You know that surreal feeling? That's how I felt this morning. I sat down to make my list of things to do today, looked at the date and realized that on this day next week I will be helping my husband load a U-Haul. Next week, January 31st (yes the day before Super Bowl) we will be on our way to Kentucky.
Read MorePresence
I started practicing yoga actively about 6 months ago. The instructors vary from class to class but the message has often been to be present. I always thought this applied to the class and never really thought much about applying it to my life.
Read MoreFeeling Imaginative
When I was a kid I was always day dreaming. My imagination was so alive it was almost uncontrollable, especially in 4th grade math class where I missed out on foundational math because I was too busy drawing happy troll looking characters on my desk and giving them haircuts with an eraser or escaping to the away dreamlands that would spill onto my paper.
Read MoreLoochfest Logo
Dia De Los Muertos style logo
I designed this logo a few months ago for the Dia De Los Muertos 24 Hour Endurance Challenge. The inspiration of course came from the classic sugar skulls that usually surface everywhere around Halloween. Here's a few words about my design process for this project.
Read MoreColor Theming
I took this photo with my iPhone outside of the hotel we were staying in while visiting the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina. The yellow and pink of the flowers caught my eye, mostly because it's mid-October and the flowers were still so lively.
Read MoreBirthday Magic
It’s surreal to think that 10 years ago I became a mother for the first time.
Read MoreDelta Dawgs: a logo re-draw for an Army unit
A logo re-draw for an Army unit.
Read MoreLogo & Identity for Collette Zimmer Dressage
Read about the inspiration behind my most recent project, a website and logo design for Collette Zimmer Dressage.
Read MoreBlack swans and luck
In the last year or two, I've found myself on a pretty good path career wise. I feel like I'm on my way to success. Was it all of my hard work or was it luck? Maybe both. In connecting the dots of past events I realize my life has been made up of a series of black swan events. Both good and bad, but it's those black swan events that got me to the here and now… the present where I find myself accomplishing the things I thought were impossible.
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