Like many of us – I admit that I’m relieved to have 2009 behind me. I feel extremely lucky that I fared the year keeping consistently busy – which I know is a rarity in this economy – but something about 2010 just feels good.

Since I last wrote (which was way too long ago) – my husband and I have relocated from Austin, TX back to Beverly, MA. Its really great to be back and close to old friends and family. And, though some may be surprised to hear – I couldn’t be happier about returning to the snow!

Work has been exciting since the move. I’ve gone from working in-house at C3 Presents to freelancing again full-time and it feels great! There’s tons of REALLY exciting projects that I’m involved in that I can’t wait to add to the portfolio. I was also very excited to learn that Monsterrat has a new Interactive Media program which I’m eager to see students’ work from! I’m also privileged to be speaking on a panel to Montserrats Interactive Media students and faculty on February 25th.

As November quickly approaches, I’ve decided to update my portfolio with a couple new projects that have wrapped up recently. The 11th annual Gran Prix of Gloucester took place on October 3 & 4 and this years poster has been added to my Illustration Gallery.

Also, just launched today is the new website for the band, Lucero. To coincide with their new album release “1372 Overton Park” on October 6th – the website underwent a design overhaul that went live today! Check out the preview in my Interactive Gallery.

Work has picked up significantly during 2009 – amidst taking on a full-time position at C3 Presents and still maintaining a steady amount of freelance design, development and illustration work. Grad school is on a summer break until September, so I’m working close with clients to wrap up a couple large projects in the works!

The portfolio has been updated with some new pieces – a couple to note are the new New Noise Santa Barbara site that was launched last week and the poster for the 1st annual Gran Prix of Beverly that takes place next week in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Spring is officially here – and things are busy (which in this economy, I couldn’t be more grateful for!)! I just updated the Design and Interactive portfolios with some highlights of recent work over the last couple months. Been busy at C3 Presents updating the Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits websites to take them out of Flash – put them into XHTML, and make them accessible and SEO-friendly (Amen!). 

In more somber news – my thoughts and best-wishes go out to my friends and family in Santa Barbara, California who have already dealt with their share of fires this past year – and are now dealing with the Jesusita Fire. I hope for the best for everyone in the area, and hope this fire is tamed soon…thank you to all of the firefighters who are risking their lives to battle this blaze.

Some new work has been posted in the past couple of weeks – the most recent being a new tour poster and promotional postcard design for Boston-based rock band The New Collisions (great 80’s new wave stuff…definitely influenced by the likes of Blondie, Missing Persons and the X Ray Spex).

I’ve also been quite focused on painting lately – completing a commissioned piece, and trying to fit in some personal work amidst actual “work” and grad school. So, stay tuned!