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The creative archive

The work behind the work.

A growing record of releases, experiments, research, and creative practice. Follow the connections across music, moving image, and interactive technology.

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11 public records

Clarapetra in a black feathered costume and teal raven-inspired makeup against a pale studio background.

Music and visual identity

Clarapetra

An evolving music and visual project joining releases, films, artwork, and an interactive web presence.

Music and audiovisual work2025-present
Clarapetra seated beside ARRIVAL vinyl packaging and tarot-inspired cards.

Album

ARRIVAL

A ten-track Clarapetra album released through Omikina Records.

Music release2026-06-08
MATRIMONIA album cover showing Clarapetra as a ceremonial raven bride beneath a dark moon.

Interactive ceremonial album

MATRIMONIA

A preserved Clarapetra ceremonial album experience shaped through music, interactive web design, and cinematic imagery.

Music release2026

Augmented-reality activity book and app

About Me 3D

An augmented-reality activity book and companion app that bring anatomy and STEAM learning to children at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois.

Medical visualization and XR2019-02-12

Interactive training application

OR Orientation for Quest

An operating-room orientation experience developed for Quest after iterative user testing.

Medical simulation2019-03 to 2020-03

Augmented-reality clinical application family

Medical Cart AR

A family of AR code-cart and medical-cart experiences documented across preserved portfolio galleries and research publications.

Medical visualization and XROngoing archive

Peer-reviewed research publication

Interactions in Sociotechnical Systems

A Human Factors paper on balancing sociotechnical factors in use of an augmented-reality mobile application.

Research and teaching2024-03

Daily creative practice

The 365 Project

A long-form daily art and image-making practice preserved across Flickr, Behance, Wix, and local files.

Creative archive2015-2017

Film and video practice

Blue Civilian Productions

A production identity connecting commercial, community, music, and experimental moving-image work.

Film, video, and visual effectsOngoing archive

Band and music-video project

The Aposematics

A band project with surviving public photography and a self-reported national song-contest and recording history.

Music and audiovisual work2008-2010Self-reported history
Cinematic MATRIMONIA scene with a raven bride, windswept veil, lone tree, and obscured moon.

Workflow and practice area

AI-assisted Creative Workflows

A cross-project practice combining generated source material with selection, iteration, editing, compositing, sound, and finishing.

Creative methodsOngoing archive

Some records are text only. Each record preserves its sources, attribution, and the distinction between documented and self-reported history.