This is the first of two ideas presented to me from the braintrust of Matt Salazar. Which of these four do you like best? Feel free to respond on the comments section below, Facebook, or @whimsmichael. Details of your respective opinions will be posted later this week. Thanks for your help and support! Love, Michael
I was in Spokane (Happy Graduation Gabe!) until late yesterday, so I wasn’t able to post this. Here’s what the lucky moms in my life received. Better late than never..? Love, Michael
Inspired by the e.e. cummings poem, I constructed this accordion book as an ode to the feeling of intense infatuation (the strongest source of creative motivation that I have encountered thus far). At the time of the book’s production, I was fueled by how one particular girl made me feel. However since then, I have…
Guided by the vision of SEAC Battle of the Bands chair Amanda Martinez, I created luchador-like wrestler renderings of each band competing for the title of Battle Royale champion. This project gave me the opportunity to relive watching half-naked dudes stun, flip, elbow, and spear each other in the ring. Don’t pretend like you don’t have these memories,…
SEAC‘s annual Fall Ball is a large-scale, off-campus dance for Seattle University students. In previous iterations for this event, I kept the visual focus on the “Fall” part of the event. This was my resolution to highlight the event’s festive side, or at least find the two terms more at equilibrium. Here are three different…
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s The Divine Milieu speaks about the interconnectedness and dynamism of all things. Additional inspiration was provided by illuminated manuscripts, which compose printed word and ornaments in such a beautiful way. Love, Michael
4 seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) 4 suits (Spades, Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts) 52 weeks in a year 52 double-sided cards (+1 for a Joker) Love, Michael