I took two illustration classes to challenge myself with the illustrious Blair Thornley at UCSD Extension in the spring of 2011 and the fall of 2013. I’ve always had a thing for cartoons, and simple, free-form drawing takes a lot of practice. I found out that even pros like Blair have to work hard at it.

This assignment was to make a short list of words and quickly illustrate each one – using a barcode as the central subject.