Teaching My Photo Wood Transfers at SD Arts Mega Conference 2015

I will be sharing my techniques for my photo wood blocks at the upcoming 3rd annual San Diego County Mega Arts Conference in Balboa Park! The conference is for arts professionals and educators in San Diego. I will be teaching a workshop at 10:30am in the SD Museum of Art classrooms at the event!
The Arts Empower Mega Conference 2015
Thursday October 8, 2015
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
REGISTER HERE

Julie's Maternity Shoot - Hotel del Coronado

I was so honored to photograph this beautiful soon-to-be mama! How gorgeous is she? I love how Julie's illuminating personality comes through in all of the photos. And how about that rockin' pink dress? We had fun in the del's herb garden, beach and life guard towers. Here is a sneak peek.
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Crown Town Music Logo and Photos

Meet Matt Heinecke of Crown Town Music.

Matt has over 20 years of professional experience as an accomplished singer and guitarist. 

Matt and I both graduated Coronado School of the Arts together, and we BOTH are now instructors at Coronado School of the Arts! He is the Instrumental Music Department's Director, and I am the Digital Arts Department graphic design instructor. Who would have thought! 

Matt is an awesome and talented musician. After graduating USC, where where he studied classical and jazz guitar and voice, he worked as a singer-songwriter and studio musician in both Los Angeles and Nashville before relocating to Coronado in 2007. Along the way, he developed his own unique style of guitar playing, with influences ranging from folk, classic rock, jazz, country, and bluegrass. Matt has appeared with such musicians as Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (Walking Dead), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Joe Piscopo, and Ricky Lawson.

Matt just launched a site for his new company, Crown Town Music. He needed a logo and some publicity photos, so I collaborated with him and created business cards and took some  photos on Coronado Beach. Check out Crown Town Music's event page to see when he is playing next, or book for your next event!
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Little Miss P in Coronado- July 2014

Just look at this preshie, freshly 1 years old and owning it in Rotary Park in Coronado. I loved photographing this beautiful little girl, and she kept me and my shutter speed on my toes! Here is a sneak peek for her family and friends!
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Sheela and Neil Maternity in Coronado- May 2014

Say hello to my gorgeous friend, and her beautiful family too. We had fun taking these maternity pics in a few different locations in Coronado. Coronado's alleys are quite edgy! Only a few years ago I did their first maternity photos in Huntington Beach, when "soon to be big bro" was just a bump! Here is a sneak peek for them!

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CoSA/CHS Students Create Summer Safety Brochure for Coronado Community

Our Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) Animation and Graphic Design students recently collaborated on a "Coronado Summer Safety Booklet" with Coronado's Police Department, Lifeguards and Firefighter Department. The booklet has been distributed to all CUSD schools and also the community just in time for summer.

Students created all original work in this booklet and have entered it in this year's Student Showcase at the San Diego Fair.

Students:

Emi Epstein, CoSA Animation student (created and drew the characters from scratch)

Angella Dawley, CoSA Graphic Design student (created all background artwork, text and layout)

Bry Fabyonic, CoSA Graphic Design student (created all background artwork, text and layout)

Teachers:

Anna Woerman (Graphic Design Instructor), Riana Bucceri (Animation Instructor)

Student Creates iPhone Game

My CHS 10th grade graphic design student, Eaton Palmieri, created his own original iphone game from scratch: Taco Dodge.

Taco Dodge is a tap to dodge game where you are a super taco and you need to dodge super peppers in order for your survival!

Eaton programmed the game and has been programming (self-taught) since the summer of 2013. After being inspired by the simplicity of the popular game, Flappy Bird, Eaton started programming Taco Dodge over the course of three months.

He then collaborated with fellow CHS 10th grade graphic design student, Austin Linthicum, who designed the graphics for Taco Dodge. Austin created the graphics from scratch, and gave artistic input to the look, color and personality of the artwork.

Eaton plans on creating more games and apps in the near future.

You can see Taco Dodge's website here and download it for free from itunes here!