Project 1: “Elijah”

This graphic illustration is part of a series of descriptive portraits I started as a way to capture moments in time.  When I was pregnant with my first child, a family friend gave me a notebook to journal in to capture the day-to-day adventures of being a parent. While I loved the concept of journaling in a notebook for each child, telling them what they were like and charting out their growth, I found it hard to carve out the daily or weekly time to do so. These graphics, instead, are my journal for my children.

Elijah is an observant 1-year-old boy who is calm and steady. The black and white color scheme suits his quiet and peaceful energy.

Though the first two projects in this series are my two sons, Micah and Elijah, I plan to branch out and make this a wider group of images and people.

“Elijah” was created in 2022 using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.

This project was not completed for a class.