What you see in these two images is both the final installation and my initial 3-D rendering of the Presidents Club at the U of M. The University of Minnesota Presidents Club, founded in 1963, recognizes the University’s most generous donors — individuals, families, and organizations — who have taken a leadership role in helping to foster excellence and… Read more →
Author: Joe
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Read more →
Merry Christmas
Charcoal Portrait, unknown date
A lot of figure drawing back in school. Lots of sketches and studies. This one I think turned out with a lot more emotion that they normally did. Always been a favorite of mine. Read more →
Truffle Hunting Hufflepuff
So having never read much of the Harry Potter series (except for the few lines I’ve read over my wife’s shoulder), and most of my knowledge coming from the movies, I got into a conversation about the four houses mascots. Now I know that the houses come from the last names of some prominent wizards, but they do lend themselves… Read more →
Feleneck
Finally getting some of my sketches up here. This is a design for a norwegian fiddle neck. Will be carved in wood, if I ever get to that point I’ll post it too. Read more →
admittance and burning
A number of years ago (way back in college) a good friend of mine had learned of a church in Minneapolis that had gone through a terrible fire. I believe the building was a total loss. We were able to gain access to the site and snapped some great pictures of the damage. It was amazing to see how much… Read more →
Gallery Update
Finally adding some of my own work to my own gallery. Took down the placeholder images and uploaded some of my photographs. I’ll be adding some sketches and other concepts in the near future as well. Read more →
Hello and Welcome
This site is gonna change a lot, right now it’s just a home for me to experiment, and display some of the stuff I’m working on, and some ideas I’m kicking around. Thanks for dropping by, come back often. This is my wife, easily the best thing God’s ever done in my life, in spite of me. Proof that He’s… Read more →