Micron Hero - Sketchbook Life

Two Scout Book Spreads

jakehollomon — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:04 +0000

My first letterpressed wedding invite.

jakehollomon — Sat, 04 May 2013 03:58:32 +0000

I don’t design many wedding invites, but I’ll make an exception for family and friends. The one stipulation I have is that the money is put into the production value of the invites. Letterpress is a traditional and very elegant way to go. I’ve wanted to work with letterpress for a while now. Up until this point the opportunity hadn’t presented itself.

I try to design for the medium that the end product will be executed in. I’m really working to reign in my tendency to overwork a piece, adding in detail after detail. I’m very happy with how they turned out, due to the phenomenal craftsmanship of Keegan and Katy at KEEGANMEEGAN & CO. press.

Photo Safari – Portland in Springtime

jakehollomon — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:43:58 +0000

This past Sunday I felt the urge to stretch my legs. One tends to get cooped up over the Winter here in Portland. Spring offers a chance to shake off the cabin fever and inject some much needed color into our lives. I took my camera out with my favorite lenze – a cheap Canon 50mm starter. It has a very small focal point and a wide aperture. This allows it to capture a small area in high detail, while the rest of the image fades into a dreamy world of saturation and soft focus.

It’s nice to see things with fresh eyes every once in awhile. Now bring on the allergies!

Modern Living Pt. 2

jakehollomon — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:16:27 +0000

I don’t believe I’ve posted this on here yet. It was originally intended as a desktop wallpaper, but it didn’t feel like it was suiting that purpose well enough so I gave the drawing to a friend. Coming back to it over a year later and I find I rather like it.

Bits and Bobs

jakehollomon — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:05:53 +0000

Still making my marks…

jakehollomon — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:48:11 +0000

Still Drawing in 2013

jakehollomon — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:42:18 +0000

Five Sketchbook Pages from Winter Break

jakehollomon — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:00:01 +0000

The End of the World

jakehollomon — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:50:47 +0000

It’s been quite a while since I’ve shown anything in a gallery. For the last few years I’ve been content to work my design job during the day and draw in my sketchbook on my own time. This month that all changes as I have this piece in Pony Club Gallery’s December show, themed around the end of the world as we know it. As a kid I spent endless hours drawing all manner of secret forts and dream hideouts. This is a continuation of those drawings that I did as a kid, except now my abilities have progressed a bit (I hope). The concept is simple: When the shit hits the fan, build a tree fort.

The rough drawing that I used to plan the piece. I concepted it out in my head while sitting in the dentist’s chair.

My initial concept sketch. It could’ve turned into something nice, but I felt that the subject matter was a little predictable.

The End of the World show will be up at Pony Club through the month of December. Come down tonight for the opening reception!

A Study in ‘I’

jakehollomon — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:45:05 +0000