Esperanza was designed in 2022 for the Athens Cultural Center, in the Hudson Valley village of Athens, New York. The design was inspired by the lettering stamped into salt-glazed stoneware manufactured there throughout the 19th century at the Athens Pottery Works by Nathan Clark Senior and his partners and descendants. The type echoes the sturdy late transitional English types of William Martin and Richard Austin which would have been predominantly used in the former colony.
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Welcome to America!

Exhibition poster design and custom lettering for: Do you know where the children are? dykwtca artists Mary Ellen Carroll and Lucas Michael sent out a call to action in solidarity with the children detained at the US border. In response, over 100 leading visual artists produced and donated works of art, creating a material history with the children’s testimonies. The sale of the artworks benefitted organizations that advocate for the rights and well-being of these children and foundations provided matching support.
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