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Beach Toys

Beach Toys (2022)

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Beach Toys is based on a collage of found beach toys which was photographed and then converted to an illustration in Procreate for the iPad. Manual color separations were made in PhotoShop and printed by Burn All Books in San Diego.

It first showed at the 2022 Brown Building Show "POOR MATERIALS" in San Diego.

Cube Cat's Drink

Cube Cat's Drink (2020)

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Original sketch was done at Sketch Party San Diego, converted to an illustration in Procreate for iPad. Manual color separations were made in PhotoShop and printed by Burn All Books in San Diego.

Eyewear Day at Black's Beach

Eyewear Day at Black's Beach (2025)

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Eyewear Days is based on a collage of found eyewear and beach toys which was photographed and then converted to an illustration in Procreate for the iPad. Manual color separations were made in PhotoShop and printed by Burn All Books in San Diego.

No Photos Please!

No Photos Please! (2025)

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I have a love of the ocean and robots, and this webcomic combines both. An impish garibaldi fish troubles a metal aquatic robot. A digital print.

First shown as a webcomic, it appeared at the Art Hang San Diego monthly theme show "MERMAIDS" at Subterranean Coffee in 2025.

Unbought/Unbossed

Unbought/Unbossed (2020)

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A linocut print of a cartoon of Shirley Chisholm with her slogan "Unbought and Unbossed"

Shown at a group show at The Hill Street Country Club in 2020.

Cousins

Cousins (2025)

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Watercolor and ink illustration of Mickey Mouse and Mighty Atom / Astro Boy, who are spiritual cousins created by Walt Disney and Osamu Tezuka, respectively.

Showed at Subterranean Coffee in San Diego, CA as part of the Art Hang San Diego monthly theme show "COMICS" in July 2025.

Spite Swimming, Sanity Swimming

Spite Swimming, Sanity Swimming (2022)

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Digitally illustrated and printed comic.

First shown at The Apartment Art Show curated by Raquelle Jac in July 2022 in Downtown San Diego, California.

Californio

Californio (2020)

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Crawford, J. (2020). Californio. Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures, 5(1), 118-119. doi:10.2979/chiricu.5.1.10

Published in the Chiricú Journal. Adapted from original comic published by Burn All Books in 2019 for their anthology series Sundays Quarterly.

Alice Street

Alice Street (2012)

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Pen & ink cartoon drawing of 1960s Alice Street, San Diego, California.

A commission printed on shirts, merchandise for attendees of the annual Alice Street Reunion.