Author: sharmaine

This post has the potential of being all over the place, as are my thoughts. This morning, as I prepared to attend a memorial service, for some reason, this song from my 6th grade graduation popped into my mind: “You’re the One” by Babbie Mason. I’m still not sure why, but I had to listen… Read more

I feel the need to include this disclaimer for the video at the end of this post: I am, by no means, showcasing this video as part of my portfolio or as anything even close to my best work. It’s simply an artifact of my learning. From the moment Apple released Final Cut Pro X… Read more

I worked on this graphic off and on for weeks, and I finally posted it today on Trinity’s social media networks. It doesn’t quite look like an “I worked on it for weeks” graphic, but it just wasn’t coming together for along time, so I would leave it for a few days and revisit. Everything… Read more

Uncle Richard, Uncle Toy, Uncle Reginald(Thanks, Uncle Richard, for letting me use your picture!) The last couple of weeks haven’t been pleasant for my family, and they’ve felt more like months. We lost a loved one–my great uncle (“Uncle Toy”)–to cancer. When I talked to him on his 75th birthday in July and asked how… Read more

I produced these two videos within the last month or so. The first one I produced on August 28, right after the inaugural lap around the track, in which the entire school took part. The second one I just produced last Monday (September 30) after the official Track Dedication on Saturday (September 28), which was… Read more

I spent most of today replacing the photos on Trinity’s home page, which doesn’t sound like a very time-consuming project, but the strategy that goes into it probably takes more time than the actual execution…well, almost. Below is a picture of my method around this time last year. I simplified my method a little this… Read more

I wrote a post last month about leaving room when planning for posts on social media, and I found this (below) quite amusing: This is I envisioned September before it started vs. how September actually unfolded. Random posting is definitely not the name of the game. Read more

I’m not sure Joe (Trinity’s new Head of School) knew this came with the job. Poor Stephen was put in all sorts of positions for the annual picnic invitation. Now it’s Joe’s turn. I just sent out invitations this morning, with Joe’s head on someone else’s body. Sometimes my job is way too much fun. Read more

I ran an article in yesterday’s issue of Trinity This Week about an upcoming Diversity Coffee Chat, which has been renamed and is now “Java with Joe.” Clever. Of course, the name screams that it wants a graphic, so I created one. I attempted to create a vector-based graphic (“from scratch”) in Illustrator. It wasn’t… Read more

Twelve years ago this morning, I (like so many) awoke asking myself, “Did that really happen?” Twelve years later, I find myself still asking the same question. It all still feels so surreal, regardless of the time that passes. I still feel the way I felt after nine years had passed, still wanting for everything… Read more