HAMBURGER HELPER
Wooden and quilt hamburger

I love hamburgers (more for for contemplation than consumption though). My obsession with hamburgers—and more importantly, what they stand for in American culture—became fully evident in my third term. This large (roughly 6x8 inches, 3 pound) wooden burger, made on the lathe and laser cutter, was a chance for me to spend some time in the shop and make something with a little more humor and irony than my design projects at the time.

The quilt was designed and sewn to be used as a projection screen for a project about the California institution that is In n' Out, and is now a permanent fixture on my bed.
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MY GRANDFATHER'S GUN
Knit Shotgun

I spent fall of 2010 living on a wide expanse of property that doubled as duck hunting land. At first I considered buying myself a real gun for protection, but then I realized I should do it my way instead. This slightly-larger-than-life shotgun was modeled after my grandfather's Remington Wingtip. While it serves no actual protective purposes, running out of your trailer at 5:00am to scare duck hunters with a knit shotgun and curlers in your hair is still pretty entertaining.
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STAKEHAUS
Poster Series

Finals can be a scary time at Art Center. Students wander the hallways like zombies and have entire conversations consisting of a series of grunts. A few years ago, a friend and I decided to make some motivational posters to lift spirits. We printed them 48x36" and hung them up around campus.

(Collaboration with the amazingly talented Kelsey Dake, illustrator, best friend forever. Text from Abstractionists & Friends of the Nonobjective)

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