Sam Island

Illustrator

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Myanmar’s military junta is distorting foreign exchange rates to steal a third of exporters’ earnings. For @TheEconomist

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Modi’s election results are not so clear. For the @TheEconomist

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Dealing with burnout for @AARP

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Spot illustrations for a piece about growing a giant pumpkin and paddling it to victory in Tualatin’s Pumpkin Regatta. For @PoMoMagazine

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Second of three recent illustrations created for Toboggan Flats, a co-living apartment space repurposing vacant office buildings. Thanks to @wearequake1 !

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Personal work loosely based on the hotel I stayed at in San Francisco. While there I sketched out a few ideas about mysterious hotel experiences. Hope to finish a few more of them between client work when I can.

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Cover illustration for Naperville Magazine.

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Understanding phantom limb pain for @BrainandLifeMag

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One of three recent illustrations created for Toboggan Flats, a co-living apartment space repurposing vacant office buildings. Thanks to @wearequake1 for this one

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Perfect fit ❤️

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Cover illustration for @HoustoniaMag ‘s summer issue about the growing neighborhoods in the city.

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A few illustrations about finding your purpose in life for @AARP

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Another spread for @HoustoniaMag this one is about the history of the city.

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For @HoustoniaMag for a story about the city’s newest luxury properties competing for high-earning residents. This actually sits horizontally in the mag and you have to turn it sideways to view. I also did the cover and another spread in this issue that I’ll post later.

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Another client sketch that I finished, made a few adjustments from the original idea. I think this one wasn’t right for the original job but I couldn’t let it die.

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How I see empathy. Originally for a client, this sketch didn’t get picked but I liked it enough to finish it anyway.

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Hawaii may soon have America’s first official state gesture. Hawaiian legislators are due to vote on a bill that would make the shaka—the “hang loose” gesture—a state symbol. For @TheEconomist

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Solitude. From a tiny doodle in my sketchbook. I have no idea what this was originally drawn for. Probably an idea for a client that didn’t fit the story.

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Film critics curating a film festival for @milwaukeemag

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Recently did this spread and a few other spots for Renaissance Magazine about the things in life that drain our energy. I regret I didn’t illustrate Colin Robinson for the energy vampire spot I also did. Huge thanks to @JosiahGordon and @hamblywoolley