About

As an art director, my work draws inspiration from camp and kitsch nestled up against authenticity, the natural world, technology, and the pulse of extremely online entertainment and culture. I am fascinated by what humans create and reinvent—and strive to shape culture with healthy measures of curiosity and responsibility.

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As an illustrator and designer, much of my work revolves around the table: menus, packaging, recipe illustrations, food-focused patterns, and educational materials about wild foraging and mushroom identification. My Sicilian-American upbringing shaped how I think about food — as a connection to landscape, storytelling, nourishment, gathering, and an expression of love. Somehow, it all goes back to the warmth of a bright yellow kitchen. 

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My aesthetic heroes? John Waters, Amy Sedaris, Edward Tufte, and PeeWee Herman. 

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—Amanda Tricomi