Metalwork & Sculpture

Fine Art and Metalwork

Metalwork is my full time job. Applying heat and force to move and shape metal is my happy place. My work is inspired by landscapes, memories of place, and the infinite beauty of the natural world. I create this work under the name Far North Dry Goods Studio.

Graphic and Web Design

A Selected Design Portfolio

I began my focus on graphic design in the late 90s, working for the US Army as a Psyop Specialist. Since then, I’ve freelanced design work, taught web design, and have worked as an in-house graphic designer. In Fairbanks, I have worked for UAF Center for Teaching and Learning in various design capacities – instructional design, graphic design, website design, and creative director. I have also taught Web Graphics and Multimedia at CTC (see the next section on instructional design for more on that).

Are you looking for a graphic designer or web design support? Shoot me an email. I have experience with everything from small business cards to flyers, book cover design, wall wraps, trade show graphics and airport-scale printed, digital banners and screens, and small to medium-sized websites running WordPress. Let’s talk about your project.

Creative Direction & Instructional Design

Design for Learning

I am a designer, Google Certified Apps for Education Trainer, and I worked at UAF Center for Teaching and Learning for over 21 years as an instructional designer and as a creative director. Following the layoff of UAF CTL staff, I’ve gone my own way. I still value inquiry and ingenuity as tools for remaining an effective lifelong learner, and am most engaged thinking about how we become better problem solvers. I find the most interesting spaces are platforms that support user contribution, collaboration, and place-based learning. I have also taught the Web Graphics & Multimedia class (CITS F221) for 8 years at UAF Community and Technical College both face-to-face and online.