Print media
Booklet:
Motor Touring in the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley
National Excellence In Interpretation 2002 Gold award
Research, writing/editing, photography and illustration.
Cover painting: 1934 Ford Model 40 in the Alabama Hills with Mt. Whitney.
Booklet:
Motor Touring in the Eastern Sierra, Mono County
Judge's Choice, 2009 California Tourism Marketing Excellence Awards
Research, writing/editing, photography and illustration.
Cover painting: 1932 Ford Model 18 V8 Victoria at Bodie State Historic Park.
Both Motor Touring Guides were produced collaboratively by land management agencies and local businesses, to promote tourism along with environmental stewardship. Graphic design by Laura Patterson. Each guide presents several driving routes off the beaten track, with notes on history, prehistory, geology, plants and wildlife along the way. The first guide is online (link to outside site): Motor Touring in the Eastern Sierra and Death Valley
Booklet:
Movie Road Self-Guided Tour
National Excellence In Interpretation 2007 Silver award
Research, writing, photography, graphic design.
A guide to finding 10 classic movie locations in the Alabama Hills, with information and images from the movies and stories about their making. See inside (link to outside site): Movie Road
Poster: The Yuha Desert
Flora, fauna, landscape and geoglyph in an area cared for by Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office in southernmost California. Painting and outline key. Concept by Carrie Simmons, BLM; part of a project receiving the National Excellence In Interpretation 2011 Silver award.
Cards: Imperial Dunes Family Fun Quiz Cards
A set of cards promoting natural and cultural values and safety at a popular recreation area. Concept and overall design by Joya Szalwinski, BLM, winning the 2010 Excellence in Interpretation award.
Graphic design and illustration for several cards including this, shown front and back.
Book cover:
When We All Dream Together
by artist, writer and musician Ken Shapley
Ken's website: Living Colour Silks