Crafting tales that transcend time, genre, and expectation.

C a m A r m s t r o n g S m i t h

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P o r t f o l i o

F i b e r s

I l l u s t r a t i o n

S c u l p t u r e

D e s i g n

A n i m a t i o n

P a i n t i n g

W r i t i n g

C u r a t i o n

B I O

Cam places great value in the time it takes to truly understand a person. Curiosity about someone's preferences, whether it's how they like their eggs cooked (omelets over hard-boiled) or the length of their socks (shin-high over ankle). Some may even have a penchant for plastering stickers everywhere or coordinating all their belongings by color. Exploring the "why" behind such specific inclinations can be fascinating - the reasons may be deeply personal, tied to memories, or simply idiosyncratic.

When Cam draws characters and monsters, they contemplate the nuanced ways people interact with their belongings and environment - the way someone leans on the train, the softness of their gaze, the way their skin wraps around their shoulder. Cam’s time on the trains and buses of Chicago provide ample room to make these observations. Gathering information, like collecting and sorting bugs, is a true passion.

Though Cam sees the world as inherently absurd, they find joy in embracing that confusion and the contradictions of existence. Perhaps this is why they are drawn to creating fantastical, impossible monsters - to give tangible form to the absurdity they observe all around them. Or maybe it is simply an obsession with the intricate details of the human body - the knots, knees, joints, and hands (not just people, the trees too) that are constantly in use yet often out of focus.

F I B E R p r o j e c t s

P i c n i c B u n c h

Hand-Stitched Dolls, March- May 2022, Medium: Ceramic porcelain, clear glue glaze, glass beads, polymer clay, assorted fabric, thread, stuffing, buttons, alcohol markers, photoshop, dimensions range from 10” to 24”

F I b e r p r o j e c t s

Time Devours: Stuck walking backwards

2021

21 inches x 35 inches (21 inches x 6 feet when fully hung with tassels and hanger)

Material: yarn, thread, wooden beads, sequins, pleather, scrap fabric pieces, acrylic paint mounted on top of plastic weave

PEDAL POWERED PICNIC

CABINET OF CURIOSITY, 2024

MY ROLE: LEAD DESIGNER AND PAINTER.

The most engaging aspect was figuring out how to fit creatures inside of each unique wooden silhouette, taking them as far out to the edge as possible.

This project Enabled me to generate a formula for efficiently applying paint While also establishing depth, boldness and texture.

PLANNING & SKETCHES

LARGE BEASTS

9 FEET TALL

10 FEET TALL

S k i l l s & P r o c e s s e s

Performance, acting, and developing story boards, script rehearsals, manufacturing puppets & masks, designing sets and lighting
Shooting and animating stories
Conceptualizing, sketching, and revising characters, ideas, rituals, objects, and devices
Graphic design for logos, advertisements, and informational purposes
Collaboration with clients and designers on event planning and product revision
Familiarity with online platforms: Drgonframe, Toon-Boom Harmony 22, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition
Cam is also an avid bone and bug collector and strives to use cardboard for almost everything.

F I L M p r o j e c t s

We might start to think the same.

Duration: 1:44, 2024

2D Animation final.

Process:

Begin with a reticle design for a background pan, key in character after background is established. Render key frames, and then tackle the in-betweens. Rig the camera pan, complete final line with ink and paint. (all on Toon Boom).

Bodies Handled and Seen, “Willow“

Duration: 4:06, 2023

Materials: Cardboard, Scrap Fibers, Acrylic paint, wood, found sticks, Wire, polymer clay, polyurethane foam, epoxy putty, bandage wrap, protac, hot glue, screws, washers, nuts

P A I N T i n g p r o j e c t s

Dreamscape Series: I am trying to paint my dreams for you.

2020, Oil and Acrylic layered paint on canvas board

c o l l a g e s e r i e s

W e a k J a w s C o l l e c t i o n:

2022 Sliced photographs, monoprints, relief prints, collaged on gradient print backgrounds

F a s h i o n & P e r f o r m a n c e p r o j e c t s

Title: Hell.met Home (of 4))

2022- 2023

0.632 sq. Ft

Material:

Cardboard, hot glue, acrylic paint, sheer fabric coated in red ink, red felt, lentil beans, muslin, seed pod.