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Nabokov Illustrated Zine

A series of images created for Vladimir Nabokov’s The Visit to the Museum. I used optical illusions to mirror the story’s gradual descent into surrealism.

This project was completed while pursuing an MFA at the School of Visual Arts.

Role:
Illustrator, Book Designer

Medium:
Digital

New Yorker Spots — Fall Style & Design

Published spot illustrations for the Fall Style & Design Issue (September 23, 2024) of The New Yorker.

Client:
The New Yorker

Art Director:
Supriya Kalidas

Role:
Illustrator

Medium:
Digital

Sketchy First 100 Days of the Trump Administration

Documenting the sketchiest moves from the second Trump administration on a weekly basis.

Optimist Pin

Personal project

Role:
Illustrator, Designer

Medium:
Digital

Purchase Pins Here

New Yorker Spots — Spring in NYC

Published spot illustrations for the April 28, 2025 issue of The New Yorker.

Client:
The New Yorker

Art Director:
Rina Kushnir

Role:
Illustrator

Medium:
Digital

The Long Way Home Poster

A continuous ride through San Francisco.

Screenprinted poster created for Artcrank SFO 2014 / 18" x 18" / metallic gold ink on 110# matte black paper stock.

Medium:
Screenprint

Role:
Designer & Illustrator

Purchase Print Here

Cafe Drawings

Drawings at various cafes across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

This project was completed while pursuing an MFA at the School of Visual Arts.

Role:
Illustrator

Medium:
Fountain Pen, Brush Pens

Holiday Letterpress Card

Personal holiday card for when I lived in San Francisco

Purchase Card Here

Meta Posters

Posters created over the years while employed at Meta.

Role:
Illustrator, Designer

Medium:
Digital

Meta Editorial

Editorial illustrations created for the Meta Newsroom blog while employed at Meta.

Date:
2014 – 2020

Heartbreak in the Golden State print

A fun personal project to commemorate the loss of one of my favorite surfboards

Role:
Illustrator, printer

Medium:
digital

Purchase Pin Here

Mini Comics

Comic projects completed while pursuing an MFA at the School of Visual Arts.

Misc.

Personal illustrations projects I’ve worked on over the years

Nabokov Illustrated Zine

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New Yorker Spots — Fall Style & Design

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Sketchy First 100 Days of the Trump Administration

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Optimist Pin

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New Yorker Spots — Spring in NYC

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The Long Way Home Poster

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Cafe Drawings

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Holiday Letterpress Card

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Meta Posters

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Meta Editorial

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Heartbreak in the Golden State print

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Mini Comics

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Misc.

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