Mnemonic for Ryan Trecartin

Ryan Trecartin sounds like "tree carting." I drew Ryan as he appears in his video I-Be AREA. If you commit this image to memory, you'll be able to remember his name. 

This is my first drawing in a series of mnemonics to remember contemporary artists' names. I base these drawings on Dean Vaughn's memory system in How to Remember Anything. By the way, you can remember his name by visualizing Vince Vaughn in a graduation cap. As with all mnemonics, the more outlandish the image, the more memorable.

Proprioception Drawings

Headache, Listening to Last Train to Paris. 2011. Graphite on Moleskine. 8 x 5 in.

Cozy Couch, Listening to Mama's Gun. 2012. Graphite on paper. 8 x 5 in.

I've begun incorporating auditory sensations to my regular haptic feelings. I included the album name in the title of each drawing. I only seem to "feel" music in my head and face, so the musical influence should only be near the top, or "head," of these drawings.

Chalkboard Connectors at CMA

Next time you find yourself in CMA's Center for Creativity, be sure to pick up a piece of chalk and draw the craziest Rube Goldberg machine you can imagine. I designed each problem and drew the prompts on the boards using paint marker.

This board makes museum-goers say, "Oh my!" I had fun drawing this solution today. I call it "Jurassic Park Ding Dong Ditch."

I think this board is my favorite. It's a little challenging because you have to figure out how to turn mechanical movement into air movement.

This pirate needs some booty. I gave him the quintessential mark of surprise: the Metal Gear Solid exclamation point. The shark obstacle makes this one just a little more challenging.

Crop Photos

I took photos of a scrapbooking crop that my mom held in my hometown church. I like the spiral composition in the first photo, and I like my aunt's excited expression in the second photo. Also in the second photo, the reflection of the fluorescent lights creates a nice diagonal that leads your eyes into the background.

Caricature

Leah, Kyle & Gunner. 2011. Marker and pastel on paper.

In November I drew this caricature of the director of the Columbus Arts Festival. It was her Christmas gift to her husband, so I had to keep it on the down-low until now. They tell me gun-fishing is pretty popular in Wisconsin.

Photography: Christmas in Chicago

Caricature: Aschliman Family Christmas

My mom successfully enticed me to draw this caricature for this year's family Christmas card. Because of our family's social hierarchy, I knew that one relaxing and cracking the whip had to be my sister. She looks good with a beard.