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Coffee is part of a series of sketchbook-inspired collages that are meant to express the importance of freely transferring thoughts into material. Coffee is a glorified page of my sketchbook that expresses how important coffee is in my life - “Dear…

Hide is about not wanting to be perceived sometimes. At times, I tend to be overwhelmed with the urge to hide in order to recover, recollect myself, and just take a breather. The character hiding in this collage is Garen, from my graphic novel,…

Not Safe recounts a period of time in my life when I was living in an apartment complex in a rough neighborhood of Corpus Christi, Texas with an unreliable roommate. The collage elements allude to the chaotic thought processes of feeling unsafe in…

The Thief is about the character, Dog, from my graphic novel, Garen’s Diary. Dog is a sentient hand puppet that the villain of the story, Seattle, wears when she steals Garen’s diary. This painting shows Dog holding the diary in his mouth. Garen’s…

Raccoon Barb refers to my identity as someone who has had to survive through uncertain times. There was a time in my life where my bicycle was my primary mode of transportation in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it made me feel like a wild animal who is…

Two Old English leaves (MS Pryce C2, Items 1 and 2) were removed from the original binding of this volume.

Recent publication by Professor Frank Baron, University of Kansas, detailing the role of James Lane in the establishment of the term "Jayhawk," and its connection to Kansas'' territorial history.

Gift of the Department of English William Savage Johnson Fund in honor of Professor James Hartman on the occasion of his retirement, May 2011.