The above pics are a series of three $1 "Stocking Stuffer" lottery tickets that I designed for the Oregon Lottery. They were printed on glitter paper.
The above pics are a series of three $2 "It's A Wonderful Life" lottery tickets that I designed for the Oregon Lottery. They were printed on foil paper.
Here is a series of 8 mousepad designs that I created for the OR Lottery as premium items to be handed out at "Oregon Wins" events. (I worked with illustrations by Eric Stevens, Portland artist.)
Last week I had a photoshoot for the 150th Cash Explosion ticket campaign that I am working on for the OR Lottery. We wanted a rustic-like log setting in a tight timeframe, so we decided on the Doug Fir Lounge.
Here is an interior shot of the location. Pretty cool interior design (for such a sketchy part of town).
Our campaign revolves around the idea of Sasquatch in front of a birthday cake. I chose in-house talent for the shoot. My selection was the biggest fan of Sasquatch that I know at the Lottery, Jerry Dezsofi, from Promotions. Here he is getting into his costume (and into character). :)
Our photographer, Todd Eckleman, getting Jerry ready for the shoot.
We commissioned two cakes for the shoot. This one is a great two-tier design based on a Martha Stewart reference that I had found. (Patrick, Todd's assistant, in the background.)
Here is a "behind the scenes" pic of Todd capturing a shot.
I love this expression :)
We had SO much fun on this shoot!!! This is a pic of Todd, photographer, and Susan, stylist, grabing handfuls of cake and applying frosting to Sasquatch's face to make it look like he had just dove into it. We felt like kids being able to do this. The great part is that we didn't get "in trouble" for it. Very fun!!! (Even copywriter, Ashley Moran, and myself joined in the fun of grabbing a few handfuls of cake after the shot!)
I opened my first etsy store last weekend. I am really enjoying it, but feel that there is a lot to learn. It has been a dream and a goal for a long time. I made a gazillion ornaments using my vintage letterpress type. I enjoyed each step of the process of creating them. I especially loved selecting all of the color combinations of coordinating the glaze colors, bead beads, and packaging. Please check it out. I plan to post new things on a weekly/bi-weekly basis. :)
Card Designs
Label Designs
My final pieces from my Raku class in the glazed phase.
The results after they were fired.
I picked up my ornaments from their bisque fire 
I am excited because I got over a dozen new
These are the latest (and last) projects of my Raku class. The pieces above are shown in the bisque phase of the process. I am glazing them and will have them fired next Monday (the last day of class for the term.) 
Beth, Krystal and I got together for Craft Day at Beth's house the day before Veteran's Day. Our theme was magnets. We used the flat glass "beads" from the craft store, and each had our own technique and focus.
Beth was extremely organized, and focused on using pictures of Juliette...Notice the perfect rows of pictures :) 
Krystal wanted all of her magnets to have a consistent look for her fridge. She even came up with a creative way to use the transparent element of the "bead." Beth and I were impressed. 
Admiring the fun results :)
I created magnets with pictures of Spence...
...and found fun pics in some of his old magazines :) 
This Fall I have been taking a Raku Ceramics class at the Willamette Art Center in Salem. I have really enjoyed working with clay again, and the Raku firing process has been fun to experiment with. There are so many variables that effect the outcome of a finished piece: temperature, glaze, what elements are burned in the process, what glaze is being used on the piece that is next to your piece, etc. The picture above is of me "throwing" on the wheel.
This is the part of the Raku firing process where you take the ceramic piece from the kiln and place it in a contained area to finalize the glaze surface. (Thanks for the class Karl! Thanks for the pics Jeannette!)
These are my current projects...Ceramic ornaments.
