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Published July 24, 2008 art , ecological , political Leave a CommentTags: drilling, energy, environment, oil
Occupied Territory project
Published May 7, 2008 art , human rights , political Leave a CommentTags: amnesty international, design, human rights
As a final project for an International Human Rights course at Webster University in St. Louis I created a human rights awareness pamphlet on Israel and the occupied territory. It provides an overview of the recent developments in this extremely complex issue as well as some pictures and artwork. The idea was to create it sort of in the style of the Amnesty International magazines… I turned it in today. Here are a few pages of it:
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Published April 27, 2008 art , ecological Leave a CommentTags: art, compost, design, environment, gardening, recycling, threadless, tshirt
It’s Only Water
Published April 26, 2008 art , political 2 CommentsTags: abu ghraib, art, guantanamo, human rights, military, torture, waterboarding
Notice the man performing cannot help but crack a smile as he walks out of frame. Because the torture has been slightly removed from reality and the victim has been dehumanized (being a teddy bear) the man performing has forgotten he is reenacting violent and grotesque method of torture. It illustrates the startling methodology of the U.S. government and how it works. By dehumanizing Muslims and Arabic people in general as violent terrorists, the U.S. can convince relatively moral people to drown another human being all while smiling for the camera.
Four Years After
Published April 26, 2008 art , ecological Leave a CommentTags: art, bees, environment, food, honey, sculpture

A sculpture for my class with John Watson. It deals with notions of ecological mindfulness, bee disease, my grandpa, and a disconnect with nature.










