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My New Career as a Graphic Designer

Typographic Calendar

Kristin Foley, Graphic Designer http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/guide-careerguide For the past 9 years I have pursued a BFA Studio degree in multiple concentrations including Illustration, Printmaking and Ceramics.  Through this studio work and development of my ideas and concepts, I have grown into a competent artist. Over the past few years I have come to the point in [...]

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Senior BFA Installation

  This recent body of work has been a response to some newly formed health issues and the personal growth that has emerged in overcoming them.  A diagnosis is Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes with neuropathy and Fibromyalgia changed my life completely.   When presented with these life altering health conditions I was forced to seek alternative [...]

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Jerry Garcia, Behind the Handprint

Jerry Garcia is known as one of the greatest guitar players of all time. In fact, rolling stone published their ranking of 13 out of 100. This number is amazing enough, but to have accomplished this without the middle finger of his picking hand is even more incredible. At the age of four, young Jerry [...]

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Behind the Sound of Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix had a unique sound that took some getting used to in the United States. His edgy sound was a combination of blues and jazz with a funk driven rhythm. He combined this with a touch of high-pitched psychedelic sounds that were created by his guitar jam session improvisations. These tactics were new and [...]

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About Wood Burning

Wood burning is another word for the ancient art of Pyrography.  Decorating wood or other materials by burning them is done with a precise and controlled application of marks with a heated object.   Traditionally known as “writing with fire” Pyrography uses a modern day tool similar to a soldering iron with a heated tip to [...]