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Psalm 62 Album Cover

Client: Foggyraw | Republic Records
Role:  Illustrator
Year: 2023

Challenge: The client wanted a Biblical style “Last Supper” motif featuring  Greek angels and modern depictions of clothes and people. This was to merge with the aesthetic and palette of his viral “Psalm 62” visuals.  His Psalm 62 album sampled two iconic artists, Alicia Keys and Musiq Soulchild. The image needed to pay homage to Keys’ “You don’t know my Name” and Soulchild’s “TeachMe”. Although, Foggieraw has a dedicated fan base, this release was expanding his existing fan base into older Neosoul fanbases of both Keys and Soulchild.   

Solution: The Pslam 62 visuals set in a diner as a nod to Keys’s “You Don’t Know My Name.” I recreated the diner backdrop and added iconic visual cues of Keys in the kitchen wearing a cream hairnet and the fish special with the hot chocolate on the table.  The table was the perfect to way to implement the “Last Supper” motif.The people on the left represented characters from his visuals and people on the right were significant to his personal life. I posed them modern day disciples placing Foggieraw centered between them as if torn between his artistic discipline and his personal obligations.

Album Cover

Client: Cassondra James
Role:  Artist , Illustrator 
Medium: Ink, Gesso, Collage
Year: 2021
Format:  Web

Hazing - Documentary Film

Client:  Byron Hurt / God Bless the Child Productions
Role: Gouche & Colored Pencil
Year: 2022
Format: Film Illustration 
Illustrations of young people who lost their lives to hazing incidents as invstigated in Byron Hurt’s film.  

The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks

Client:  Peacock
Role: Digital illustration
Year: 2022
Format: Key Art for Broadcast & PrintIn creating key art for "The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks" documentary, I envisioned a powerful, evocative piece intertwining the elegance of roses with the unyielding spirit of Rosa Parks. The composition centers around a dignified portrait of Rosa, her gaze firm and resolved, symbolizing her steadfast resistance against racial injustice. Surrounding her, an array of roses in full bloom, their thorns representing the struggles and hardships she faced, while their beauty reflects the profound impact of her actions on civil rights. This juxtaposition not only honors her legacy but also encapsulates the essence of her rebellion—graceful yet unbreakable.

Rituals of Resilience Album

Client:  Minneapolis Institute of Art
Role: Printmaker
Deliverables:  Digitized image of linoprint

Client needed an album cover album that was an audio accompaniment for a Minneapolis Institute of Art group show curated by I Self Devine.  

Light and Shadow Album

Client: Nate Smith
Role: Illustrator
Deliverables:  Digital Illustration for Print and Digital
2019