Fall 2023 Grades: Submitted!

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Completed uniforms for the officers and crew from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult children. #unity3d #blender3d

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George Joseph Jerz (1933-2023)

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Hello, I’m Dr. Jerz, I’ll be your server tonight for Christmas on the Hill.

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I remember these young people.

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Here for the daughter.

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Jumpsuit for a female mechanic in my #neovictorian #steampunk project. #blender3d #unity3d

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Happy ice cream turkey cake day.

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Finished the female officers for my neovictorian steampunk personal project. #blender3d, #unity3D

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Opening night. Support local artists in your community!

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The daughter (giving the piggyback ride in pic 2) doing a thing that starts tomorrow.

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A big day for our first year writing students! So much energy in the room!

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My Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m officially guarding their water bottles and key rings.

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