From community organizing to institution building to nationwide networking, my long-term projects reflect a dedication to creating opportunities, making spaces, and connecting people. Click through to see what I’ve done in the past and continue to do today.
From 2015-2017, I criss-crossed North America visiting letterpress print shops. The only thing I brought with me was paper, ink, and the clothes on my back. The Itinerant Printer is the story of years on the road, the people I met along the way, and the prints that I made in their shops.
The Buffalo Small Press Book Fair was a regional two-day event that brought together booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) in a venue where they could share ideas, showcase their art, and peddle their wares. I conceived and executed it with friend Kevin Thurston, and it ran from 2007-2016.
As one of the earliest members of the Western New York Book Arts Center and Studio Director from 2008-2014, I helped establish a nationally-recognized non-profit dedicated to preserving the book arts through collaboration and innovation.
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The Interrobang‽ watch was designed in collaboration with Mr. Jones Watches in London in 2021. The minute hand is an exclamation mark and the hour hand is a question mark, and when they converge, they form the eponymous interrobang.
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The Rails apartment complex features a series of large-scale steel sculptures, murals, and photographs that pay subtle homage to railroad history in the city of Buffalo.
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Vintage Flats showcases dozens of one-of-a-kind artworks that merge patent drawings, maps, and schematics that reflect different elements of Buffalo’s manufacturing history. The print-based, dimensional sculptures blend a modern palette with antique imagery.