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You know the events, seemingly minute, that remind you, who you are as a person and that you can make a difference? That’s what this is about. It was Thursday evening and Arden needed dropped off downtown for dance practice. She would be performing the next day with her dance group, Momentum, at the Arts Festival. It was busy and hectic, with all the road closures and vendor setting up for the next day....

How ducks changed our life. You know the events, seemingly minute, that remind you, who you are as a person and that you can make a difference? That’s what this is about. It was Thursday evening and Arden needed dropped off …

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Over the last couple weeks, I've started to feel weird again. Change was about to happen and I’m never ready. It's because Cam started back to school in person yesterday and Arden will go back in 2 weeks. It makes me reflect, like a flashback, because it’s been an entire year. A year since they last stepped foot in school and things were ‘normal’....

Life in flux Over the last couple weeks, I’ve started to feel weird again. Change was about to happen and I’m never ready. It’s because Cam started back to school in person yesterday and Arden will…

Originally, the premise of Fun for Anyone! was a character based off an experience that Cam had. It wasn’t until October of 2020 that I realized that it was also about me. That people in my childhood had tried to eradicate everything about my personality. I shouldn’t act childish or silly. I shouldn’t have fantastical ideas or dream big. I was too short, too skinny, too quiet, too much of everything that was wrong....

Self-reflection Originally, the premise of Fun for Anyone! was a character based off an experience that Cam had. It wasn’t until October of 2020 that I realized that it was also about me. That people in my childho…

Color is a power which directly influences the soul. - Wassily Kandinsky

A birthday banner for my son's best friend's birthday.🚄 😍

Working on a space themed banner for a little girl's birthday party. Here's one of the planets.

I've been growing a paper garden this past week for end-of-the-year teacher gifts!

Thanks so much for your request for quote cards to go in the teacher appreciate bags at your daughters school, Jodie!

At this point, it has been a week since the Governor of Ohio made the proclamation that schools would be out for 3 weeks. Upon receiving the notification, my heart sank. It seemed scary and felt like prison. While I want everyone to be safe, this was now going to miserably encroach on the time I was able to spend creating the illustrations for my second book. [ 591 more words ]

C is for Catastrophe A funny/positive outlook on dealing with the corona virus restrictions.