Graphic Art mixed with Watercolors!
In 2010 I joined a Facebook Fan page called "You grew up in SLO if you remember...". It's a page where people who grew up in San Luis Obispo, California, could reminisce about their hometown, meet up with old friends, swap stories, memories and such. Memories of my favorite childhood places came flooding back...such wonderful places that I hadn't thought about in years.
About this same time my very good friend and co-worker had opened a shop on Etsy and encouraged me to find something that I could create, be passionate about, and sell on Etsy. It would be an addition to my full-time career as a graphic artist in the screen printing industry. The hunt was on to find the perfect thing! I was inspired by the popular Subway Style of typography to create a memory board, of sorts, for my own home. The memories of my hometown, San Luis Obispo, arranged in an interesting collaboration of fonts, sizes and strengths, white on black. I loved it and so did my family and friends. I realized there were other people that would really love this concept. Hometown memories, vacation memories, retirement, birthday and anniversary gifts...there are so many applications! That was the jumping off point for me. I opened my shop in 2011 and have, to date, created over 700 completely different, 100% custom, pieces of art for some of the best folks on the planet and it continues to be my best selling design. My shop has continued to grow into a collection of my favorite Scriptures, Quotes and paintings arranged creatively with modern typefaces.
2015 brought a few changes to my shop and my art. I rediscovered my love for watercolors and found painting a wonderful way to be creative without holding onto a mouse or staring at a computer monitor! So, you'll see a bit more "color" and "softness" showing up in my shop. I feel it's a perfect compliment to typography. Greeting cards and ceramic coffee mugs also made their way into my shop in 2015.
I hope you enjoy the range of my work. Scripture Art, Kids, Marriage, Love and Family... all pieces of my life, my heart and my art ♥