Connecting early graffiti from NYC with European Illuminated manuscript craft.
Author: Justin C. McIntosh
Crusader Psyche
A reworking of a 12th century crusader illustration
Gazelle آهو
Sculpture of a Gazelle bust covered in over 17,000 crystal cut rhinestones
Blessed Silence
Hesychia – The Angel of the Blessed Silence – A large scale multi-panel icon
Pest on gold ground
A small gold ground painting with hand processed cochineal pigment
Cochineal Lake Pigment
A video about my process of creating the pigment Nocheztli, or Cochineal lake
Iconography Study
My study of the tradition of Christian Iconography
Painting Studies
Various painting studies with natural pigments and egg tempera
#FreeHer Postcards
A Series of watercolor postcards produced for the #FreeHer campaign
Lamassu Plush
Custom designed Lamassu plush toy
Pastiglia study
Studies with Italian gesso pastiglia
Decorative Painting
Decorate painting of objects and spaces
Codex tracing reproductions
Vector reproductions of Mesoamerican manuscripts
Character Design
Original character designs and applications
Abolition Typography
Edition of 44 silkscreen typography prints
Lasercut Portrait
Large scale portrait created with lasercut birch
Arms'R'Us Flyer
A comment on the American arms export industry designed in the style of a Sunday sales flyer
Watercolor Journal
Travel watercolor journal
Undeciphered Scripts
Summer gallery residency from 2012
Gilding
Studies in working with gold leaf