Hell’s Kitchen Designs for… Pickleball

Am I talking about Hell’s Kitchen on the map in New York or “Hell’s Kitchen” the show starring Gordon Ramsey? Trick question, I’m talking about my very own version of Hell’s Kitchen, a play on words my brother-in-law suggested for our pickleball team a season ago. Did we finish at the top of the league?Continue reading “Hell’s Kitchen Designs for… Pickleball”

The Chasing Waterfalls Commercial for the Lincoln Navigator – Who Sings the Song?

When I’m designing shirts (here’s my Out of the Wilderness Etsy Shop), I’ll often have the TV on as background noise and yes, I love watching Let’s Make A Deal hosted by Wayne Brady. Between hilarious audience interactions, I heard an ad that took me right back to high school. I was often driving aroundContinue reading “The Chasing Waterfalls Commercial for the Lincoln Navigator – Who Sings the Song?”

College Football Custom Designs and Learning about Trademarks

What began as a project to make a shirt design for my niece’s birthday swelled into a collection of shirts that I’m really proud of. I’ve learned a lot, too, about design and trademark infringement. Yikes! Did you know that colleges have a trademark on their school colors? Maybe I was naive but wow, thatContinue reading “College Football Custom Designs and Learning about Trademarks”

Manhattan, New York City, Love!

Along the timeline of my childhood and into my adult years, I’ve lived in quite a few places. My life started in Key West, Florida and because of my father’s career in the military I’ve been as far west as Hawaii, north to Rhode Island, and east to well… Rhode Island. One of the stops,Continue reading “Manhattan, New York City, Love!”

Us vs. Gnats in North Florida!

There’s a lot of chatter about the swarms of gnats in Tallahassee (and I’m assuming much of the southeast U.S.). I don’t even know if swarms is the right word. That sort of makes it sound like there might be some areas were there AREN’T gnats. But no. They’re everywhere. So it’s more like justContinue reading “Us vs. Gnats in North Florida!”