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Golf: A Sport of Nature + Design
Golf offers a wonderful blend of natural and man-made beauty. The landscape is shaped and manicured to provide unique challenges to players, and equipment is designed as solutions to our efforts.
The Drive, 2016
Colored PencilMy tee shot on the first hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club to lead off a match senior year of high school.
Putter, 2016
Permanent Ink
This precision milled Scotty Cameron putter is an elegant tool that has instilled confidence in my game since 2015.
Irons, 2017
Graphite Pencil
These forged Titleist irons reflect how club selection is an integral aspect of the mental game.
Firestone #3, 2015
Watercolor
The third hole at Firestone Country Club’s South Course, home of PGA Tour events until 2018, is one of the most picturesque locations on site.
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Visualizing Lyricism
Music is art for the ears. After all, musicians are often referred to as artists. Thier lyrics and melodies overlay to produce concise, yet poweful, stories. Those stories sonically envoke specific feelings based on their vibration and subject matter. When an artist strings together songs into an album-long narrative, people can dive into their world. This potent experience can seem nearly tangible, but it is always atmospheric. The following projects serve as visual representations of musicians and their associated feelings and narratives.
Jermaine Cole, 2017
Colored Pencil
J. Cole raps about adolescense, fame, and maturity across his first four albums. This project encorporates elements of his second, third, and fourth albums to create a panoramic album cover. His second album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, serves as a reflection and timeline of his life from birth to present day. As he sits on the roof of his childhood home, the artist ponders his past, represented by yellow bars from his second album cover, and looks forward to his growth and wisdom, represented by ripped paper strips from his fourth album cover.
Matty Healy of The 1975, 2016
Colored Pencil with Acrylic Paint
The band The 1975 has a vertical rectangle as their symbol. Their first two album covers are identical, except the first is colorless and the second is pink. This project symbolizes a Change of Heart that opened the lead singer’s mind to the colors of life after his identity had been black and white most of his life. He is bound, yet lifted, by the rectangles (his band) while he tells his story.
Frayed paper edges symbolize Vance Joy’s raw and timeless lyricism. His pensive portrait fades into view. Representing hair, his stream of consciousness can be read in the form of song titles and lyrics. Poetic and thought provoking words hint at what the artist may be thinking of while appearing so stoic.
Sam Smith, 2018
Colored Pencil with Watercolor
Sam Smith sings with their soul on their sleeve. Thier eyes alone begin to indicate what they might be going through. This project is reminiscent of the complexity and vibrance of their thoughts and feelings. Some of their most powerful lyrics serve as a backdrop to the light being shed on their current state of being.
