The Mission

These posters were designed to promote the "Divine Providence" exhibit at The WaterFire Arts Center. Having been to previous exhibitions of this series myself, I found that Umberto Crenca’s works generate a different impression when seen in mass. To help convey that experience in the first poster, rather than showing one piece selected from the very many, I chose to show 9 paintings. This basic design was adapted for use in RIPTA bus shelters, showing a different painting at each of 10 locations around the city.

About the Client

Umberto Crenca is an extremely prolific painter of fine art, as well as being a performance artist, sculptor, and musician. The “Divine Providence” series has been exhibited in the past, but this is the largest show to date by far, featuring over 200 works.

The Mission

This 13" x 19" poster was designed to promote the debut performance of The Gillen Street Ensemble – a group of performers focused on responsive improvisational music.

About the Client

The Gillen Streen Ensemble is an experimental, avant-garde musical troup focusing on improvisational music, with each performer listening and responding to what the other performers in the ensemble might be doing at the moment. The music is free to go wherever the artists are inspired to direct it.

The Mission

Umberto had compiled a series of over 200 paintings of Providence. With these works garnering great success, he wanted to produce a set of books, showing 100 paintings in each, in the order that they were created. The cover features an embossed logo of his initials. Large, accurate color images of the paintings fill the inside, and an index of all the pieces closes out the works section of each book. The book set is contained in a black box with his initials on the front and back in charcoal gray. This painting series is ongoing.

About the Client

Umberto Crenca is an accomplished painter of fine art, performance artist, sculptor, and musician. His work has shown in RI, CT, and Italy, and that was before he founded AS220 in 1985 where he served as Artistic Director until his retirement in 2015. His work appears in the permanent collections of Rhode Island School of Design and Newport Art Museums, as well as in numerous private collections in the US and abroad.

The Mission

Champion Design Group wanted a professional presentation kit for marketing their Charity Boost program. Having done a few of these over the years, I suggested a folder design that has a slightly smaller footprint so it would fit in a file cabinet without binding against the frame, and that has a tab along the right edge to identify the company when it is horizontal in the drawer. Inside are 5 tiered inserts detailing the program.

About the Client

Charity Boost was designed to help Nonprofit organizations by providing high-quality, unique framed art - ranging from Hollywood, historical, music, sports, automotive art and more - for use in charity auctions and fundraisers. Since you purchase only what you sell, every one of these pieces is risk-free. To date they have helped over 75,000 nonprofit auctions across North America.

The Mission

When I relocated I felt the need to make a splash. I tore up a bunch of the moving boxes into small rectangles and had a rubber stamp made up to imprint the text on each of them. These were wrapped in bubble pack and mailed with my new location on the back.

The Mission

I was asked to produce an arresting print ad in black & white, and to try to capture some of the drama that this artist presents in his performances.

About the Client

Monocular Man is a solo, dramatic, coming-of-age performance presented with comedy, tragedy, and great story-telling. It deals with instances of facing one's deepest fears - and surviving.

The Mission

This full-page ad promotes Kendell Seafoods' sustainable harvest of high quality Chilean Sea Bass. It ran in a trade publication and needed to present them properly as a provider of high-end, gourmet, sustainable seabass.

About the Client

Kendell Seafood is a purveyor of certified sustainable Chilean Sea Bass.

The Mission

This is one of a series of online ads announcing performances by the band The Noyz. The same theme is shared in printed posters that are hung in the club. The theme used in the promotion changes with every show.

About the Client

The Noyz is a rock band that plays in RI and Southeastern MA.

The Mission

This is the second book cover I have designed for Dr. Tim Warren, with his first being "Lessons from Everest: 7 Steps to the Top of Your World". "Feet, Fork, & Fun" is a guide to better fitness and nutrition and uses mountain metaphors and a good deal of humor to share some of his life lessons on overall fitness and conditioning.

About the Client

Dr. Tim Warren is a Chiropractor, a motivational speaker, author, and he is the first Rhode Islander to summit Mt. Everest.

The Mission

Every performance by the band The Noyz involves a Facebook promotion and printed posters that are hung at the venue prior to the show. The images usually feature a photo that calls for some creative digital editing, animating the band members in a wide variety of contexts.

About the Client

The Noyz is a rock band that plays in RI and Southeastern MA.

The Mission

This real estate development's promotional package was to include home design specification sheets, a site map, a general specification sheet, and a pocket folder to contain it all. The look included visual elements from the site. Canada geese, cattails, and other natural elements were peppered throughout the materials to convey the sense of quiet, peaceful living that this development offered.

About the Client

Berkeley Commons is a quiet condominium village encompassed in lush landscaping and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks. This charming community offers stately 2-bedroom townhomes with garages, cozy front porches, dual master suites, and fully applianced kitchens.