

"Bringing ideas to life"
Original projects

59 Faber
Hand-Crafted, Tactile Creation
This anniversary gift was designed, carved, and burned into a piece of cedar wood.
Abstract Photography
Photoshoot, Photography, Abstract
Sometimes it just looks interesting
Analogous Head of a Famous Robber
Painting, 2012
During a Color Theory course project in college, this painting was a lesson in Analogous colors while recreating the "Head of a Famous Robber" by Paul Klee.
Antiques and Antlers
18" x 24" Drawing, Charcoal, 2014
This classroom still-life drawing is the result of students bringing items from home to be included in the class-wide still-life drawing project.
Artistic Eye
Photography, Digital Imaging, Paint, 2012
When peeling an orange in between working on a painting project in college, a moment of inspiration struck when part of the orange looked strikingly similar to an eyeball.
Ausleben
Metal Band, Logo Design, Branding
This logo has been around for nearly a decade when Faber first founded this band and started dabbling with visual arts to coincide with the music.
Cityscape Photography
Photoshoot, Photography, City
Sometimes the City can provide some interesting photo opportunities.
Creative Perspective Photography
Photoshoot, Photography
Some interesting shots can be captured when playing around with the camera.
DIME Carving
8"x10" Hand-Carved Stamp, Tactile Creation, 2006
A high school project required carving a piece of linoleum and rolling ink across to create stamped art. While one of the stamps was entered into the Arlington Museum of Art's Student Art Exhibition, unfortunately none of the original inked stamps have survived.
Dali Llama
18"x 24" Drawing, Pencil and Pastel, 2014
A fun tribute to both the Dalai Lama and Salvador Dali, this forty-hour drawing is a play on words and names that is perferated with Buddhist symbolism and references to five of Salvador’s paintings.
Divided We Fall
Drawing, Design, Photoshop, 2020
Amidst the wild and unprecedented events of 2020 JMF was inspired to create this image using drawing and digital imaging techniques.
Drug of Choice
Digital Imaging, 2008
One of the first "Photoshop" attempts that JMF ever undertook, this image speaks on the musical inspiration that started it all.
Enigmatic Eye
3D Animation, Digital Imaging
A 3D animation test render of an upcoming character...
Faber
Visual Artist, Musician, Sound Engineer
John M Faber, the Founder of JMF Studios, is a self-proclaimed "madman" who takes his artistic journey one day at a time.
Family Vacation Koozies
Logo Design, Print, Family project, Tactile Creation
In need of a custom drink koozie for a family vacation, JMF was obliged to create a quick, keepsake design.
Family is Both an Inspiration and a Work of Art
Design, Photograph, Photoshoot
Some high quality family photos from the founder-in-chief Mr. J.M. Faber
From The Mirror
15" x 24" Drawing, Charcoal, 2012
An eight and a half hour self-portrait that was selected for the 2013 Student Juried Art Exhibition. This is the first serious self-portrait drawing of the artist that happened to emerge from a semester final project in drawing class. The eyes were the last part of the drawing, and they exemplify the exhaustion of a late night.
Halloween Reaper Carving
Drawing, Carving, Tactile Creation, 2017
A moment of inspiration struck one Halloween that lead to this original project that was also entered into a pumpkin carving contest.
Iron Preezy
Digital Imaging, 2016
During a Halloween tour of the George Bush Library in College Station, Texas that allowed visitors to wear their costumes and participate in various activities throughout the tour, one photo opportunity lead to a moment of inspiration for the artist.
Loitering With Intent
Typography, Design, Drawing, 2014
One of the first assignments in Typography 101 class during college was to hand draw a design for the phrase "Loitering With Intent", pushing the artists to consider how best to visually communicate the implicated meanings of the words and phrase.
Nature Photography
Photoshoot, Photography, Nature
Finding inspiration in nature through the lens of the camera.
Obscure Perspectives
Photograph, Photoshoot, Cityscape
An image taken in Salt Lake City that has become a studio favorite.
Offroad Legend
Photography, Digital Imaging, 2015
Taking photos of the kids enjoying their Christmas gift captured a photograph that also inspired this project.
Panorama Photography
Photoshoot, Photography, Panorama
These panorama photographs require stitching together several photos together to capture a scene that cannot otherwise be captured in one shot.
Paper Aviator
Branding project., Logo Design, Tactile Creation
Everything you see is originally designed and hand-crafted by the artist.
This project involved giving an identity to a fictitious non-profit organization that mails a paper airplane package to ill children who are confined to a hospital. The entire kit was designed and assembled as a class assignment.
People Photography
Photoshoot, Photography, People, Family
Some photographs of people in JMF's Life
Personality Bottle
Digital Imaging, 2013
One of the first official Photoshop projects by JMF was during a Digital Imaging course where the assignment was to photoshop a bottle with elements reflective of the artist's personality based on a billboard advertisement the professor had worked on.
Personality Type
A combination of Typography Projects, Design
Multiple class assignments with the same requirement of creating a logo out of the artist's name and personality have been combined into one large project with numerous variations and hundreds of logo sketches.
Pet Photography
Photoshoot, Photography
Pets tend to be great subjects for a photoshoot
Risk Management Advertisement Series
Hand drawn in Photoshop
A design class assignment becomes a JMF first with digitally hand drawn images based around a risk management ad campaign. JMF Studios does not claim any ownership of or affiliation with Universal Risk Solutions. These images were designed and crafted for educational purposes.
Sketchbook Selections
Drawing, Pencil, Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite, Pen
Sketches and drawings of the not-so-finished variety by Faber over the years, ranging from his younger years, to college, to today.
Space Case
Logo Design, Concept Art, Live Music
An ongoing live music venue concept that combines the artist's love of music, science, visual arts, and theater.
Space Nerds
Logo Design, Digital Imaging, Facebook Group
A Facebook group, originally created for astronomy classmates trying to get their homework done, was made public and has grown to over 1000 members and gets an occasional updated design from JMF.