It’s a new year–the perfect time to look back at some of the things I did in 2024.

In January, The Chronicle of Higher Education took a look at the difficulty colleges were having combating antisemitism on campus when administrators, students and activists couldn’t agree on how to define it.

Generative AI was everywhere this year (BOOOOOOOOOO!)
The Wall Street Journal asked whether such works deserved copyright protections. (They absolutely do not because everything it produces is derivative of other people’s work)

Everything is awful, except baseball (LFGM). I got to make art for The San Jose Mercury News’ season preview. Hire me to do more of this.

In April there was an eclipse. I made a contribution to a cool art and science exhibition for Hendrix College and The Windgate Museum of Art.

Did you know your library is a good place to stream movies and tv shows for free? I had no idea untl I got it illustrate Library Journal’s cover story about it.

The Sierra Club asked me to make art about unfulfilled promises to build off-shore wind farms in the Atlantic.

In July, I had a stem cell transplant. That process started with six days of chemotherapy and two days of total body radiation. Above is me receiving the infusion of new stem cells (and IV benadryl). I got two more days of chemotherapy and a several week stay on the Upper East Side as a parting gift.

For the first time in 15 years, I don’t have leukemia.

Dogs are everywhere, including your neighborhood bar. Business Insider looked at the this growing trend. Any resemblance to real people recently dischared from the hospital and their dog who didn’t know where they went is coincidental.

There was an election this year. The Washington Post looked at how polarized the country has become. I made art.

Art for another election issue “deepfakes”. Those are AI-generated videos and photos used to spread misinformation and propaganda. RIT is working with news organizations to identify them.

Another one with election consequences, for the Chronicle of Higher Education, This one ran with a story about Republican legislators passing laws to strip teachers of tenure and limit what they can teach.

The Bay Area music scene for The Bay Area News Group

The journey continues into the new year.

Thank you to all the art director who keep sending work my way and to everyone who sent thoughts, prayers, food, cash or gift cards or helped while I was holed up in the hospital and recovering at home.