A History of Science

Alright, so the last month I've been working on this, and it's done at long last! It's a triptych showing A History of Science. The panels show a Roman building an aqueduct (science as engineering), Copernicus discovering the heliocentric model of the solar system (science as astronomy), and a modern-day scientist in a lab (science for science's sake). 

His hair is comprised of tiny individual locks with drop shadows. Pretty snazzy, right? You'll also notice that each piece has a circular object in the upper lefthand corner to offset the object held by the scientist.

This background came out of no where, but it is gorgeous and I love it. Also, I made the heliocentric model of the solar system myself, though I feel I should mention that I did take the liberty of adding Neptune, even though it had not been discovered by the time Copernicus died. Also, there's a Renaissance-era city in the bottom righthand corner.

And, last but certainly not least, my modern-day scientist, resplendent in lab coat and sneakers. The equations on the chalk board describe angular momentum, the entropy of certain gases in a closed system, orbital mechanics, and AM radio.

And, just for kicks, here's my modern-day scientist with dignified, yet premature gray streaks at the temples, and sans the date (ie.: Carlos from Welcome to Night Vale). 

Here's a link to my post on tumblr, 

and another for Carlos' picture only. 

The Night Vale Daily Journal : Imagination Editions!

Here are two of Night Vale's imagination editions I made-- one for Cecil and one for Carlos. Click in the boxes below and you can zoom in to read the articles. :) link to tumblr post here.

Supernatural | Only the Good Die Young

Here's another video, this one's a Supernatural video (seasons 1-9) set to "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel.

Welcome to Night Vale

My largest and most extravagant piece this semester, "Welcome to Night Vale" is a map of said town. Night Vale is a town in the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale," and because it's entirely an audio series, the listener is free to come up with their own interpretation of the locations in the town based on the vocal descriptions, which is what I did.

I won't lie; this thing took forever. It's pen on tagboard and is several feet tall. I designed the entire town and the border as well, which I made using a handmade stencil. 

Starting on the top we have the Night Vale Community Radio Station. On the left is the Glow Cloud, and on the right is a helicopter (what color? we will never know), a pyramid (probably the one that spouted off all that philosophical stuff), a "To Desert Bluffs" sign, and an old oak door to a desert otherworld :(  . Moving down the lefthand side, we have the post office, Tourniquet, the Whispering Forest, the dog park, Mission Grove Park, Carlos' lab, the Arby's (complete with lights, sign, parking lot, and an Erica), Telly's barber shop, the Public Library (outside which is Tamika Flynn and her army of teenage rebels) and the Museum of Forbidden Technology. Moving down from the right side is City Hall, Big Rico's (complete with Wheat & Wheat By-Products Speakeasy and hooded figure), the Night Vale Harbor and Waterfront Recreation Area, the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex, Radon Canyon (the view is literally breathtaking!), the Moonlite All Nite Diner, and Dark Owl Records.

Here's a zoomable version, also available here.

Here're some close-ups!

              

  

Night Vale Jack-O-Lantern

For Halloween this year I decided to go with a Night Vale theme, Night Vale being my latest obsession interest. Night Vale is a podcast in the form of a radio broadcast, so I carved the pumpkin and then painted on the radio station (Night Vale Community Radio).