I intend to present my work in four parts. The first section will be devoted to the `State of the Studio', a catalogue of sorts, documenting the accumulation of ideas and objects that make up the space where I spend the majority of my time. The second section `This Place', will reflect on the pivotal experiences and relationships outside of the studio that have influenced my thinking. The third section `Get Excited and Make Things' will attempt to synthesize the impact of the space and the place paired with outside influences in order to shed light on my current work. The last section, `I'm Learning and I'm not Afraid', will begin to outline some of my future ambitions as a painter and a maker. The piece as a whole will be constructed in the style of a narrative graphic essay. The document will be littered with personally symbolic drawings that will, hopefully, enhance the text and engage the reader more fully in my world.

This spring I will attempt to drive 14,211 miles between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, delivering things for people while drawing cursive letters with the help of a global navigation satellite system.

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The aim of this thesis is to grasp the life force of nature that is inherent in nature and formalize it through my instinctive and experiential perspective toward life rather than reproducing an organism itself. The idea is to deliver more positive and hopeful messages by inducing natural human consciousness and flow of emotions, using metal as an art medium for its unique properties to express life images.

The life and times of Christopher Wayne Reno, as they relate to his years at the University of Iowa, are presented within the pages of this small but potent document. Reader beware: once you've cracked this tome and experienced the wonders within, your view of the world will be fundamentally altered. Your life may no longer hold its current luster. I urge caution!

Reflection is an artistic representation of my thoughts and experiences while attending the University of Iowa

This body of work was created during my time at the University of Iowa. The work operates as an embodiment of personal traumas and memories. Materials and processes are at the forefront of the work as they link me to my past. The scale of the work remains small not only for the sake of portability, but for its intimate relationship to the viewer.

A detailed account of how failure can lead to success. Through my attempts to design a chair, I developed a method of bending plywood using Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) routing. Ultimately, I considered my chair a failure. The method I had developed to wood was not suitable for my chair because it left the material too flexible. Determined to find another application for my wood bending method, I applied it to a new series of lamps. Bending thin plywood with a similar cut pattern on the CNC Laser cutter gave the perfect balance of flexibility and strength for lamp shades. Simple as the new lamps may be, they leave numerous possibilities for development in scale and shape.

Space Camp reports back from the final frontier; sharing the memory, shaping the dream.