Packaging • Hallmark

As a Designer in the Hallmark Package Design Studio, Jim was responsible for innovative package design solutions for all types of Hallmark product. During this time he won 8 graphic design awards, including an appearance in Print Magazine.

Art Direction • New Theatre Restaurant

As the art director for New Theatre Restaurant, Jim designed visual graphics for all marketing materials including show programs, theater signage, newspaper and magazine ads, website graphics, email blasts, preparing the final artwork and working with outside agencies and printers. He also designed the graphic elements for the theatres TV spots.

New Product Development

Santa’s Ho! Ho! Hat!

"Santa’s Ho! Ho! Hat!" is a Christmas product he invented that was awarded a U.S. Design Patent. The product appeared on The TODAY Show, and Late Show with David Letterman.

Gift Wrap • Hallmark

As a Creative Product Designer for Hallmark, he lead the innovation efforts in the Gift Wrap division. Responsible for the creation, development and consumer testing of new product concepts. He was awarded 4 United States Patents and also traveled to Hong Kong twice to present new ideas to foreign vendors.

Home Decor • Haiyao Crafts & Creative For You

For Haiyao, located in Shenzhen, China, Jim designed home decor product offered to Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, and Jo-Ann Stores, as well as retailers in Australia and Europe.

Fine Art

foundArtNEWYORK

foundArtNEWYORK is a series of Assemblage Art pieces he created where every object was found in one of the five boroughs of New York. Even the wood frames were found in places like the Calvary Cemetery in Queens, or underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Tying each piece together is an authentic New York City subway map. The art has been shown at 2010 Gallery, in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District.

foundArtKC

foundArtKC is a series of Assemblage Art pieces he created where every unique element was found in various scrap metal recycling plants around Kansas City. The art has been shown in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District at MOD Gallery, Hilliard Gallery, The Express Gallery, Pop Up Art Gallery, RAW:Kansas City presents GLIMPSE, and in a variety of businesses throughout the Kansas City area.

RED&BLACK&WHITE

RED&BLACK&WHITE is a series of hard edge, abstract paintings he created. Acrylic on wood panels. They come in sets, and as individual paintings. The work has been shown in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District at MOD Gallery, Hilliard Gallery, Pop Up Art Gallery, and 2010 Gallery.

RAWORK

Found Rubber Pieces on Painted Cardboard. All untitled. 8 1/4" x 11". The art has been shown in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District at MOD Gallery.

ABSTRACTcardboardART

Painted Cardboard. All untitled. 8 1/4" x 11". The art has been shown in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District at MOD Gallery.

World Trade Center • Assemblage of Found Objects

I finished this assemblage a few weeks after 9/11. In the center is a photograph I took of the towers from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1996. In the foreground are found objects from ground zero. A coffee cup. Caution tape. A cloisonné pin of the American flag. And two plastic towers that contain actual dust from the collapse.

Words

Where I’m Supposed To Belong

Where I’m Supposed To Belong is a memoir Jim wrote about a trip he took to Europe. The memoir consists of four parts. Part One: He arrives in Amsterdam and makes his way to the French Alps in an attempt to climb the most famous mountain in professional cycling, L'Alpe d'Huez, in less than an hour. Part Two: Nice. The French Riviera. Part Three: Avignon. Part Four: Barcelona. Reproduced throughout the book are the actual train tickets, restaurant receipts, and sketches he did along the way. Available at Amazon.

"Where has Papu been?"

“Where has Papu been?” is a children's book Jim wrote and illustrated that teaches children about different places around the world, and places he's actually traveled to. Places like Paris, France, where they’ll climb the Eiffel Tower. Hong Kong, for a ride in a sampan. They’ll take a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and down the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The book is filled with colorful illustrations and many more landmarks in many more great cities. Available at Amazon.

Who We Are

Who We Are is a book Jim wrote and designed about the genealogy of his parents. Available at Amazon.

Photography

New York and LA

Available for sale in a variety of formats at fineartamerica.

Europe and Hong Kong: Before the Handover

Hong Kong: Before the Handover, referring to the transfer of power from the United Kingdom back to China after a hundred and fifty years, was a black & white photography exhibit at The Albrecht-Kemper Museum in St. Joseph, MO, and displayed 30 of his photographs. A two-page article about him was also featured in the local paper.