Art Direction
Illustration
Animation
ABOUT BONEHAUS
BoneHaus is the creative studio of Kirk Wallace. Building and assisting brands through the lens of strategic, hopeful, detailed art. Projects small and large are welcome.
SKILLSHARE COURSES
★ Top Teacher
Playful Shapes: Crafting Fun Everyday Objects in Adobe Illustrator
Character Design: Making a selfie in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
FEATURED PROJECTS
Readerly Illustrated Brand
Ripple Treatment Murals
Earth Day 2022 Event
Intel Rocket League Animation
Wagepoint Illustrated Brand
ABOUT KIRK
I stumbled into illustration after graduating with a degree in engineering. Raised by the internet, the first graphics I created were avatars and signatures for online forums.
It was right around the time of graduation I realized visual art was something I actually felt passionate for.
Now, between skateboarding, chasing the dogs, and some table hockey, I spend my time making meaningful and thoughtful illustration and animation for brands and myself every day.
Photo by Josh LaFayette
Songaday Generative Avatars
Ravelry Iconography
Koala Playing Cards
MassMutual Animations
JP Morgan & Chase Mural
Wooden Toys for Wagepoint
WHAT I MAKE
I work on special projects that are emotionally driven and need attention to detail.
Here’s a few applications where that approach of working has manifested.
✱ ILLUSTRATION
✱ ART DIRECTION
✱ PACKAGING
✱ GIF/ANIMATION
✱ ICONOGRAPHY
✱ BRAND STRATEGY
✱ MURALS/ENVIRONMENT
✱ PATTERNS & TEXTILES
✱ MASCOTS/CHARACTERS
✱ SOCIAL CONTENT
✱ LETTERING
✱ STYLE DEVELOPMENT
✱ ADVERTISING
✱ SPEAKING/EDUCATION
✱ SCALABLE DESIGN SYSTEMS
✱ SCREEN PRINTING/APPAREL
HOW I MAKE IT
✱ Everything is Special
I bring value by overthinking and simplifying the results. Every detail should be considered, from the clothing of characters to the touch and feel of the paper for packaging.
✱ Emotional Connections
I create pieces that tie into real-world emotions. Sometimes they are whimsical, other times more grounded. Regardless the result feels relatable and human, even if we’re drawing balls of yarn with eyeballs.
✱ Growing Together
I work with startups and have helped them grow from ten employees to hundreds. I still work on special projects with almost 100% of my clients today.
✱ Input Output
Getting out of the studio is as important as drawing. Every project begins with a lot of meditation and time offline. A concoction of influences from wide and far make for the best product.
✱ Trust the Process
Having conversations up front help me fully understand the project. From there, I value trust from clients as things start rolling forward.
SHOP
Verrrry tiny and cute flowers for spring.
This tiny size makes them a perfectly subtle sparkle for a coat or bag. Or hat or a dog collar idk!
Freely shipped domestic. Cheap as possible international.
.75” tall (~20mm)
UV black metal
Soft enamel paints
Black rubber backing ‘clutch’ - less likely to fall off
BoneHaus Bounce is a playful, handmade sans serif mixed with some cursive-y glyphs. It works best for big headings and somehow still holds up at small sizes as well.
This font was created from instinct and was based off letters / notes I would send to supporters who bought merchandise. From there, I built out each glyph to make sense in it’s family.
My favorite features are the 20+ ligatures for various letter pairings.
Family comes in light, regular and bold as well as a ‘shadow’ version of each.
Features
Letters
Numbers (upper/lowercase)
Symbols
Punctuation
Advanced Characters
Files Included
BoneHausBounce_regular.otf / ttf
BoneHausBounce_bold.otf / ttf
BoneHausBounce_light.otf / ttf
BoneHausBounce_regular-shadow.otf / ttf
BoneHausBounce_bold-shadow.otf / ttf
BoneHausBounce_light-shadow.otf / ttf
![[Shirt] Fruit Bowl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/639506ee1e3a88381ed7ebf2/1710540322759-VEOKKGJSLJW2ML5CS5ML/bownbowl-tree-02.jpg)
You know those fancy drawings of fruit bowls? I think they call them still life drawings. Wow v fancy, well I made my own spin on that.
When you wear this, you can say things like, “I like Mattise’s earlier work, and cubism is a thing”. Thank me later 😎
Details
100% Combed Ring-Spun Cotton Comfort Color black shirts (WRAP Certified / OEKO-TEX)
4 color embroidered Skully on front left chest
4 color plastisol ink on back
Free US shipping, cheap as possible international
All made with sustainable and socially responsible resources, printed and embroidered right here in Salem, MA by Lucky House MFG.
What’s Included?
Fruit bowl shirt
Three 0.75” enamel pins
Fruit bowl sticker
Skully sticker
Making things responsibly (as possible) is expensive, but worth it. This is a low quantity, high quality shirt from front to back, inside and out. No shortcuts are taken with this stuff and know you see that in the results. <3
CONTACT, YES!
I like talking, speaking, chatting, and screaming, so let me know what you’ve got in mind for collaboration. A hello, or hate mail is fine too, thanks so much :smooch:
