by Mike Costanzo | Dec 16, 2025 | Reflections, Writing
Memorial So many photos And yet so few For a lifetime Some obscured by grain and dust Blurred and bleary, out of focus Some crisp and vibrant, snapped last week High res, high definition All mixed, jumbled, shuffled together Inconsistent, imperfect, real Key beats in...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 28, 2014 | Vacation, Video
This summer, while on vacation, our family created a new music video to celebrate our all-time favorite vacation spot, Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. While the music isn’t original, the hip-hop lyrics and amazing dance moves are 100% guaranteed fresh. Click and...
by Mike Costanzo | May 4, 2012 | Mike, Video
May the Fourth be with you! Yes, for those of you who did not know, May the 4th is officially Star Wars Day. (If you don’t believe me, just Google it!) Yes, it is a glorious day in which all us geeky Star Wars fans greet each other with cheerful grins, secret...
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 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 | 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 Jen Costanzo | Dec 14, 2008 | Artwork, Jen
This is my Christmas gift for Grandmom. Shhh… don’t tell! She asked me to make her a set of handmade stationery. I put together 20 cards for her & chose the theme for the stationery as being “Purple flowers” (iris, lilac, thistle,...
by Jen Costanzo | Dec 3, 2008 | Artwork, Jen
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 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 10, 2008 | Friends, Graphic Design, School
It’s been a very full month for me (Mike), but yesterday was officially my last day of summer classes at RTS this semester!!! Whoohooo!!! I still have some schoolwork that I have to do (rather a lot, actually), but it still feels good to be “done”...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 7, 2008 | Graphic Design, Vacation
The first morning, Jen and I walked down to the beach at around 6am. The sun was already up, but the beach was so still and calm that it was like another world: Later that week, we noticed the huge amount of beach erosion that had (apparently) just taken place. Where...
by Mike Costanzo | Jun 23, 2008 | Mike, Scenery, Video
For those of you who appreciated ” Bring It On Down To The Downtown ,” here’s a new music/dance video that’ll get your toes tappin’ and your hands clappin’! Everyone, it’s time, so… ” Let’s Get This Party...
