Everyone knows free stickers are the best. So here’s how you can enter to win some yourself! But first: A quote — Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are. — Mason Cooley Doesn’t … Continue reading Giveaway! Because FREE stickers are objectively better than non-free stickers
I found out on Friday. The newspaper job I’ve had for ten years (first job out of college) has come to an end. I’m not entirely sure how to write this, because I don’t know how to present it properly. … Continue reading So, I got laid off
I love when the internet offers up a good idea for a change. I follow Ashlyn Carter on Instagram — a copywriter who offers lots of good tips on how to find your voice, etc etc etc. Last week, I … Continue reading Choosing a word of the year
If you’re lucky, you have people in your life who push you. Not, like, off a cliff (avoid those people) — but who push you to be better than you were the day before. My friend Amanda is one of … Continue reading It’s her fault I illustrated a book
“Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t make it wrong.” That’s what I told my stepson one day, driving him and his sister to a school rollerskate party. I was talking about music on that particular day, because his sister … Continue reading 3+ME: It’s okay to dance to your own music
Yep, an actual legit tattoo. One of my favorite professors from college reached out a few months ago, with some awesome ideas to combine in a … Continue reading So I designed a tattoo
I’ve cried over a cactus before. It was a cartoon of a sad cactus holding a sign that offered “free hugs.” But nobody would hug him, … Continue reading Artspiration: Arizona
“Don’t worry, I’ll remember.” ^^^ one of the lies I tell myself ^^^ Do you tell yourself that? You know you should write something down, leave … Continue reading “Don’t worry, I’ll remember”: Why artists don’t make the best accountants
Some people struggle with overconfidence, with overselling themselves, with thinking they’re God’s gift to the world. Not me. I think a lot of us tend to … Continue reading Reminder: You actually don’t suck.
At the newspaper I work at, I’m used to fast deadlines and short turnaround times. “When do I need this design done? Today? Sure thing.” That’s … Continue reading Love’s (art) labors lost
