Truth about Artist-in-Residencies?

As an emerging artist, I yearned to be more apart of the art world in a more exclusive way; by participating in the elusive artist-in-residencies and other opportunities for professional development. However, I think my marketing background gets the best of me sometimes because I see both sides. When I look at it from a…

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SWU: July 2018

Since January, I’ve been working on a few projects. I’ve finished up my sponsored travel for the year and released a limited edition of Valley Moments of all the articles and photos I’ve taken on my trips. Additionally, I’ve launched my online store. This store is just more for personal endeavors as I make and…

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No Longer with PVMA

I have spent a year with a certain mycology group providing professional marketing and branding services on my own time because I genuinely enjoy this group of people, however I am appalled by the way I have been treated as a volunteer. My logo project back in January was hijacked by the president at the…

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SWU – January 2018

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Studio Wrap Up (SWU) – January 2018     The first month of 2018 is over, and it was filled with juggling a lot of things as usual. Although like most things in my life, it never all happens at once, which is a good thing as I wouldn’t be able to manage…

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Study: Photographic Sculptures

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Inquiry: Study: Photographic Sculptures” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal” el_class=”widget-title”][vc_column_text] I have been working on my water quality project, and have been thinking about how to turn the vector graphics I have made into something a bit more photographic as that is my determined medium. I’ve been doing a bit of a search on ‘photographic sculptures’ and…

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How to Not Work with a Graphic Designer

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] I can’t believe I’m making this post in 2018. The graphic design field has been around a long time and with it has come from many changes. To this day, my biggest fear is automation and templating taking over custom design work, and in some ways it has. But custom design is only…

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Happy New Year!

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] It’s 2018! I can’t believe it’s already the second week into the new year. This year I am really looking forward to getting my life in order and to really start to organize some sort of routine. Since moving and starting a new job last year I have put a lot of personal…

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