As we say goodbye to 2025, I am taking some time to round up highlights from the year and appreciate the life that I’ve been building for myself…

December’s highlights included a successful artist reception, trip to Florida, mentee sessions, a podcast interview, and lots of reflection, end-of-year wrapping up, and planning for 2026…

November’s highlights included fulfilling a large order for the Field Museum, installing my art show at Logan Square Pilates and Core, working on some client projects, starting to work with a new mentee, and visiting our friends in San Francisco…

October’s highlights included attending Adobe MAX, working more on my wooden signs, visiting a friend in Portland, OR, and fulfilling wholesale orders in addition to being recognized in the Bradley Alumni Art Show…

September’s highlights included vacationing in Spain, getting invited to Adobe MAX, attending an art retreat with friends, restocking some favorite shops, adding new stickers, seeing the Logan Square Community Guide in person for the first time, and attending a watch party for a type conference…

August’s highlights included fully restocking the Peoria Airport gift shop, visiting my brother in Denver, hosting Steph & Barbie for a visit, and collaborating with some of my favorite business friends and mentors…

July’s highlights included participating in the Faire Summer Market, surprising a local food pop up with custom stickers, completing my first 1:1 mentoring engagement through Adobe, and designing a new custom sticker for a repeat client…

June’s highlights included launching a series of mini food stickers, licensing artwork to Adobe for embroidered patches, sharing recent branding work, and getting accepted to the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship program as a mentor…

If you’ve ever been curious about if you are ready to a hire a professional designer, this blog post is for you! We’re sharing 5 signs you should invest in a brand designer and the top 3 reasons you should actually hold off…

After being one of the first customers of the Sutter Lemonade Stand 10 years ago, Carly Lynch has been passed the torch and taken over fundraising efforts for St. Jude via the newly rebranded Lynch Lemonade Stand. Their 2025 goal is to raise $20,000 for the Children’s Hospital…