he ain't heavy, he's my brother

my brother graduated from Oregon State University this weekend. he got his bachelors in fine arts with a concentration in sculpture. if there wasn't overwhelming evidence that we're related, seeing his talent on display at the senior art show and in his own gallery, i'd question the possibility that i was adopted. see below:

this is my brother's work. he was awarded the highest award in the OSU art department (including MONEY) for it. one alum who came to the show offered him a job immediately upon seeing this piece. sheesh. keep in mind, i can barely draw a stick figure. not that it's a competition.

seeing my brother graduate made me think back to my own graduation 5 (gasp!) years ago, but mostly it made me act like a proud older sister. i only see my brother about twice a year, and i rarely get to see him in his element--it's always at my parents or for family holidays. seeing him in Corvallis was like seeing him as an adult for the first time. it was pretty cool. and i am still in awe at his amazing artistic talent. i took about a million pictures of his various pieces and the studio where he works. i'll be posting them periodically to brag about my talented family.

To your left: the golden child with another one of his pieces.

as kids, i always knew my brother was the favorite. here's photographic evidence that even higher powers prefer him.