Leslie contacted me with a cover assignment for the Milken Institute Review. It was to centre around the uphill battle to modernize America's electricity grid. The client was committed to the idea of a snapped (and live) electrical cable spitting sparks.
Exploring surreal landscapes incorporating techniques used in recent collages.
Imagining an alternative exhibition space and presentation.
Small cardboard assemblage. Combining ideas from recent work to make 3D paper realisations of 2D drawings.
Illustration for World Magazine Culture section. About removing people from the “givenness” of the natural world. Technology communicates that humans can transcend the natural limitations of their bodies and circumstances. This can create a kind of cognitive dissonance, making many people feel discontent with their own lives when they have a far “better” vision only inches away from their eyes. 
Initial pencil sketch
While eating my morning apple this image suddenly popped into my mind for no apparent reason. I was sufficiently intrigued to quickly realize it with my phone's camera and a jar of screws and nails. Needless to say the apple remained uneaten.
Exploring the collaging of paper textures, ephemera and the human figure in a way that creates visual interest.
Continuing to explore the collaging of paper textures, ephemera and the human figure in a way that creates visual interest.
Experimental image combining the human figure with ephemeral textures in a way to create visual interest.
