Pivot

Greetings, dear readers! It has been a minute. The last eighteen-ish months have been a hell of a ride. I’m sure the same is true for you, too. Life can be chaotic, and communication and creativity sometimes fall by the wayside.

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I was given the wonderful gift of time to do some creative play. This is something that has been missing from my life for some time.

This time last year I wasn’t even aware of the term “surface pattern design” as a career. Then more and more it started creeping up in the things that had my attention, like designers in my instagram feed. A friend mentioned what a great teacher Bonnie Christine is (and what great taste she has). I had never heard of her, either. I’ve since learned that she is basically synonymous with surface pattern design. Once I found Bonnie and had an understanding of what surface designers do, i was hooked. THIS. IS. IT. That was the secret sauce that brought together all of the things I love to do. I could make book-themed art that I could put on my own products and fabric, and license my designs to make income from it indefinitely. This was nothing short of life-changing for me.

I have since taken her Immersion course, which also happened to be the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow crash course on Illustrator that I’ve ever found. I’m very far from making it a career, but I’m also further beyond the honeymoon stage than I’ve gotten with anything other than my love for writing. I’m absolutely head over heels excited to put in the hard work and do this for a living. It has been such a bright spot in an otherwise dismal and uphill year.

So friends, I apologize for the long silence. I’m still here and I still want to engage in conversation with you wonderful people. Know that I’m still creating, and am pivoting a bit–not in a different direction, but in a way that integrates more of what matters to me. I hope you will come along with me on this journey, and I will do my best to share all the wisdom and joy I gather along the way. 🙂