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Laughing at my shitty jokes since '91
We call my grandmother Gee and she is a living legend. 😊 • #internationalwomensday
STORYTIME: 📖 When I was a sophomore in high school, I was suspended and drug tested for these two drawings. The dean of discipline came up behind me in the cafeteria and snatched my sketchbook, flipping through it before making me follow him back to his office. I probably had 50 different drawings in that book and this dude made me sit and watch him slowly critique each one. 👴🏻 I'll never forget the moment he looked at my drawing of the poster for American History X, his eyes stuck on the page while he said something like, "We haven't had Nazis here since the 70's...". Huh? I tried desperately to tell the administration at the school that the poster's imagery was meant to evoke the absolute opposite response. In the movie, Norton's character is ashamed of his past and the legacy that he has created for his younger brother. "Just watch the movie." Before I could plead my case, he came across a drawing of a mushroom thingy. Being a Nazi was one thing, but a druggie?? No way buddy! 💉💊 Clearly, I had to be under the influence to copy a drawing of a floating mushroom from an artist's MySpace page when I was 15. Not to mention, that obvious pot leaf! 💀 12 days of in-school suspension for the movie poster, and a hair-analysis drug test were ordered. I passed the drug test 😅 and moved on pretty quickly, but this experience always left me feeling a little violated. Despite my parents' constant support for my interest in drawing, it always felt like becoming an "artist" was rarely encouraged by the rest of the world. Finding these drawings in an old folder just reminded me of the whole ordeal and how dramatic it seemed at the time. Now, it's a stupid story in an Instagram post, but I'm honestly grateful for the fact that I kept doodling. ✏
Cyclopses are people too.
✌ years working for Hopkins
@fallingbranchbeer forever. 🖤 • #graphicdesign #design #packagingdesign #illustration #branding #craftbeer #farmbrewery #baltimore #maryland #thebmorecreatives #fallingbranch #pourup
💚 📷 @charlyrosemary
1 like = 1 belly rub
Weird flex, but okay. #technology
In 2018, I found out that I have epilepsy. 🤯 I haven't told many people about this because, frankly, it is nobody's business. In the time after my diagnosis, I couldn't drive and was forced to work from home. This state of uncertainty and immobility kind of changed me. It forced me to be more patient, and rethink the ways I approach stress and fear. Instead of stewing in my own self-pity, I've tried to see each day as a gift. So, what is this tattoo? During the months after my initial seizure, I noticed a pair of cardinals living in my back yard. I started working from my porch just to catch a glimpse of them, and I was eventually able to predict their arrival most days based on their typical routine and vocal communications. Hearing the distinct chirp of the female cardinal brought a smile to my face during a time when not much else did. Some of my friends have (lovingly) teased me about my newfound "obsession with birds", but I think that it goes deeper than that. Finding out about my my medical condition has helped me appreciate some of the random little wonders in the world, and for that I'm grateful. The homie @ori.tattoos helped me commemorate this mentality with this lady bird. I'm lucky enough to do videography for a medical institute where I witness extreme medical conditions on a frequent basis. We document patients' stories and I can genuinely attribute my own optimism to some of the perspective that these interactions have provided. I decided to tell my story rather than fearing that I might sound preachy or self-serving for the same reason as the patients I've interviewed. I hope that someone who reads this stops and smiles, just because birds exist. 🙃
Princess Bubblegum vibes
Stan Lee created an immeasurable legacy. I tried to quantify some of his impact with this mini-doc about his contributions to comic and film industries. 💛 @therealstanlee
New Barrel Series bottle designs for "Subtle Calamity" and "Black Star" 🖤
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