Explorations, experiments and collaborations from the DeBord family studio.
Stone Rings
2015 CROP Walk T-shirt
Ruth Bunny Ginsburg
In honor of Women's History Month, I present Ruth Bunny Ginsburg! Happy Birthday Justice Ginsburg.
Narwhal
A narwhal for Theodore's birthday.
Drink the Moon
Galaxy Family Travellers
This project began as a personal experiment in 3D and ended up including video, compositing, and an impromptu family photo shoot. The rigors of space travel require diligent preparation. Our bodies must be strong. Our minds prepared for every obstacle. Our...
Splat Print
Baby sling and bib for Chris and Tereza.
Chicken Portraits
Watercolor illustrations of Papoo and Chalmers.
Illustration
CROP T-shirt Design
Not to be confused with a cropped T-shirt. I've just finished designing and printing shirts for the Little Traverse CROP Hunger Walk coming up this June.
Tilt Beam / Rechargable Wood Light
Tilt Beam is a solid block of white oak turned into a solar rechargeable light. A sunny day charges a super capacitor that never needs to be replaced…at least, probably not in your lifetime. Tilting the block over turns an LED light on. Tilt it back up to turn it off....
Personalized Laser Etched Cheese Boards
Before spoon butter was rubbed into the wood. After spoon butter was applied.
Toothpaste BEAM Pummer
I used the cap of a toothpaste bottle on the bottom of my pummer as a stand. This pummer has two LEDs that charge during the day and pulse into the night. The circuit uses a 2.5 volt 10 Farad super capacitor for power, which should have a longer lifespan than a...
Block Print T-Shirt
I have started making some things out of all the cloth I've been printing as demonstrations for classes I teach at the Ann Arbor Art Center. The prints have been made using soft rubber blocks and stamped with Versacraft ink. The fish are printed in a half drop...
Exhibition and New Work
I'm excited to be showing some new work in the upcoming faculty exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center. The exhibition titled Forward Tension will introduce my newest and in progress work Part as well as select pieces from The Ministries of Sustenance series. The...