Jesse DenHerder
Central Lake, MI
www.denherderdesign.com

"Satsuma" Limited Edition Print Framed: $325 Unframed: $85

This story goes with the poster: After recently visiting St. Bernard Parish, LA -- a community outside of New Orleans who experienced tremendous devastation from Hurricane Katrina, I was touched by the resilient residents I met there. One such man named Gilbert whose home we helped rebuild, offered us everything he had to thank us. The fruit from his beautiful "Satsuma" tree was one of his many offerings. When I arrived back in Michigan I felt inspired to create a piece of art in honor of the people I had met. I used Gilbert's tree and put all 15 communities of the parish, somewhere in the rubble. I will never forget the inspiring resilient people of St. Bernard Parish, especially Gilbert and his "Satsuma" tree.

Artist’s Statement

Jesse Den Herder lives in Northern Michigan with his wife Tara and son Jonah. He currently works as Marketing/Art Director for Education Outdoors, Inc. His work is often inspired by an admiration for the “working class.” He prefers to take a typographical approach to art/design problems and strives to effectively merge both illustration and typography in his work.

Tools:

sketch pad, pencils, acrylic, charcoal, photocopiers, wood, scanner, photocopier, Mac, Adobe Creative Suite.

Inspirations:

Advertising from the 40’s & 50’s, all things print, the working class, architecture, crafty people, the great outdoors and the skateboard culture of past decades.

Favorite things:

Hanging out with my family, backyard mini-ramps, graphic design, Gothic Typefaces, Apple computers, painting, children’s books, things that are old, scarves, fishing, canoeing, red meat and dry red wine.

Experience

• Educat ion Outdoors Inc. , Eastport 2005 to present
  Art and Marketing Di rector.
  
• T.S.R., Inc., Eastport 2006 to 2008
  Marketing Director and Graphic Designer
• Downtown Bout ique, Traverse City 2003 to 2006
  Illustrator and Graphic Designer
• The Blue Pel ican, Central Lake 2003 to 2004
  Graphic Designer and Market ing Director
• The John Henry Company, Lansing, Mich. 2000 to 2002
  Color Technician

Addit ional freelance experience

• Indust ries: Art, publishing, fashion, craft, entertainment, film, gift, non-profit, industrial, real estate, specialty foods
• Projects: advertisements, books, brochures, clothing tags, logos/branding, stickers, T-shirts, identity systems, signage

Awards

• 2008 Rockport Publishers – The Best of Business Card Design 8
• 2007 Portfolios.com Silver Medal for poster design – Graphic design/Satsuma Print
• 2007 Creative Child Magazine Award of Excellence – Design and writing/CAMP™ Activity Book
• 2007 iParenting Greatest Products – Design/CAMP™ board game
• 2007 Dr. Toy’s Best 100 Products – Design/CAMP™ board game
  

Tributaries Contemporary Gallery
2134 South Main St. - Central Lake, MI
(one block south of downtown on M-88)