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A play on the song ‘Futura Free’ by Frank Ocean, this piece reimagines the artwork for his iconic 2016 album ‘blonde’ in a Futurist style. This project also features an earlier draft of an Impressionist-style painting inspired by the track ‘White Ferrari’ from the same album. Adobe Illustrator. Spring 2023.

Inspired by the movie Princess Mononoke, this Cactus Kodama was created to watch over and complement my two small cacti. According to Japanese folklore, kodama are spirits that imbue trees with vitality. The scarf was created in my Introductory Fibers class (bottom right.) Cardstock. Fall 2023.

A fictional creature used as a test subject for sculpting and to create a walk cycle animation (shown in another post.) The creature was also animated using shape keys (bottom right) to give it the illusion of floating while in stasis.Blender. Fall 2023.

A low-poly toy version of The Acropolis. What originally started as just The Parthenon (left) expanded to include the rest of the complex in the next draft (right.)Blender. Fall 2023.