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silence is golden 
Here are some golden words for your enjoyment. I know I enjoy them very much.
 
New York Times Sketchbook #3 
 
Where Am I Pop-up Gallery 
More food art for a pop-up gallery show in Brooklyn. A combination of dessert and my random mind thoughts.
 
Post-it Show #7 
Artwork made entirely on post-it notes. Giant Robot has been doing this show for seven years and Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson are the curators. Each piece is...
mind maps, giant robot 
bon appetit magazine 
This was one of my all time favorite jobs. I worked with Matthew Lenning and Robert Festino to create four full pages for an article on summer desserts. I was...
editorial, commercial, acrylic 
hollywood records CD cover 
It was my privilege to work with Hollywood Record's Art Director, Enny Joo to create cover typography and textures for Disney band, Allstar Weekend's latest album....
hand type, word art, mixed media 
sketchbook current 
New York Times Magazine as a sketchbook. Hopefully the magazine will be unrecognizable when I am done. I do not like working on a blank white page and I am an...
new york times magazine, sketchbook 
food art 
Painting food is something I enjoy.
paper, panel, mixed media 
palate show  
Artwork for a show curated by ZIO Fulcher for the Scion Art Space Los Angeles. I painted 134 different foods from cake to McDonald's hamburgers on vintage cookbook...
gallery, food, paper 
portland mercury covers 
I love it when people find good uses for paintings I had already done. The Portland Mercury is great at this.
 
Polly Positive's Lil' Book of Optimistic Behaviors 
This New York Times Magazine sketchbook has a theme. Optimism. It is a self help guide for myself.
new york times magazine, sketchbook 
my book 
Freedomwig: Sketchbook Expressionism and Other Personal Things, a book of my sketchbook work published by Murphy Design. Click here to purchase.
books 
books 
A selection of books in which I have participated.
books 
maps 
Here are a few maps I have done. I would like to do more.
maps, commercial, line drawing 
CNN commission | 9/11 coverage 
CNN commissioned me to do artwork based on the ripple effect of 9/11 for their coverage of the 10-year anniversary. I decided to focus on the generic words I...
commercial, word art, analog 
the charm series 
A series of charms done for the Nuts. Charm & Rejection show at CultureFix Gallery w/Sloan Fine Art Projects. Charms for power, persistence, repel, health,...
gallery, mixed media, panel 
mind map filtered 
This project began as artwork for a comix art show curated by Esther Pearl Watson at Webb Gallery in Waxahachie, TX the summer of 2011. As a society we are forced...
Webb Gallery, gallery, word art 
one art a day project 
I am making one art a day for as long as I can stand it. Images are posted here and on my martharichartprojects tumblr. This was started on June 12, 2011. I did...
paper, mixed media 
elle girl korea  
My handmade sketchbook featured in the October 2011 issue.
ELLE Girl Korea, sketchbooks, editorial feature 
mfa thesis work 
This is the work I did for my thesis show at University of Pennsylvania. The root of my work is fate. Each piece was inspired by intuition, which was informed by...
gallery, paper, mixed media 
paintings | recent 
Mixed media experimental paintings done during my MFA studies and in the aftermath.
paintings, mixed media, gallery 
paintings | archives 
Earlier paintings from undergrad at Art Center College of Design to right before attending graduate school at University of Pennsylvania. These are in no particular...
paintings, gallery, mixed media 
country music tv  
A while back I did some drawings for Country Music TV. They were doing a seasonal promotion and created a set of funny paper place mats. This was a really great job...
advertising, hand type, drawing 
patterns 
patterns, mixed media, commercial 
poketo & 826LA wallet project 
Poketo teamed up with 826LA to create a special series of artist wallets to celebrate the talents of artists and students alike. 826LA's mission is to motivate kids...
poketo, 826LA, charity 
mcsweeney's book project 
A collaborative project with Esther Pearl Watson for the book "Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is" published by McSweeney's. Artist's were given confiscated...
mcsweeney's, commercial, books 
commercial work  
A selection of commercial work I have done since 2000.
commercial, editorial 
hand type 
I like to use type with many of my images. My hand type is raw and not perfect and a little awkward. I find this reassuring in a world of things made by machines. ...
hand type, word art, mixed media 
animate a painting 
I am currently learning to animate. This is the beginning of animation inspired by a painting I am working on. I will post updated versions as I finish them so you...
motion, video, animation 
artwork for beck video "Girl" 
One of my favorite jobs ever! I worked on location and in the studio with the guys at Motion Theory to develop a mural, chalk drawings and signage in the style of...
video 
artwork for less than jake video 
I did lots of drawings, textures, and hand type for this video along with artist Flo. This was produced and directed by Motion Theory. The hands in the video were...
video 
LG optimus print advertisement 
Young and Rubicam hired me to do an illustration and hand-lettering for a print campaign for LG Optimus / T-mobile. The people at Y&R were great to work with! Here...
advertising, commercial 
you go girl project 
This project had its origins in my first big critique in the MFA program at University of Pennsylvania. As a first year student, feeling fearful and unsure, I...
mixed media, word art, gallery 
sketchbook 1 
I am constantly working on sketchbooks.
sketchbook 
sketchbook 2 
This sketchbook is made entirely by hand. It is small about 4 x 4.
sketchbook 
sketchbook 3 
A sketchbook of only drawings done in India Ink.
sketchbook, line drawing 
sketchbook 4 
This was my first sketchbook in a non-traditional format. I started this while getting my BFA at Art Center College of Design during a break. It was a turning point...
sketchbook