MCAD Art Sale.

This years Art Sale at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design was a great success. Both Erik and I worked this event and sold almost everything we had for sale. Here are a few pictures from the opening. You can see more pictures and videos on MCAD's facebook page.


-Guests gather in MCAD's gallery.


-The halls were swamped with art buyers.

Logo Design.

My design for the Cedar Country Co-op logo design contest.

Santa's Traveling Workshop.

Erik Christenson, me and a handful of other artist took part in creating calendar illustrations for an organization called Santa's Traveling Workshop Foundation. The illustrations can be found on the on the organizations website. A new illustration will be revealed on the calendar every day until christmas.


-Making Christmas Cards.




-Send a Christmas Thank You Note to a Soldier.




-Take Out the Garbage.

For Jen.

These illustrations were also done while I was living in Sitka, AK. They were created for my friend Jen who works for University of Alaska Southeast doing humpback whale research. These six images will be used on there humpback whale research site. I will post the link to the website when the images are uploaded.

Alaska Raptor Center Works.

While working at the Alaska Raptor Center this summer in Sitka, AK I had the opportunity to create a few projects to benefit the center. The first of the two was a staff and volunteer summer BBQ poster. The second was the centers annual solstice fundraiser event booklets and invites. This was a pretty big deal to me as hundreds of people received these invites with my illustrations, designs and contact info on them.


-BBQ Poster.


-Solstice Under the Tuscan Sky booklet and invites.

I have bangs!

This Halloween Erik and I decide to go as Velma and Shaggie from the 1969 Sooby-Doo Where are you cartoon series. We went all out, Erik grew out his beard and I got a Velma hair cut along with searching out matching character clothing. We spent the night at our close friends house in the Twin Cities talking around the fire pit, watching old monster movies and giving candy to the eager trick or treaters. The highlight of the night is when Scooby-Doo himself made an appearance. Jinkies, what a treat!


Shaggie and me with Scoob!

Vista Fleet Activity Book.

This is #2 of the Adventure Publications Activity Books I've had the wonderful opportunity of illustrating. Vista Fleet now joins the Michigan Activity Book at the coloring book night parties.


-Michigan and Vista Fleet's Activity Book covers.


-Page from Vista Fleet.


-Erik, Andrew, Heather and I all had fun coloring in the books.

Squirrel Frame

Since I'm updating my blog and all today I decided to post an older work that I made for Erik on Valentines day this year. You would think that the carving of the tree would have been the hardest part of this gift but you'd be wrong. It took forever to sculpt those two little squirrels sitting on the frame. Each one could sit comfortably on a penny and took allot of patience to sculpt. I broke off their little legs and arms multiple times! I really do love how this whole project turned out.

Loose Ends!

The night after I left for Sitka Erik and Andrew opened The Loose Ends Art Show at the Acoustic Cafe in Menomonie, WI. My work took part in this show and I displayed a variety of different illustrations and even a few photographs. Our work covered the walls of the cafe.

My 3-dimensional illustration "April Rain" also made the cover of Volume One Magazine this month. An article inside advertised the shows opening which took place May 9th. Events and festivities included free 'd oeuvres, live music by the band Josiah Wordsworth and of course tons of art! If you would like to see pics. from the shows opening check out Erik Christenson's art blog.


-"April Rain", cover of the April 30th Volume One magazine.


-Loose Ends poster created by Erik Christenson.


-Night before the shows opening.