Art & Design Faculty Work

The drive to create. The will to do.

See the artwork created by the talented faculty of the Department of Art & Design. 

Louise Bodenheimer

Graphic Design/Illustration

  • Illustration of an elongated seashell.
  • Poster for the 37th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. Includes illustrations of a pumpkin, fish, and butterfly.
  • Colorful advertisement for the department's welcome back showcase
  • Abstract design that includes images of a fish, seashell, and a dreamcatcher
  • Inspirational poster design with the quote “if a story is in you it has to come out” by William Faulkner. Includes many colorful squiggly lines and a fish.
  • Abstract illustration that includes a red gift tag and a silver spoon.
  • Colorful abstract illustration of a fish.
  • Colorful abstract illustration of an upside down fish.
  • Abstract illustration that includes many shapes including circles, triangles, and lines.
  • Abstract illustration of a colorful seashell.
  • Poster for the Summer Arts Festival 2020. Includes an image of a smiling sun
  • Poster for the Summer Arts Festival 2019. Includes an image of a smiling sun.

Emily Booth

Foundations

  • Abstract pencil drawing of a shape with various shadings using pencil.
  • Painting using circles and cylinders in shades of green along with abstract shapes in shades of brown.
  • Drawing that includes circular grids in shades of gray and red circles in the back ground.
  • Painting with circles of varying sizes shaded in using yellows, blues, and greens along with an abstract image drawn in grey.
  • Pencil sketch of a fence-like structure with abstract shapes protruding from it.
  • Pink background with a pencil drawn abstract figure that includes elongated shapes and many sketched lines.
  • An abstract drawing of a wave shape with circular figures drawn in shades of gray, pink, blue, green, and yellow.
  • An abstract drawing that includes shapes shaded in green, red, purple, blue, and gray.
  • A sketch of six fossil-like shapes in shades of gray.
  • A navy blue background with a large white circle just off center. There are multiple creatures that resemble brown jelly fish floating in the foreground.

Emily Denlinger

Digital Art

  • A character collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    Tediously Pompous 

    2021 

  • A text based abstract collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    He did not want to hear about a merciful god. 

    2021 

  • A text based abstract collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    How Deep the Rot Goes  

    2021

  • A character collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    “Scream for Real this Time” 

    2021 

  • A character collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    Contain the Spread 

    2021 

  • A text based abstract collage by professor Emily Denlinger.

    [Birds Chirping] 

    2021 

Joni Hand

Art History

  • Artwork titled “Abeille” by Joni Hand.
    Abeille
  • Artwork titled “Bauhaus Book” by Joni Hand.
    Bauhaus Book 
  • Artwork titled “Pollen” by Joni Hand.
    Pollen 
  • Artwork titled “Rents” by Joni Hand.
    Rents 
  • Artwork titled “Seen, Sewn, Unseen” by Joni Hand.
    Seen, Sewn, Unseen 
  • Artwork titled “Veil” by Joni Hand.
    Veil 

Benji Heu

Ceramics

  • A grid of 9 maroon ceramic mugs with faces and characters engraved on them.
  • A light blue ceramic mug with a face with spiky hair engraved on it.
  • A display of different sized plates hanging on a white wall. The plates vary in color from white, to brown, to black to blue. Some have faces drawn on them while others have animals like bats and bears.
  • Two ceramic mugs. One is red and one is black. They both have faces carved into them.
  • A display of ceramic pieces of various sized and shapes. Two pieces depict busts of heads.
  • A hand holding a red ceramic mug with a face carved into it.
  • A close up of a display of ceramic pieces hanging on a wall. The pieces include heads that vary in color from red to brown. There are several animals including a cow, a pig, and a bear. The display includes several flower shaped pieces.
  • A display of ceramic pieces hanging on a wall. The pieces include heads that vary in color from red to brown. There are also flowers and a cow hanging on the wall.
  • A grid of 9 ceramic mugs that range in color from red to burgundy. They each have engravings including a devil face, a bird, a cat, and human faces.
  • A display of different sized plates hanging on a white wall. The plates vary in color from white, to brown, to black to blue. Some have faces drawn on them while others have animals like bats and bears.

