I've always loved the Saltine Warrior. It's got such a great, impossible pose. I wanted to be faithful to the original.

I also wanted my illustration to relate to the university. I love Syracuse, and I wanted to give back somehow. This seemed like a nice way to do it.

Before I came to school here, I'd never taken art classes. I didn't know what I wanted to do. Then I took some illustration courses here and things just clicked! So I owe a lot to this program.