CYOP Podcast: Making Big Changes and Going With The Flow

May 12, 2017 | Client Work, Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Strategy, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling

Happy Friday, friends! If you’re looking for something fun and informative to listen to today, check out the most recent episode of the Creating Your Own Path podcast. I’m co-hosting Making Big Changes and Going with the Flow with Jennifer Snyder, and... Read More

Being An Artist Is Hard and Scary

Jul 1, 2016 | Creative Process, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design, Writing

Earlier this week I was writing in my gratitude journal – a practice that I’ve fallen behind on lately. While I was writing out my list of things that I’m grateful for, I could feel fear creeping in. I wrote, “I’m grateful for the positive... Read More

Your Clients May Not Be Your BFFs

May 20, 2015 | Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Strategy, Storytelling

Two years ago I worked with the very smart sisters of Braid Creative, Kathleen Shannon and Tara Street. In their Personal Branding ecourse (which runs for the LAST time on Thursday! Sign up here!) there’s an exercise where you invite different aspects of your... Read More

Are You Actually Doing Yoga or Just Wearing Yoga Pants?

May 18, 2015 | Creative Strategy

I’m constantly refining my service offerings based on where my focus is. Not because I’m scattered, but because of the variety of creative tools that I use and how I work with my clients. While my immediate interests may change from time to time, the crux... Read More

I Don’t Want To Build A Company, I Want To Build A Life

May 11, 2015 | Creative Projects, Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, Storytelling

It’s been four years since I interviewed Design for Mankind’s Erin Loechner here in this space. At that time this was a blog called Inward Facing Girl. Erin was one of the first design bloggers that I read regularly and looked to for guidance as I learned... Read More