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All in all, it was a success! I was able to show off draft copies of my book, A Little Snog, and the support I had from friends and family was great. I was actually surprised at how many showed up to see me. Advice for future graduates who happen to read this, make sure your reel includes only original works that belong to you... I wasn't job-shopping at portfolio show and really had been focusing on my book for the last 2 quarters, so getting a good reel together didn't quit

I'm prepping and organizing all the things I'll be bringing tomorrow. The air is definitely full of a strange mix of nervous butterflies and excited determination. Honestly, I still haven't prepped a reel of any sort. I've got so much printed materials I plan on bringing, it's really an afterthought. I'm about to pull some of my better pieces, video and still, and make a compilation to have on a loop. I had big plans for a reel, but getting the draft books and stickers and re

Alright, Graduating Senior Portfolio Show is one short week away. It will be in the lobby area of the Art Institute of Houston, located at 4140 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77027. Prospective employer hours are 10:00AM - 11:00AM and is open to all friends and family from 11:00AM - 1:00PM, Thursday, September 22nd. I'll have several portfolios of schoolwork and projects to display, as well as a reel with my better animation projects. I will also have several draft copies of my b

I just got back from ECC and it was fantastic! I'm extremely fortunate in representing my company in the 3 year program known as the Future Leader group; which is essentially composed of the best and brightest of the oil and gas industry's up and coming leaders. This was my second year in the program and it was an utter privilege. If you look at my twitter feed for all of last week, you will see that I was live tweeting most of the event. It was tiresome, but well worth it. T

World Art Drop day caught me by surprise, as I was up at 4AM traveling from Houston to Palm Desert, but I had planned on doing some painting on the plane anyway. I had a connection in San Francisco, and it dawned on me that I could leave a painting in each airport I would be visiting. With Pokemon Go still being quite popular, the original Eevee evolution trio is what immediately came to mind. I left a Jolteon in Houston, a Vaporeon in San Francisco and finally a Flareon in t