerville and Kathryn Wright.

Two limited-edition sets of four holiday greeting cards are being sold to raise money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and British Columbia SPCA. The cards present a unique way for you to give back during the holidays; you are able to support two non-profit organizations, local arts and culture, and present sustainable greetings to your friends and family.

August 4, 2008 - Harmony Arts, Grand Plein Air Prix d'Art

I participated in the Harmony Arts Festival's inaugural Grand Plein Air Prix d'Art challenge on Saturday, August 2nd. The challenge took place on site in West Vancouver and participants had to complete their artwork in 3 hours. "The Beach" will be on display at Delaney's in West Vancouver.

January 29, 2008 - Love is in the Air

Just in time for Valentine's Day ROBOT'S!
I am happy to report that Notes to Nourish has wrapped up and we raised $1175.97 for the Greater Vancouver Foodbank Society. A huge thanks goes out to all of our supporters!

January 5, 2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

After a wonderful holiday, I'm back at work and busy getting caught up. There were a few single colour proofs of the Notes to Nourish cards, so in a last little cash grab for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society, check it out here, they're just $2 each!

The N2N project got me on a roll with block printing, I have a few new card designs which can be viewed on my store page.

November 11, 2007 - Website Launch

After many months of hard work and planning it's finally here. There are many new features and a lot of new work. Special thanks to Jeff Turney at The Next Level New Media for his fantastic programming work on my shopping cart. Please browse and enjoy!