Justin Henry Miller

Painting

  • An old-fashioned photo of a man, woman, and three young children, each with a futuristic head piece painted on their heads.
  • A yellow space shuttle painted with graffiti in front of a green and mauve background.
  • An old-fashioned photo of a young girl with two children sitting on stools in front of her. The two children in front have large eyeballs painted over each of their faces with bright pink face streaming down behind the eyeballs.
  • An old-fashioned photo of a man with a device painted on his head that includes a beverage can with a straw running into the man’s mouth.
  • A side profile of a large yellow creature with large teeth and three arrows sticking through its head on a blue background.
  • An old-fashioned photo of a young girl with a futuristic capsule with a floating head inside it. The capsule has a tentacle wrapped around the young girl.
  • An old fashioned, sepia colored photo of two women, each with a futuristic capsule over their heads.
  • An old-fashioned photo of a woman and two men sitting in a row. The man in the middle has a mauve blob painted over his face with a green ring around it and a tube protruding from his mouth.
  • A sepia-colored photo of a woman wearing a black top with a pink object with green horns painted on her head.
  • A sepia-colored photo of a man wearing a three-piece suit with a broach on his lapel is painted with a blob-like object on his head with one eye covered.

Carol Nesler

Interior Design

  • A bathroom with cream colored cabinets, light brown countertops, two rectangle shaped mirrors, and a grid patterned blue and brown tiled floor.
  • A bathroom with a sink with white countertops and a toilet in a closet to the right of the cabinet.
  • A large jacuzzi tub with two steps leading up to it. Wall papered walls with a cream pattern and a flower border at the top. White tiles on the floor.
  • A floor plan of a bathroom remodel that includes two sinks, a toilet, a large soaking tub and a walk-in shower
  • A living room with light blue built in cabinets and a beige couch that leads into an eat-in kitchen with white cabinets, a white center island, and a stainless steel refrigerator.
  • An open concept living room and kitchen. The kitchen has large white floor to ceiling cabinets, a stainless steal stove, and a large island with light gray marble countertops. There is a white couch in the foreground and a white dining room table to the left of the kitchen.
  • A small kitchen with off-white cabinets, a stainless steel dishwasher, a stainless steel and black stove and a microwave on the countertop.
  • A large soaking tub next to a large walk-in shower in a bathroom with tiled walls in varying shades of brown, green, and burnt orange.

Joshua Newth

Foundations

  • Artwork titled “River Plastic” by Joshua Newth.
    River Plastic 
  • Artwork titled “Shawnee Park” by Joshua Newth.
    Shawnee Park
  • Artwork titled “A Nation's Nature” by Joshua Newth.
    A Nation's Nature
  • Artwork titled “Alighted Enlightenment” by Joshua Newth.
    Alighted Enlightenment
  • Artwork titled “Millinery Magnificence” by Joshua Newth.
    Millinery Magnificence
  • Artwork titled “Unreason” by Joshua Newth.
    Unreason

Nancy Palmeri

Department Chair

  • An orange shape with gray and pink lines flowing down from it on a blue speckled background.
  • Three long yellow cyllindrical objects. One with blue squiggle lines, another with a pink blob and gray rectangle, and the last with long blue lines with circles.
  • A mauve back ground with a pink and white object on the left side, a black line with circles down the middle, and a cylindrical object of multiples shades of green.
  • A navy blue background with a bright yellow circle.

Hannah Sanders

Printmaking

  • “Macon Up History, Vol. I: A Dog with a Dew Claw Won't Get Bit by a Rattlesnake” by Hannah Sanders.

    Macon Up History, Vol. I: A Dog with a Dew Claw Won't Get Bit by a Rattlesnake 
    7.5" x 11" 
    2-sided 
    Screenprint on Paper 
    2018 

  • Artwork titled “Bleach and Whitewash” by Hannah March Sanders.

    Bleach and Whitewash 
    Crocheted Repurposed Fabrics with Bleach, Acrylic Fabric Ink, and Gesso  
    11' x 4' x 3' 
    approx 0.5" thick 
    2017 

  • Artwork titled “Autofill” by Hannah March Sanders.

