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Wedding Flowers

On October 1st of 2022 , Hannah and Alex got married.

And because they are both community builders and amassed countless friends and fans over the years, everyone knew it was going to be a superproduction!

Featuring the creme de la creme of local artisans, craftspeople, Dj’s and Mc’s and all kinds of beautiful people, the event was curated with effortless cool and was promising to be a night to be remembered.

I almost fell off my chair when they asked me to make the centerpieces !

I always love a challenge, and this one was an opportunity to learn new techniques and work more efficiently to knock it out of the park and of course honor my two dear friends.

In total, and with the help of my friend Maddy H., we made 650 paper elements, arranged in lovely bouquets for 32 tables!

These wonderful photos were taken by Sarah from Glitterguts Chicago. Sarah is the one person capable of catching the moment in the most minute details, with an eye for the most memorable facial expressions! So even if you were at the event, you can revisit it, see all that you missed and discover an entirely new party.

Pet portrait : Kirby

Each year, my dear friend and comic artist Alex Nall asks a friend to make a portrait of his Mom’s dog Kirby. How thoughtful!

In 2020, that was my turn. It was really fun to make, and for the first time I experimented a bit with gouache to add a little texture to the paper before cutting it.

On the other photos you can check out other iterations of Kirbys by Mike Freiheit and Mike Centeno. Click on the pictures to get to their websites.

THis was a very fun project and I can’t wait to see a full wall of Kirbys in a couple years!

Saint Deux Octobre

An altar for the Spirit of Saint Deux Octobre, to celebrate friendship and good conversations.

Errratum : Building Zone

Digital Drawing for the french publication Journal Errratum in the summer issue of 2020 : Building Zone, along with great artists .

Window display-la Hune

Each year, French publishers celebrate the Rentrée Littéraire, where hundreds of new books are released.

Window display for the parisian bookstore La Hune in september 2013.

Jouer à Débattre

Production : Fact Studio

Landscapes created for Jouer à Débattre, a project created by L’Arbre des Connaissances.

Through roleplay, teenagers are encouraged to form opinions and engage in constructive debates on complex topics, such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence, transhumanism.

https://jeudebat.com/jeux/biologie-de-synthese/

Playtime Paris

2015 BREAKING THE RULES - Playtime Paris

In January 2015, I was invited to design one of the three trendspaces for PLAYTIME Paris, the Children fashion and design tradeshow.

Every year a new topic is assigned to several artists for the show’s trendspaces.

« Breaking the rules » was my theme.

inspired from street art, graffitis and neon color fashion from the nineties.

props : Chicago-style wedding

In 2016 I had just arrived in Chicago and got married. Little did I know that a couple months later, I’d be making some really fun props with GlitterGuts for another wedding, featuring items of my new culture : hot dogs (NO ketchup!!!), pizza (deep dish), the Chicago Hawks meeting the opponent : the emblem of the Detroit Red Wings, but also a gavel, a Wonder Woman tiara, a light saber…

All the props you need for a real “Chicago v.s Detroit” indian wedding : a true american wedding!

all rights reserved @glitterguts

Paon du Jour

photoshoot for a jewelry blog, showcasing “Paon du Jour” from maison De Grace.

Photography : Nicolas Mingalon.

Grace Jane Projects - Group show

Group show in Bridgeport, during the dead of winter-pandemic of 2020, early 2021. Featuring the works of Sidnie Jimenez, Ish Muhammad, Lindsey Claire Newman, Nick Merlock Jackson.

Curated by the wonderful Anna at Grace Jane Gallery

Pet portrait : Kira

A shadowbox in memory of a sweet soul named Kira, accompanied by Francis the Pig in the afterlife.

Alein The Alien

Pont Saint Esprit

Polyhedrons

Inspired by the funny fungi on tree trunks, lichen on rocks and mold found in the month-old yogurt in my fridge, I played around the patterns of growth on a clean-cut volume such as the Icosahedron, and later on some hand-made polyhedrons.

Zombie Portraits

Little 5x7” three dimensional zombie portraits in paper.

Postcards

A few of the postcards made in 2020 during lockdown.

Isolation!

zine distributed with free meal from the Cards against humanity cafe.

Edited and directed by Kevin Budnik and Alex Nall

the vault : random, personal work

Pont Saint Esprit

Illustration for the second issue of the magazine [SIC].

Inspired by "the cursed bread", a special interest story: In 1951, a mass food poisoning occured in the village of Pont Saint Esprit, causing seven deaths and the internment of fifty villagers. After multiple theories were evoked, it was discovered that the poisonning was caused by the use of rye flour infected by fungus.

Colored pencil on paper, 50 × 65 cm, 2014

voeux 2017

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Wedding Flowers

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Pet portrait : Kirby

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Saint Deux Octobre

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Errratum : Building Zone

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Window display-la Hune

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Jouer à Débattre

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Playtime Paris

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props : Chicago-style wedding

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Paon du Jour

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Grace Jane Projects - Group show

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Pet portrait : Kira

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Alein The Alien

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Pont Saint Esprit

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Polyhedrons

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Zombie Portraits

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Postcards

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Isolation!

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the vault : random, personal work

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voeux 2017

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