Reese Highman

Artist & Creative Coder

Exploring the space between analog and digital — through illustration, sculpture, and generative art.

Selected Work

Digital Builders - Two figures with purple hair building with pink blocks

Digital Builders

Illustration

Two figures construct meaning from digital fragments, exploring the intersection of virtual and physical creation.

Summer Light - Portrait with blue-toned figure against sunset

Summer Light

Illustration

A study in color and memory — cool tones meet warm light in a moment of quiet joy.

Memory & Dream - Dual portrait exploring past and present

Memory & Dream

Illustration

Past and present coexist — a reflection on childhood, imagination, and the landscapes we carry within.

Inner Child - Ceramic figure with crackle glaze containing pink bear

Inner Child

Ceramic

A hollow figure holds what we protect most — the tender parts of ourselves we carry hidden.

Assembled Self - Mixed media figure with fabric and found objects

Assembled Self

Mixed Media

Identity as collage — we are made of what we collect, the textures and threads that bind us together.

Moonlit Field - Ceramic platter with painted scene and rose handles

Moonlit Field

Ceramic

Functional art that tells a story — where illustration meets sculpture in a moment of stillness.

Particle Flow

p5.js

Emergent patterns from simple rules — particles dance between gravity and randomness.

Wave Forms

p5.js

Rhythm made visible — layered sine waves create an ever-shifting landscape of color and motion.

Skills & Tools

Design Skills

Illustration
Color Theory
Composition
Character Design
Sculptural Form
Creative Coding

Tools

🎨 Procreate
📷 Photoshop
✏️ Illustrator
💻 p5.js
🖌️ Watercolor
🏺 Ceramics
✂️ Mixed Media
📐 Figma

Creative Coding Coursework

p5.js explorations — University of Montana

01 Interactive Drawing Mouse-driven drawing with color trails 02 Bouncing Balls Physics simulation with collision 03 Particle Fountain Particle system with gravity 04 Generative Circles Procedural pattern generation 05 Wave Pattern Trigonometric wave visualization 06 Starfield 3D depth illusion with particles

About

University of Montana

I'm an artist and creative coder currently studying as an honors student at the University of Montana, where I made Dean's List last semester. Originally from Palm Harbor, Florida, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from East Lake High School.

My work explores the intersection of traditional art-making and digital creation. Whether I'm working with ceramics, illustration, or code, I'm drawn to themes of memory, identity, and the things we carry inside us.

I believe in the power of making — both physical and digital — to help us understand ourselves and connect with others. Currently exploring generative art through p5.js while continuing my practice in illustration and sculptural ceramics.

Get in Touch

Interested in working together or just want to say hello?

reesehighman@gmail.com