2023 to 2026 animation reel. Designed and animated by Lariat Creative. 2020 to 2023 animation show reel. 2015 to 2019 animation reel.

Municipal flag design for the city of Bellingham, Washington. I designed this flag in accordance with the principles of vexillology, which is the scientific...

My idea for a redesign of the Washington State flag. The current Washington State flag is the state seal with a green background. The seal was designed in 1889...

Motion and graphic design work for Children of the Setting Sun Productions.

The Nooksack River: Nature of Change is a short animated film by Lariat Creative for the Nature Conservancy of Washington State, detailing the history of the...

Illustration and merchandise design for the 2025 Timber! Outdoor Music Festival. Beer label for a special IPA from Stoup Brewing Bandana...

Branding for Inspire Oregon, a collaborative effort between the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon and the government of...

I animated my favorite story from my favorite musician, John Prine. Thanks to the folks at Oh Boy Records for uploading this to their social channels, helping it...

Branding project for The Den bar in Bellingham, WA.

Animated explainer video highlighting the budget for the City of Bellingham, WA government. Designed and animated by Lariat Creative and Harlow Shaw.

Rebrand for the POS software company Comic Shop Assistant

Rebranding project for the Mayor's office of Bellingham, Washington. The aim was to modernize the old seal while retaining its familiar components. I introduced...

Commissioned illustration for Seabear Smokehouse. Print available for sale here: Salmonscape Print

This is a true story told to me by my Uncle Pat. I recorded him and animated this hilarious teenage beer heist. The story was well received on the...

A series of illustrations set in Spokane, Washington for Trout Unlimited's Annual Event CX3. Mount Spokane State Park Spokane River Spokane Falls +...

Rebranding project for Alaska Gold Seafood and the Seafood Producers Co-Op. The Co-Op is the oldest fisherman's cooperative in the United States, boasting a...

Rebrand for WEASO the Washington Education Association Staff Organization. WEASO is a labor union that represents the roughly 160 employees who work for the...

Illustrated map of Washington state printed on a 22x22in bandana. The design features over a dozen of WA state's landmarks and symbols. It also doubles as a...

Here's a random collection of gif animations I created for videos and the web.

1889 is a series of Washington state themed banners I created with clothing designer Tannananika Munn for a gallery exhibition. The 4 banners paid tribute to 4...

Rebrand and merch designs for the beloved Antique Mall Pennylane Antique Mall. Business Cards Gift Certificate Enamel Pin Design Illustrated...

Poster design for one of my favorite bands The Deslondes

Artwork for the 2024 Timber! Outdoor Music Festival in Carnation, Washington. I designed the signature artwork and adapted it for merchandise and packaging...

Animated book trailer for Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's new book Berry Song. Written and illustrated by Michaela. See more of her work here:...

Illustration for the 2022 Bellingham SeaFeast.

Welcome sign designs for several neighborhoods in Bellingham, WA.

Logo design, merch and packaging for Artivem Mead Company, a Bellingham meadery. The "A" logo mark is inspired by the Willow Goldfinch, the state bird of...

Country Music Patches is a design series that combines my love of classic country with my obsession with embroidered patches. Originally started in 2019 for a...

My third poster design for That Devil Music Festival at the Lookout Arts Quarry.

Rebrand for Comics Place, Bellingham's oldest comic book shop.

Drawings of people. Elijah "Elf" Nelson of Black Breath Julianne Moore Jeff Bridges Steve Buscemi John Goodman Sam Elliot Danny...

Artwork and animation for Dryland's 10th Anniversary Show / Beer from Structures Brewing. Poster design for the live show. The crab made an appearance in...

Design for the Gallowglass album "Dear Ruin".

Album art for my heavy metal band Dryland. I ordered some unique merch featuring the main crab artwork:

Design and motion graphics for "In Community, By Community", a mini-documentary about criminal justice reform produced by the Seattle Seahawks and directed by Bryan...

Illustration and design for a curated Washington craft beer box from Beer Fridge. Animated characters for the landing page design.

60 years ago, my 15-year-old father accidentally enlisted aboard a Norwegian tanker ship. He thought he was signing up to be a passenger for a few weeks on a...

Dark Von Universe Edition New album design for Von Wildenhaus's Von Universe. The cover featured a collage of 9 images that were designed individually as...

Animated book trailer for Phoebe Wahl's new book "Little Witch Hazel". Written and illustrated by Phoebe. Original music composed by Peter Davison. Narrated by...

