Small Pond Graphics

September 12, 2011 sketch journal

sketch 091211 . Fuzzy

Do you ever feel like the porcupine in a warm and fuzzy world? Me too 😉

I read in a biography of Walter Anderson, the Mississippi Gulf Coast artist/painter, that his mother required he and his siblings to spend some time every day drawing and writing. He seemed to credit that experience with keeping his vision clear — or at least keeping it truly his. When I talk to my 6-year-old about his school day in the afternoons, I find that he does the same. And I’m constantly amazed at how vibrant his imagination is at this stage in his life. Since an imagination is something that shouldn’t be wasted, I thought I would give it a try — digital age style.

I’m experimenting with my iPad Sketchbook Pro app, which could become a habit.

September 11, 2011 in the studio

Hope Rises

Courage remembered.
Faith undaunted.
Future alive.
Freedom flourishing.

September 11, 2011

September 7, 2011 favorite things

favorite things . Alphabets

September has me thinking “Back to School” and I found these great alphabet products in my “love it” bookmarks. Inspiration emerges! Nothing makes a statement better than bold, black letters. (and who can resist the color of chip board? I can’t)

1. Alphabet Notebooks ~ nineteenseventythree.com
2. Alphabet coin purses ~ alphabetbags.com
3. Letterpress Alphabet cards ~ B.Impressed

September 6, 2011 my South

photo 090611 . Weary Guardian

August 29, 2011 in the studio

Revamping

As you may have noticed, I’ve been taking a hiatus from posting for the last two months — a summer break, of sorts. During that time, I’ve been focused on the launch of some exciting projects in MY small pond, which I’ll share more about soon. There have been some great collaborations and marketing strategies going on in my to-do list.

On July 1, I also celebrated the one-year anniversary of Small Pond Graphics. As a little birthday present to the Pond, I’ve spent the last few weeks fine-tuning a new website design for this little adventure. You’re looking at the updated Plop! with links up there in the menu bar back to the re-vamped smallpondgraphics.com.

One of the things I’m proud of with this new site is an updated collection of portfolios showing more of what I do on a weekly and daily basis. My goal with the new design was to put more of the creativity and design work front and center. I literally love what I do, and I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to spend my time working with so many creative and innovative small businesses, non-profit organizations, retailers, restaurants, etc — folks who are generally very passionate about what they do as well.

I’ll admit that putting these portfolios together was a personal triumph for me. For the most part, they represent work that has been completed solely in the first year of Small Pond Graphics. Choosing projects to include was like a walk through my first year in business. I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement about what’s still to come.

The portfolios are organized by project type and I’ll be continuing to update them as favorite projects are completed. I hope you’ll enjoy the quick sampling here and then take a moment to browse the links below.

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