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Creative projects

Things I make by hand

Away from the screen, I sew, paint, bake and build things from wood scraps. Same habits as design: plan it, test the fit, and adjust until it works.

My son in his Stitch costume, walking through fall leavesBack of the Stitch costume showing the ears and spots
Sewing

Stitch Costume

I made this Stitch costume for my son without a pattern. I eyeballed the shapes by looking at one of his jackets, then built the hood, ears and back spots from there. It came with matching little sweats to finish the look.

Sewing is something I come back to often. I’ve also made adult onesies, Christmas stockings and Christmas sweaters.
Finished UX sign painted in a red, teal, green and purple gradientThe UX sign in raw wood before painting
Painting · Woodworking

UX Sign

A sign for the thing I do every day. I pieced the background together from wood scraps, set the letters on top, and painted it with gradients that run across both letters.
The lighthouse piece being painted beside the reference photoThe lighthouse relief assembled in raw woodThe lighthouse relief after a coat of gray primer
Painting · Woodworking

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

In progress

A relief of Yaquina Head Lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Like my other wood pieces, it’s built from scraps, but this time I cut each one specifically so they fit together into the cliffs, the grass and the lighthouse itself.

It’s still in progress, with the grass getting its first coats of paint.
Front of a two-story gingerbread house with candy windows and frosted treesSide of the gingerbread house with banana-chip shinglesBack of the gingerbread house
Baking

Gingerbread House

I designed the pattern for this house myself, and I’ve built a large one like it four of the last five years. The windows are melted candy, the shingles are banana chips, and the trees are piped frosting.
White speaker cabinet on hairpin legs with gray fabric doors
Woodworking

Speaker Cabinet

I built the cabinet to hide a set of Bluetooth speakers. The door fronts are covered in speaker fabric, so music plays straight through while the speakers stay out of sight.
I.V. Leaguers logo: a batter swinging a giant fountain penThe I.V. Leaguers logo on a raglan T-shirt mockup
Graphic Design

I.V. Leaguers

My wife is a nurse, and her hospital had a rec-league softball team of doctors, nurses and their families. I designed this logo and shirt for them. She moved on from that job before the next season, so the shirts were never printed, but it’s still one of my favorite designs.
Hand-painted apron with a cowboy turtle and the words Bobby’s DomainThe turtle sketched in pencil on the apron before paintingThe finished apron being worn in a kitchen
Painting

Painted Apron

A gift for my friend Bobby, based on his Dungeons & Dragons character. I sketched the character in pencil directly on the apron, then painted it by hand along with the lettering.
Finished HOME sign with each letter in a different bright colorThe HOME sign in raw wood scraps before paintingThe HOME sign after the base colors were sprayed on
Painting · Woodworking

H.O.M.E. Sign

Each letter sits on its own panel of wood scraps. I sprayed every panel a bright color, then painted the faces of the scraps black, so only the edges and the letters keep their color.
Painting of Rory the dinosaur holding hands with his dad
Painting

Rory the Dino

A painting of Rory and his dad from a kids’ book my son loves.
Blue hoodie printed with the Alsea Meadows logoThe Alsea Meadows logo
Graphic Design

Alsea Meadows Shirts

I designed this logo for shirts and hoodies that raise money to maintain my wife’s family cabin and property on the Alsea River.
Finished wall piece of a purple cabin among green trees under a blue skyThe piece in raw wood scraps before paintingThe piece after a coat of gray primerPainting the sky and trees with a palette nearby
Painting · Woodworking

Cabin in the Woods

A small cabin tucked into the trees, built from wood scraps. The photos show the full process: fitting the raw pieces, priming everything one color, then painting it piece by piece.