Cover illustration for Best Debut Short Stories 2024, designed by Creative Director Nicole Caputo.
An illustration for Mind and Life Institute's "Insights" series. It accompanies an essay entitled "Mindfulness, Indigenous Wisdom, and Community Well-being," by Jeffrey Proulx with Chase Bryer and Jacob Cousin, about an approach to healing rooted in local culture and relationship-building
Illustration of “Policy” section. Part of a series of illustrations for “Solidarity Works,” a commission for Futuro Media Group. This is a report by the Kellogg Foundation’s Solidarity Council on Racial Equity, outlining the group’s vision, policy and practice in advancing racial justice.
Cover image, part of a series of illustrations for “Solidarity Works,” a commission for Futuro Media Group. This is a report by the Kellogg Foundation’s Solidarity Council on Racial Equity, outlining the group’s vision, policy and practice in building a racially just society.
Illustration of “Vision” section. Part of a series of illustrations for “Solidarity Works,” a commission for Futuro Media Group. This is a report by the Kellogg Foundation’s Solidarity Council on Racial Equity, outlining the group’s vision, policy and practice in advancing racial justice.
Illustration of “Practice” section. Part of a series of illustrations for “Solidarity Works,” a commission for Futuro Media Group. This is a report by the Kellogg Foundation’s Solidarity Council on Racial Equity, outlining the group’s vision, policy and practice in advancing racial justice.
An illustration exploring themes of food and friendship for Catapult.co, accompanying “I Love You by Remembering What You Hate: A Recipe for Herby Salad,” by Nina Coomes.
“Our Prevenir wristwatch alarms went off, the sound like a flock of robotic seagulls. One pill, every fifteen minutes, for twelve hours of each day.” An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Alarm,” a short story by Celia Laskey.
An illustration for Catapult magazine, celebrating the launch of “I Give Up,” a series where writers explore things they’ve let go of—from jobs, to ambitions, relationships, patterns, objects, expectations. Art direction by Tajja Isen.
An illustration for TIME, accompanying “The Messed-Up Reason I Couldn't Date a Fellow Fat Person,” by Evette Dionne. Art direction by Chrissy Dunleavy.
Illustration for Catapult magazine, accompanying “For My Friends, in Reply to a Question,” a poem by Safia Elhillo. Art direction by Nicole Chung.
Illustration for Catapult magazine, accompanying an essay on the craft of writing by Pyae Moe Thet War, entitled “I Couldn’t Stop Updating My Memoir.” The essay explores the complexities of the memoir-writing process, and the tension between the desire to curate versus the desire to reflect the up-to-the-moment present—and breakups, in particular.
An illustration for Smithsonian magazine, accompanying an article by Amy Crawford on how a historian located Liberia’s elusive founding document. Art direction by Tiffany Ates.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “City Wolf,” a short story by Abigail Oswald.
Cover and interior illustrations for Convene magazine, with art direction by Ben Levine.
An illustration for The Washington Post, accompanying an article by Michelle Singletary. Art direction by Audrey Valbuena.
Illustration for Poetry Foundation, to accompany and promote their traveling library workshop programs. Brief requested art celebrating themes of conversation, diversity, engaging with other communities especially non-poets.
Illustration for Poetry Foundation, to accompany and promote their in-house library workshop programs. Brief requested art celebrating themes of conversation, dialogue, and collective wisdom.
Illustration for Poetry Foundation, to accompany and promote their in-house library workshop programs. Brief requested art celebrating themes of conversation, dialogue, and collective wisdom, set in their library.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Give A Little,” by Vanessa A. Bee. It is a story about a young girl, her discomfort with her mother’s new boyfriend, and the effect she/ they have on each other.
Illustration for the April 2023 installment of WePresent, WeTransfer’s monthly newsletter, exploring the theme of folklore. Art Direction by Alia Wilhelm.
An illustration for Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, for the inside cover of their Fall 2021 magazine. Art direction by Laura Thorne at Point Five.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “What Nourishes Your Writing Ecosystem?” by Jamie Figueroa. The essay is about understanding what kind of ecosystem will support and sustain the flourishing of our lives, both on and off the page.
Cover and interior illustration for Breathe magazine, accompanying “Accentuate the Positive,” an article by Caroline Pattenden.
An illustration for Wings, Heritage University’s alumni magazine.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Become of Me,” by Veronica Roth. The art depicts the android mother’s dreams of meeting her child and passing down her love and wisdom.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Writing Family Ensembles in Memoir,” an article by Cinelle Barnes.
Illustration for Poetry Foundation, to accompany and promote their educational programs for writers. As the program themes change monthly, brief requested art that would be broad and flexible enough to accompany changing topics.
Illustration for Breathe magazine, accompanying “Wealth of Experience,” an article by Janine Sterland. The article explores eschewing traditional displays of extravagance in favor of less materialistic desires—such as friendship, love, comfort, health, good food.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Hiking Through the Colonial History of America’s National Parks,” by Torsa Ghosal.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “and though the odds say improbable,” a poem by Destiny Birdsong.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “On Running Shirtless While Trans,” by Vivian Lam.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “The Last of the Boys,” by Chido Muchemwa: “That’s the problem with photographs, isn’t it? They remind you who is missing.”
Illustration for Poetry Foundation, to accompany and promote their youth educational programs. Brief requested that the art be geared to teens, so I focused on bright colors, energetic shapes and dynamic lines, for a more youthful vibe.
An illustration for Catapult.co, accompanying “Camp Games,” by Alysandra Dutton. The story centers on teenagers playing the game “Werewolves” (aka “Mafia”), and touches on themes of power and mob mentality, with a bit of humor.
