Standing in my studio in front of a work in progress 40’ x 8’ mural that was installed in Hagerstown, Maryland in June 2022.
About Me
Living within a short car drive from Washington D.C. means that I’m asked a recurring question from every new person I meet: “What do you do?” Answering that question is challenging and varies depending on whom I’m talking to. Some days I’m an illustrator, others I’m an art director, graphic designer, pattern maker, or muralist. The truth is that I am all of these things, hence the name Three Ring Studio.
Like a three ring circus, which has three adjacent rings where performances often take place simultaneously or individually, Three Ring Studio operates as a multidisciplinary creative studio that specializes in art direction, illustration, graphic design and textile design simultaneously or individually.
Being inspired by things like the circus, music, children’s books, fairy tales, film, and art, means that my work naturally has a sense of wonderment, excitement, hopefulness, and escapism. I am in a never-ending pursuit of creating work that drives audiences to think and feel inspired, energized, and hopeful. Concept is the connecting thread that binds all of my work. Whether I’m designing a public mural that speaks to an audience as young as two years-old, or rebranding a legacy professional development organization, my audience is central to every decision that I make and their understanding is what I seek. An audience that thinks and understands is a win for everyone!
Some of my clients include:
A24 Films, AARP, AIGA DC, Airbnb, ASCD, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Magazine, Bitch Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Creative Mornings (Global), Creative Mornings DC, Creative Nomads, CulturalDC, D.C. Funk Parade, Environmental Defense Fund/Defend Our Future, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Erykah Badu/Baduworld, Extensis, Harper Macaw Chocolate, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins Magazine, KING (band), League of Women Voters, Madonna/Rhino Records, Oxford American Magazine, Planned Parenthood, Red Bull, Theater J, TT the Artist, Urban Institute, Washington Post
Awards and recognitions:
Muse Award (2022) Platinum—Corporate Brand Identity
Muse Award (2022) Gold—Corporate Identity, Logos
How Magazine In-House Design Award (2018)
AIGA50 Award (2020) for CulturalDC 2019-20 Season Branding, and ASCD Education Update Newsletter Rebrand
AIGA50 Award (2018) for CulturalDC’s Source Festival branding
GDUSA American Inhouse Design Awards (2021–2015)
Association Media and Publishing Excel Award (2016) Gold
Society of Illustrators 58 Annual Exhibition (2015)
Communication Arts Illustration Annual (2016, 2015)
American Illustration–AI-AP Online Archive (2016, 2015)
Richmond Society of Illustrators Illustration Annual (2012)