    Autofill 
    Viscosity Collagraph Printed from Bra Inserts and Screenprinted Autofill Email Responses on Paper with Appliqué, Machine Stitching, and Mixed Media  
    Approx. 74" x 39" x 14" (when installed) 
    2019 

  • Artwork titled “Refuse” by Blake Sanders and Hannah March Sanders as Orange Barrel Industries.

    Collaboration between Blake Sanders and Hannah March Sanders as Orange Barrel Industries 
    Refuse 
    Crocheted re-purposed fabric, appliqué and reverse appliqué stitching, and snaps 
    10’ x 14’ 
    2018 

Morgan Schmid

Interior Design

  • Image displays a child playing with cars at the sensory wall while their therapist observes.
    Conceptual Rendering - Center for Speech and Hearing: Language Stimulation Lab 
  • Image displays a child using a therapy swing while their therapist facilitates.
    Conceptual Rendering - Center for Speech and Hearing: Language Stimulation Lab 
  • Three children utilizing space in different ways: quiet corner, sensory tree, dramatic play kitchen.
    Conceptual Rendering - Center for Speech and Hearing: Language Stimulation Lab 
  • Semi-enclosed collaborative meeting space with flexible use furniture options, glass boards on wall.
    Conceptual Rendering – Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community Collaborative Meeting Space at Catapult 

Erin Tucker

Scultpure

  • Artwork titled “Boots: a self portrait” by Erin Tucker.

    Boots: a self portrait 
    Work boots and steel 
    Aprx. 63”X14”x9” 
    2019 

  • “Boots: Detail” by Erin Tucker.
    Boots: Detail 
  • Artwork titled “Clothespins” by Erin Tucker.

    Clothespins 
    Cast iron and copper 
    2018 

  • Artwork titled “Preserved” by Erin Tucker.

    Preserved 
    Canning jars and collected clothing 
    2014-present 

  • Artwork titled “Ruth and Genny” by Erin Tucker.

    Ruth and Genny 
    Cast iron and vintage clothes 
    2014 

  • Artwork titled “Drawers: a self portrait” by Erin Tucker.

    Drawers: a self portrait 
    Found drawers and collected clothing 
    Aprx. 28”x15”x60” 
    2015 

Chris Wubbena

Sculpture

  • Artwork titled “We’re Here” by Chris Wubbena.

    We’re Here 
    Stainless steel, acrylic, and spray paint 
    10’4”x8’8”x3’9” 

  • Artwork titled “Break Fix” by Chris Wubbena.

    Break Fix 
    Steel, acrylic, and spray paint 
    3’3”x1’6”x11” 

  • Artwork titled “Victoria” by Chris Wubbena.

    Victoria 
    Steel 
    10’x5’x4’ 

  • Artwork titled “Aggregate of Parallel Distances” by Chris Wubbena.

    Aggregate of Parallel Distances 
    Wood rulers, c-clamp, and ink 
    1’1”x34”x4” 

  • Artwork titled “Speaking While Listening” by Chris Wubbena.

    Speaking While Listening 
    Multimedia installation 
    Dimensions variable 

  • Artwork titled “Author of Revisions: Reinventor of the World” by Chris Wubbena.

    Author of Revisions 
    Mixed media 
    8’x4’x5’ 

Bradley Phillips

Photography

  • A no parking street sign in front of a white wall with a bright blue sky above it and a grey street in the foreground
  • A yellow hose on bright green grass
  • A light post with a blue, cloudy sky with grass and trees behind the pole
  • A woman climbing a ladder with a grocery store in the background
  • A man climbs a ladder in the middle of a parking lot with his briefcase and coffee cup on the ground and a building behind him
  • A child climbs a ladder in the middle of a wooded area with a bicycle on the ground in front of the ladder
  • A gray stool sits in the middle of a room with mauve carpet. A broom leans against the stool with an old fashioned bell and book on top of the stool
  • A white chair sits in a room with a white wall behind it and mauve carpet. The chair is leaning back on two legs with apples underneath the front legs. A potted plant and a telephone sit on the chair.

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