Creative Holiday Gifts: Memories in Every Custom

Every Christmas, I make customs for my team at OSUIT. You’ll find a lot of these scattered throughout the campus. I try to incorporate something that connects the person to the last year. Sometimes the references are pretty obscure.

The little gifts have become a favorite thing for me to make throughout the year. I usually create the imagery for the waterside decals the day I think or hear the phrase, or experience something with the person I make the car for. Most are single editions; I do make copies to keep for myself of my favorites.

As life goes on, co-workers come and go. These little reminders of the good times always make me smile. I see many of these daily, sitting on shelves across the campus. In many ways, these were some of the very first steps to get where I am now. A lot of techniques and processes were honed on these little gifts throughout the years.