Books
P is for Possum
A highly subjective, not at all comprehensive, alphabetical celebration of the Old Forest in Memphis, Tennessee. It's an ABC sketchbook of the flora and fauna of the forest, based on my daily dog walk sketches. The bright colors and ABC format will appeal to children (and I hope some families will use it as a scavenger hunt when they walk there), but I really aimed this book at everyone who enjoys forests, sketchbooks, and nature. I grew up loving The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady in my middle school years. This book is my modern take on that appreciation and observation of one special place over many seasons. I've illustrated for other people, but this is my first book of my own. You can order it here.
A highly subjective, not at all comprehensive, alphabetical celebration of the Old Forest in Memphis, Tennessee. It's an ABC sketchbook of the flora and fauna of the forest, based on my daily dog walk sketches. The bright colors and ABC format will appeal to children (and I hope some families will use it as a scavenger hunt when they walk there), but I really aimed this book at everyone who enjoys forests, sketchbooks, and nature. I grew up loving The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady in my middle school years. This book is my modern take on that appreciation and observation of one special place over many seasons. I've illustrated for other people, but this is my first book of my own. You can order it here.
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Here is a radio interview I did on WKNO fm about the book if you'd like to hear the inspiration and back story.
Hints of Gladness
The catalog of my block print show at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in 2022. It has full color plates of all 21 prints, details of a number of them, and field notes about each piece. Julie Pierotti the curator at Dixon Gallery and Gardens kindly wrote a forward, and Mattie Codling, curator at WAMA, wrote the introduction. It's a good record of my most recent printmaking, a show I was very proud of. You can order a copy here.
The catalog of my block print show at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in 2022. It has full color plates of all 21 prints, details of a number of them, and field notes about each piece. Julie Pierotti the curator at Dixon Gallery and Gardens kindly wrote a forward, and Mattie Codling, curator at WAMA, wrote the introduction. It's a good record of my most recent printmaking, a show I was very proud of. You can order a copy here.
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Book of Common Worship, Westminster John Knox Press, 2018
I did 16 linoleum block prints and a number of gesture drawings to illustrate the latest Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church, USA. This edition will be in use for the next 25 to 30 years. I did landscapes for each section (a waterfall for baptism, a sunset over water for funerals, etc.) since WJK Press wanted this edition to be more art focused than it ever had been, using more than small and basic symbols. These are a few of the prints included in the book. Click here to order the full volume. There are also smaller lay and clergy prayer versions available with fewer illustrations.
I did 16 linoleum block prints and a number of gesture drawings to illustrate the latest Book of Common Worship for the Presbyterian Church, USA. This edition will be in use for the next 25 to 30 years. I did landscapes for each section (a waterfall for baptism, a sunset over water for funerals, etc.) since WJK Press wanted this edition to be more art focused than it ever had been, using more than small and basic symbols. These are a few of the prints included in the book. Click here to order the full volume. There are also smaller lay and clergy prayer versions available with fewer illustrations.
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Graphic Essays
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Memoir of a House
is in the Summer 2023 edition of Oxford American. It's the story of my house that was bought by my grandparents in 1940, the story of the park nearby, and how the park saved my neighborhood.
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The Story of the Greensward
in Memphis Magazine in 2021. It is about a later effort to save the park. The city is forever trying to pave over it. 
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Mid Century Crime Fiction
I did a fun project of illustrating five vintage crime books for Chalk Line Press. They were simple line drawings for a small publisher, and it was fun to read a text and imagine the visually rich parts made the best pictures. Each book has ten line drawings included.
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Other Illustrations
Here is a selection of illustrations I've done for various people and publications.
CD cover for Andy Cohen and Joe LaRose, 2018.
Cover for The Memphis News, 2016.
The Memphis Farmers Market for the Memphis Daily News, 2017.
Menu illustrations for the Blue Pig Tavern, Cape May, NJ, 2015.
Sketches from the set of The Winding Brook, short film, 2017.
Exhibition poster for Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 2015.
Illustration for The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, text by Michael Gravois (unpublished), 2013.
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The Mighty Souls Brass Band for The Memphis Daily News, 2016.
The Levitt Shell for the Memphis Daily News, 2016.
Illustrations for Concierge Magazine and Cape Resorts, Cape May, NJ, 2014-2015.
Poster image for a conference, First Presbyterian Church of Holley, NY, 2014.
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Liturgical Illustrations
I do a fair amount of work for churches and for Westminster John Knox Press, and these feel like a different category, so I've given them their own space.
Liturgical illustrations for Call to Worship, 2013.
Series of Exodus for Memphis Theological Seminary, 2017.
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Bulletin illustrations for First Presbyterian Church of Holley, NY.
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Church building illustration for First Presbyterian Church of Holley, NY.
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