A hot minute.

As the title says it, it has been quite some time since I actually did anything on this website. My shop is a mess that I’ve kind of shut the door on like a neglected puppy. I need to do better, especially when the PRO to getting my shop up and running smoothly means…more money for me. For someone that struggles financially, one would probably think I’m JUMP to the occasion. I’ve been more like a lump.

But I have a reason.

I GOT A NEW JOB. A CAREER JOB. AN ACTUAL PAYING JOB. However, the financial struggle is still real.

I’m the graphic designer at Image360 Tucker, a signage and graphics manufacturer. Got the job at the beginning of December and after the year I’ve had, it was a Christmas gift to myself. I really enjoy the work too. I do what I’ve been doing but actually get paid what I’m worth. And even though I have heard (from my boss who has been in graphic design and signage for 30+ years) that the sign industry doesn’t like graphic designer, we are about to go to two conventions where he speaks in a panel about the significance of graphic design in the sign industry. Earl Walker, my boss, will also be featured in Signs of the Times magazine where he talks about the same thing - the importance of graphic designers in the sign industry. The magazine will be showcasing his page over the month of May!

Back to those conventions though. ISA International Sign Expo (which is coming up in just a few days) and then Alliance Franchise Brands (the corporation that Image360 is a part of) Convention that is at the end of the month. My first ever business trip to my company’s convention! And on top of that, I entered into their poster contest with four different designs. I haven’t entered into a contest in a long time and it felt nice to do it again. I feel energized by this new sense of confidence.

I just need to let my depression or life get me down.

So instead, I make stuff. (Or try to!) My Instagram is still the best way to see the things I do and make. :)

SUCH AS THIS.