by Mike Costanzo | Mar 15, 2011 | Disaster, Missions, Prayer
Our dear family and friends, An opportunity has presented itself for Mike to go to Japan along with Danny Iverson (son of missionary Dan Iverson) to help out with relief efforts in some of the hardest-hit areas. We have heard first-hand reports from the missionaries...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 30, 2010 | Mike, Video
Gardening–Mike style. -Mike
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 1, 2010 | Graphic Design, Mike
Mike’s New Catan-A-Thon T-Shirt Design It’s no secret that we love the board game Settlers of Catan, and for the last several years it has taken our family gatherings by storm. So this year we decided to commemorate the addictive nature of this game by...
by Mike Costanzo | Jun 18, 2010 | Faith, Reflections
When I was growing up, I was told a lie—by my family, by my peers, by the society in which I lived. I was told that the true value of a man is measured in how “studly” you are. I was told that manly men were those who were so charming, handsome, and strong that they...
by Mike Costanzo | Jun 11, 2010 | Faith, Reflections
Doubting has a bad rep in the modern American Evangelical church. This must be due at least in part to Biblical imperatives that condemn certain kinds of doubting as sin: “Ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven...
by Mike Costanzo | Jun 1, 2010 | Graduation, Graphic Design
Mike’s RTS Senior Banner This year, Mike was given the privilege of designing this year’s RTS Senior Banner! He was asked to design a hand holding a burning heart along with the phrase, “I offer you my heart, Lord, promptly and sincerely.” Here...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 18, 2009 | Graphic Design, Mike
Here are some of my newest pieces of artwork for y’all: Autographed rapper artwork. Represent. Photoshop-designed digital flames. Hot stuff. A crazy collage of manic seagulls. Hide your sandwich. A futuristic digital circuit-board. Plug in. A good-natured dig on...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 31, 2009 | Friends
This past weekend, the RTS MAC Class of 2010 (a.k.a. Mike’s classmates) threw a huge birthday bash for one of our own. Olivia (whose birthday was actually not this past weekend) loves water parks and water rides, and wanted everyone to experience the joy and...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 19, 2009 | Mike, Misc
WARNING: This blog is a true story. Read at your own risk. As some of you might know, I (Mike) have recently taken up fishing as my new hobby, and I’ve really gotten into it. I’m going to blog later all about the philosophical connections between fishing...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 19, 2009 | Friends
Ever since Facebook began to assert its unassailable hegemony over our friends’ social lives, we’ve been blogging less and posting less pictures than we used to. But, those days are over! Yes, friends, I found a way to LINK our blog to our Facebook...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 19, 2009 | Audio, Graphic Design, Mike
Hello again my beauties!!! Hopefully by now you’re expecting some fresh new artwork, and sure enough, I have been busily doodling away in these past few months! Time is short today, so I will skip my usual introductory ramblings and get right to it! Welcome once...
by Mike Costanzo | Feb 16, 2009 | Graphic Design, Mike, School
Whew! This has been a busy season for both of us! Not only was Jen blessed with a wonderful new job, but Mike had been super-busy with school these days. Not only have his classes been a lot of work but he (and all of his crazy counseling cohorts) have officially...
by Mike Costanzo | Jan 7, 2009 | Audio, Graphic Design, Mike, Vacation
A few years ago, I discovered the Digiblog Theorum (Digital Camera + Free Time = Blog). Well recently I discovered a new (yet similar) theorum—the VacaDigiArt Theorum (Free Time During Vacation = New Digital Artwork). And just to prove that it works, allow me to share...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 25, 2008 | Graphic Design, Mike
Ok, so some of you must be wondering by now, “More digital artwork? Does Mike even study at all these days?” Thankfully, the answer to both of those questions is yes; I am indeed studying, but I’ve also had some wonderful opportunities to do a little...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 12, 2008 | Graphic Design, Mike
Howdy folks, Long time no blog, eh? This week is Reading Week at RTS –which means I have no classes this week!!! Yup, I get to stay at home and read, read read–whoohooo!!! Acually, I desperately needed this week, both for school stuff–I’ve got...
by Mike Costanzo | Sep 16, 2008 | Friends, Jen
Welcome to our home! We’ve been promising for awhile that we’d give everyone a tour of our new little place, but it’s been pretty busy. Jen’s finally settling into a new job, and Mike’s getting into the groove with classes, so we figured...
by Mike Costanzo | Sep 7, 2008 | Artwork, Devotion
Have you ever wondered what the Bible would look like if the most common 150 words were ranked, made into different sizes, and arranged together in a huge ‘word cloud’? Well, I hadn’t either until my sister Lisa introduced me to Wordle.net. If you...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 29, 2008 | Graphic Design, Mike, School
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while know that I (Mike) am an artist at heart, and that over the last several years I’ve been growing in both my artistic sensitivity and technical ability. (And I cite Bring It On Down To The Downtown as...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 21, 2008 | Friends, Video
If you’ve been reading our blog, you know that we’re avid amateur comedic filmmakers–in other words, we love to make crazy videos and post them on YouTube. 🙂 Well, while we were visiting our family and friends in Maryland, we got an email from our...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 21, 2008 | School
Okay, I don’t usually do this, but here’s a flash-in-the-pan blog for ya: Yesterday and today, I had off of school thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, and while I was initially disappointed about missing out on all the good stuff going on at RTS, the extra time...