Poster design and animated ad for That Devil Music Festival

BEHOLD! The animated music video for "The Sound A Sword Adores" by Dryland. I illustrated and animated this video throughout the course of 2020. Big thanks...

Logo design and branding for J's Kitchen Puerto Rican Restaurant. Project includes menu, business card, signage and web design. The color palette and mascot were...

Animated video about climate change related flooding in the Skagit Valley of Washington State. Narrated by Dr. Alan Hamlet, professor in the Department of Civil...

Logo design for the 20th anniversary of outdoor brand EVO. This was crafted via We Are Unicorns agency. Early design explorations

Illustration for the Wild Buffalo's 2021 Covid Relief Fundraiser. This design was printed on clothing that helped raise thousands of dollars for the live music...

Logo design and branding for Analog Hard Cider.

Poster design for celtic folk group Gallowglass.

Rebranding project for Mindport Exhibits. Artwork for the Mindport exhibition "Dream House: dwelling in fantasy". It explores housing insecurity from the...

Poster design for the Seattle Seahawks. This was an official game day poster for their matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The design was screen...

Graphic design and motion graphics for a project for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Washington State has 8 Aquatic Reserves along the...

This is a book trailer I animated for the children's book "Alaska is for the Birds". I digitally animated the original linocut block prints using layered...

Rebrand for TangleTown Public House, a classic North Seattle Brew Pub. "TangleTown" is the nickname for the Meridian neighborhood of Seattle. This logo aims to...

Illustration and design for a Metal / Burlesque event at the Lookout Arts Quarry, one of the funnest/ weirdest places in the Northwest.

I got to design the poster for a John Prine tribute show in my hometown of Bellingham, WA. I also got to perform a set at this sold-out celebration of Prine's...

This is an animated explainer video I created for CellPort Software Design, illustration and animation by me. Art direction by Micah Ellis and Jon Wise via...

Double show poster for What's Up! Magazine's 2023 goodbye show weekend. I designed a little tattoo on the tiger for every band playing that weekend. I was lucky...

Design, illustration, animation and audio editing for this commercial for Cascade Natural Gas. This project was a collaboration between myself and Veritas Media in...

Logo design and branding for Cascadia Bicycle Tours. Here are a handful of design explorations leading up to the final mark.

Art direction and design for my heavy metal band Dryland's "Dances With Waves" EP. Cover image features a15x15 inch oil on wood painting by Logan McQuaig. Band...

Animated videos for Amara Adoption Services explaining the Inclusive Family Support Model as well as the Family Connections Program.

Rebrand for Rock Therapeutic Services

Illustrated map of the many breweries of Bellingham for the brand Beer Fridge.

Whatcom County pride graphic for the office of the executive. I worked closely with county executive Satpal Siduh to bring this image to life. I am particularly...

Layout and design for Von WIldenhaus's "Everything In Flower" album. The front at back feature acrylic paintings by Matthew F. Fisher. Lettering by...

This is an animated piece I created for Western Washington University for an online event titled "Paint B'ham Blue for WWU". This video stars Victor E....

Frame by frame bird animations just for fun.

I am designing a series of Pacific Northwest landmarks. All will be available as stickers here: NW Corner Goods Store

Logo design project for Zumiez "Stand Up" national voter registration campaign. The design was unveiled at the annual 100k event. The logo was later altered by...

Illustration for Elizabeth Station's annual dark beer sale. The first pass of the artwork was considerable more satanic

Rebrand for Pico MES

Animated chunk of John Prine's song "Summer's End." John is my favorite songwriter of all time and this little cartoon is a thank you for all the incredible...

Single artwork for the single "The Mark" by the band Cat Positive.

Animated explainer video for VAuto. I collaborated on this video with Ron Rabideau of Congruent Story out of Syracuse, New York.

I illustrated and animated a handful of country music breakfast foods for an event in Boise, Idaho. The show was set to take place at the Olympic Venue during the...

Commissioned illustrations for the Waylon Jennings and Johnny Paycheck official merch catalogues. This bandana is available for the Waylon shop...

Logo design and branding for Walla Trails & Community.

A cocktail menu designed for Cap Hansen's Bar. The main "Night Owl" character is getting more and more loaded as the pages progress.

Custom Seattle scene designed for the fine folks at Do206. They partnered with Carter Subaru for this one-of-a-kind vehicle wrap.

