Just be you

Don't know if many of you know, but I spend an equal amount of time making a living as a graphic artist as well as photography. I designed this poster for my oldest daughter, who is getting ready to head to college, so she remembers that just being herself is the best thing she can possibly be. Had a lot of positive comments and a few requests for copies, so thought I'd make it available in my Etsy shop. Not with her name, Shade, of course, but personalized with whatever name you like, or even "Just be you" or "Just be." It is sized for framing at 11" x 14" and will be printed on premium quality matte or glossy photo paper. Super bright and fun and I think such a worthwhile message.

If we were sticks

I was commissioned to create a set of stick figure people for Nestlings, who does all sorts of wonderfulness, including vinyl cutting. If you're so inclined to sport your family on the back of your rig (or anywhere else for that matter), check them out. Lots of choices for looks and pets and even a horse (a horse!) And no, I don't get a commission, LOL, I just think they turned out cute so thought I'd show 'em off.

Run of the River Players

I do the graphics for a local Theater company in my town. I never knew they had a blog! You can check it out here. If only I were brave enough to act! They always seem to have so much fun, but guess I'll have to stick to the picture drawin'.

How to be a graphic designer

Indy: If you don't like doing the annual report, then why don't you just take the day off?
Me: I can't, it's due tomorrow.
I: You told us awhile ago that it was done. That's why we got to celebrate with ice cream.
M: That was a different deadline. A project as big as an annual report has lots of little deadlines and then one big one.
I: Oh, so do we get ice cream tomorrow?
M: Um, no, but we can on Friday, for 'friday treat'.
I: How come you have to do it anyway. Can't they get some other scrapbooker to do the annual report?
M: (lol) I don't scrapbook at work honey. I am a graphic designer.
I: Oh. Well, what is graphic design?
M: Everything you see that's been printed - like that Capri sun package you're holding, a graphic designer decided what pictures to use, what words to use, what the words looked like...Anything printed is designed by a graphic designer.
I: Oh, so if I draw a picture in (Microsoft) Paint and print it out, then I am a graphic designer?
M: There's a little more to it than that...you have to know what you're doing.
I: Oh, I know what I'm doing.

This is exactly my problem. 500 other employees at my work think all you have to do is draw something in Paint and print it out and you, too, can be a graphic designer.