Concept Design Case Studies

Naga: sculpture installation in golden gate park, san francisco

What started as a few concept sketches outside a boba shop with lead artist, CJay Roughgarden, transformed into years of artistic partnership, explorative concept imagery and graphics, and ultimately, a 100’ steel sea serpent sculpture currently on display in Golden Gate Park. Check out how my concepts compare to the final sculpture via the link below.

elektra: dragon art car

Engineered Artworks wanted to build an art car in the the shape of a dragon but initially weren’t sure what they wanted it to look like. For their clients and their crew, I created several positional concept sketches within weight and height constraints, and suggested a viewing/driving dome over the heart, from which LEDs might pulse upward as the vehicle blew fire. Check out how my concepts compare to the final sculpture via the link below.

cirque du soleil: concept and character design

Screen writer Nicole Perlman reached out to request supplemental artwork which might feel like a “tone poem” to support her pitch. She told me Cirque loved it and said, “Lush! Over-the-top! Very Cirque!”

*Additional concepts for Nicole available as the are released to the public.