Logo design for The Orion. The Orion is a cocktail lounge whose brand and interior design are inspired by art deco era celestial imagery.

A humorous flag I designed for the Seattle Strangers 2019 flag contest. I submitted this flag under the alias "Chet Clapper" with this short...

Rebranding project for the Bellingham business Redlight. New ownership and a shift in direction called for a fresh brand update for the beloved cocktail lounge....

Illustration of Dennis Hopper's villainous character from Waterworld. details Sticker!

Logo design for the promotional music company Milk & Honey. Below are examples of the symbol, word mark and combination mark designs.

Geometric type design for the fine folks at Intellitonic, a Bellingham-based digital marketing agency specializing in seo, ppc and social media.

Custom illustration for Judge David Freeman, a Whatcom County Superior Court Judge. This illustration is being used on a postcard mailer for his re-election...

Rebrand for the live music venue the Wild Buffalo. Originally a jazz and funk bar, the venue changed ownership and shifted its focus to hip hop and dance music....

Triangular boat flag I was commissioned to design for the Bellingham Yacht Club.

Animated lyric video for the Timothy Robert Graham song "In The Morning".

I designed a flag for planet Earth. This design was for the One Flag Project, an international free contest with the purpose of creating a flag representing...

Logo design and branding for Starry Eyed Society, a new project of artist Ciara Sana Clark. Logo will be featured in upcoming products like Ciara's illustrated...

Dual rebrand for NW Recruiting Partners and their sister company Seattle Financial Staffing.

Branding for Helios Energy Services, a company that maintains and restores solar panels.

Logo design, branding and web design for the art gallery + clothing line Novato. Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck with...

Illustration and design for a weekend of shows for indie rock band Smokey Brights in Seattle, Washington.

A flag I designed for the City of Walla Walla, Washington for their flag design contest The symbolism of the flag is as follows:1. The large blue field is...

Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) rocking his Bellingham bandana in my driveway. I illustrated my first bandana design which was screen printed in 4 colors by Iron...

Design and branding for Barcode Resourcing.

Art Deco inspired poster design for the 1995 box office flop Waterworld. This piece was for a group art show of redesigned Sc-Fi posters. The imagery and style...

"Racket Ginger" is an ornate vintage serif font. The letterforms were inspired by the sign of a 1904 Bellingham discount store and a 19th century ad for ginger...

Design and branding for Hollie Huthman's 2019 Bellingham City Council campaign. Hollie is my friend, former boss, and current bassist in my heavy metal band. She...

In April of 2018 I was contacted by the City of Olympia government to help redesign their municipal flag. I submitted this design along with a few other options...

2019 Martin Luther King Day poster design for the City of Bellingham.

New logo design for Seattle rockers All the Real Girls. Creative direction and design for their new album "Movie Star Handsome". Cover illustration by...

Logo design for Compass Barber Shop in Missoula, Montana. Check them out! Compass Barber Shop

Poster design for the 2016 Record Store Day Print available here: Lariat Shop 6-layer, 18x24 screen print hard copy on display at Avalon Records....

3 poster designs for the last 3 Shakedown Pinball Tournaments. 2016 2015 Print available here: Lariat Shop 2014

Many faces of a logo design that never made it to the light of day. Don't buy beer from Flying Lion Brewing.

This conceptual redesign of the American flag is inspired by Katharine Lee Bates' 1893 poem Pike's Peak, which later became the popular anthem America the...

This emblem features elements of the Bellingham City flag that are bordered by a circular color palette. The colors are taken directly from the 8-color version of...

Digital illustration of Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth for What's Up Magazine. Also got to layout the cover design.

Logo design, slide animation and poster design for the Pickford Cinema's cult film series.

2012 design for Father John Misty. Print available here: Lariat Shop

A bunch of stuff for the indie-rock artist Cumulus, aka Alexandra Niedzialkowski. Includes logo design, vinyl label, digital single artwork and merch...

The sequel to the famed Peruvian Bear Fucker.

A little ad I designed for Bellingham's favorite drop shot (The Peruvian Bear Fucker) invented at Cap Hansen's. The graphic was so popular that it made its way...

My design for a new municipal flag for the city of Seattle, Washington. I've named this design "The Emerald Isthmus" based on Seattle's nickname and geographic...

Animated ad for King Solomon's Reef in Olympia, WA.

Poster design for an annual burlesque show in Sitka, Alaska. This design was a pro bono project as the show donates all proceeds to the SAFV women's shelter and...