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A study in escapism, wanderlust, and desire-a-gram. Summer scrolls are coming: check-ins, cocktails, curated bites, and the fantasy of elsewhere. A snapshot of the season’s digital dreamscape—where burnout meets beach mode.

Time Well Spent

Here’s a new piece about those everyday moments that add up, the ones that don’t always get attention but mean a lot over time. Routines, small breaks, and the tools and objects that become part of the flow. Scroll down to see the process.

More soon.
—Sam

Cover Reveal!

Cover reveal for René Peña-Govea’s upcoming book Estela Undrowning!
It was an honor to collaborate with René in bringing her words to life through imagery. For the cover, she asked to highlight the vibrant, homegrown Chicano culture of San Francisco, a choice I love and one that affects all of us here in the Bay. Locals helping locals. Scroll down to see one of the rough sketches.

Window Shoppers

Selected images from a project I created in collaboration with the San Jose Downtown Association. These illustrations were installed on the windows of an unoccupied building slated to become a temporary construction site. The installation is located at the corner of Santa Clara and 3rd Streets in San Jose, California.

MACLA: 2025 Latinx Art Now!

‘Bike Lady’- Piece I contributed to MACLA’s annual ‘Latinx Art Now!’ exhibit which was themed around what we call home.

Ani-May

I was invited by Gallery Nucleus in Portland Oregon to participate in their group show, ‘Ani-May’ which celebrates anime through an exhibit of Limited Edition Scrolls. I chose Studio Ghibli’s ‘Spirited Away’ which is something I watched often during my daughter’s childhood. I’ve learned so much about craft during my viewings of Ghibli films. I aimed to pay tribute as best that I could to their masterpiece.

San Jose Day 2025

Poster and merchandise I designed for the 7th Annual San Jose Day festival. In collaboration with SJ Day organizers Haley Cardamon and Jorge Camacho, I made images inspired by the event, the surrounding area in which it was to be hosted and the City of San Jose. Merchandise was limited to the event only and included T-Shirts, Posters, Headwear, Patches, Stickers and totes. Scroll below to see more.

James A. Harris

Illustration I made of James A. Harris for Scholastic. He was a radio chemist known for his discoveries of elements 104 (Rf) and 105 (Db) on the periodic table.