A grain elevator should not be sentimental. But alas, it is. Mom would throw us girls in the station wagon, and head out to the west. The GREAT north west – but not the one you're thinking. We lived in East Tennessee at the time. The station wagon was the type with the wood paneling. When you see photos, you can imagine the desaturated colors of the beige and brown. I think camera companies purposely made film to be desaturated when processed. Everything back then was desatur

It's funny how you do things in your life along the way. These things may be random and not what your are wanting to do, but there is a season in your life where the thing just has to be done. Mine was working at FedEx. Kinko's to be exact. If you know this business, then you are old. Kinko's got eaten up by FedEx in the early 2000s. I just happened to be there, helped train and transition the folks to the new procedures and service offerings. It was a blast and I got to know

Arby's started in 1964. As a designer, I generally do not like coming up with a logo for a spanking new company. A new company needs to figure out their stuff. They need to figure out processes and goals for the overall company. They are in the letsfigureutout phase. That means the logo is essentially a bookmark. Just a design you stick on things until you , ummm, figure it out. As a brand refresherizer (that's what I am going to call it), I come in, strategize with where the

Really, this is for the employees and entire staff. Because if they are rejuvenated, then that excitement has no where else to go BUT to the customers.

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I say this because the construction had stopped awhile ago. In fact, 4 feet of long grass ago. That's when I pulled up to the same stop sign, on my same route home, but stopped in awe. The grass was so high, and so golden in color–not orange, not yellow–and the sky was so unbelievably blue, with a few clouds showing, and only the tops of trees popping up in the background.

Probably around 1999–2000, there was a pivotal point in my art practice.

I can't NOT be creating something that seems random. It's not possible. I wish I could be just an oil painter or a carver, or a welder or a... fill in the blank. I. Just. Can't. I THINK I am an an illustrator. Some might call me a designer, but then 2D or 3D... and I do paint with watercolors, then draw over them with color pencils.... This has been evident since I was born. For example: This latest project has actually been going since about winter 2024 when I had attended t

Looks like the UT Vols are selling off all their Nike merch because Addidas has taken over. I just heard that on the radio. (This is all the sports talk you will see on this site.) I was thinking of this iconic tagline lately because it really is THAT good. I think of it often because things can come about, and as an over-thinker by default, this phrase comes in handy. The radio mentioning this corporate sponsor change sealed the deal for today's blog topic. That's when the o

And trust me. It IS a process. Here goes: I start a watercolor painting. I dislike it. I am frustrated and there's no hope. Take a break....

In a world of lemons, I'd prefer to be a blueberry.

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Let me remind you, this is the 80s and 90s. The music sounds were just as synthesized as the food. And I loved it!

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