Ruby

Ruby finds that trying to escape the witch is as sticky as trying to escape her own shadow

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Storybook

Stand-alone stories

A Midsummer Night's Daydream
A Midsummer Night's Daydream

2017, watercolor, ink, and gouache on printmaking paper

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Plant a Thought, Reap an Action
Plant a Thought, Reap an Action

2025 watercolor and graphite on paper
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Metropolis
Metropolis

2022, acrylic, watercolor, and graphite on paper
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Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall !
Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall !

2023, watercolor and ink on paper
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Beware of (Ghost) Dogs
Beware of (Ghost) Dogs

2021, watercolor, gouache, and ink on print-making paper
Cailleach
Cailleach

2024, watercolor and graphite on paper

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Blue Planet
Blue Planet

2023, acrylic on primed canvas

Clann Lir
Clann Lir

2024, watercolor and graphite on paper
Mother
Mother

2022, acrylic on primed canvas
Sisters
Sisters

2020, watercolor and graphite on paper
Alee
Alee

2022, acrylic on primed canvas
Ruby's Atlas
Ruby's Atlas

2020, watercolor and ink on print-making paper
Swelter of Ghormenghast
Swelter of Ghormenghast

2012, watercolor and graphite on paper
Full Moon
Full Moon

2020, watercolor and ink on paper
Research
Research

2014, watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Miss Lavinia Lemon
Miss Lavinia Lemon

2010, watercolor and colored pencil on paper

collaboration with author Mariangela Sullivan
We're Doctors
We're Doctors

2018, watercolor and ink on paper
Lavinia at the Piano
Lavinia at the Piano

2010, watercolor and colored pencil on paper

collaboration with author Mariangela Sullivan
Life Boat
Life Boat

2022, watercolor and graphite on paper
Healer
Healer

2011, watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Telemachus and Hermes with Blue Bells
Telemachus and Hermes with Blue Bells

2019, watercolor and ink on paper
Nature Boy
Nature Boy

2012, oil pastel on paper
Foxy Tea
Foxy Tea

2022, watercolor and ink on paper
circus fairies
circus fairies

2019, watercolor and ink on paper
Emily the Elephant
Emily the Elephant

2014, watercolor and colored pencil on paper

collaboration with author

A Day Like Any Other

A collaboration with author Jamie Abelson

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Costume Renderings

Costume designs begin with text, research, and collaborative conversations. By the time I am ready to design the looks, the characters pretty much speak for themselves !

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Card Designs

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Ireland

Oil paint on primed canvas studies of Irish landscape and culture.

These were completed over a series of retreats I spent on the Béarra Peninsula in West Cork between 2022 - 2024

Liam Murphy at Work
Liam Murphy at Work
Bulls at Dareenataggart
Bulls at Dareenataggart
The Road to Dunboy
The Road to Dunboy
The Boys and their Mother
The Boys and their Mother
Swimmers at Garnish Pier
Swimmers at Garnish Pier
Béarra Just Before Midnight in Late June
Béarra Just Before Midnight in Late June
On Tallon Road
On Tallon Road
Béarra Dawn
Béarra Dawn

Costume Work

20,000 Leagues Under the Seas by Steve Pickering and David Kersnar
20,000 Leagues Under the Seas by Steve Pickering and David Kersnar

2019, Lookingglass Theatre Company
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Peter Pan and Wendy by Lauren Gunderson
Peter Pan and Wendy by Lauren Gunderson

2024, Kansas City Repertory Theatre
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Moby Dick adapted by David Catlin
Moby Dick adapted by David Catlin

2017, Lookingglass Theatre Company
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by David Catlin
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by David Catlin

2018, Lookingglass Theatre Company
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Little Shop of Horrors by H. Ashman and A. Menken
Little Shop of Horrors by H. Ashman and A. Menken

2023, Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Beautiful, The Carole King Musical by Douglas McGrath and Carole King
Beautiful, The Carole King Musical by Douglas McGrath and Carole King

2024, The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire

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Wake Up, Brother Bear!
Wake Up, Brother Bear!

2019, Chicago Childrens Theatre
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Chicago by Kander and Ebb
Chicago by Kander and Ebb

2017, Drury Lane Theatre

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Cat on A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Cat on A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

2018, Drury Lane Theatre
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Journey for the Sun by Frank Maugeri and Seth Bockley
Journey for the Sun by Frank Maugeri and Seth Bockley

2018, The Actors Gymnasium in Evanston
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (or something like it) adapted by David Catlin
A Midsummer Night's Dream (or something like it) adapted by David Catlin

2018, with the Alliance Theatre and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
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Go Dog Go adapted from the book by P.D. Eastman
Go Dog Go adapted from the book by P.D. Eastman

2017, Northwestern University
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Big Love by Charles Mee
Big Love by Charles Mee

2016, Northwestern University

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American Dead by Bruce Norris
American Dead by Bruce Norris

2014, Northwestern University

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Smokey Joe's Café by Leiber and Stoller
Smokey Joe's Café by Leiber and Stoller

2017, Drury Lane Theatre
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Hazel ! A Musical Maid in America
Hazel ! A Musical Maid in America

2016, Drury Lane Theatre
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Thou Proud Dream, an adaptation by Damian Krometis
Thou Proud Dream, an adaptation by Damian Krometis

2014, Northwestern University

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Paintings

River
River

2022, oil on primed canvas
Twin
Twin

2020, oil on primed canvas
Le Sirene
Le Sirene

2020, oil on primed canvas
Le Cheile
Le Cheile

2018, watercolor and graphite on paper
Maddonina
Maddonina

2020, acrylic on wood board

Drawings

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