<p>My love for art and design began at a very early age. My mother, being an artist, made sure to provide me with plenty of blank paper and 64 crayons as soon as my fingers could grasp a tool. I went through school loving art classes, drawing and painting in free time, and acquired my first graphic design job in high school. This was where I learned the programs necessary to pursue the next step in my design career&mdash;attending the Illinois Institute of Art. I graduated with a BFA in Visual Communications in 2002. I have worked at various in-house graphic design jobs. In October of 2008, I finally decided to break free of the corporate, grey cube world and go out on my own as a freelancer/business owner.</p>

<p>Retro design. Old signage. Exceptional fonts. Vintage fabrics. Concerts and their posters. Comedy. The Rocky Mountains and all their flora and fauna. The theatre. First Friday Art in Denver. Meeting artists and designers. Learning about my clients. Movies with friends. Watching my sister and mother paint. Messages and emails from fellow creatives.</p>