Summer is winding down here in New England – and this has, admittedly, been one to remember. I finally finished grad school at Savannah College of Art & Design with a M.A. in Interactive Design and Game Development, and was honored to receive the 2010 Academic Achievement Award!

At the end of June I accepted a full-time position at the PETA Foundation as a Senior Designer. I have been a huge supporter of PETA for many, many years – and this job has essentially shaped up to be a dream fulfilled. Though, I was not necessarily looking to leave full-time freelancing for an in-house position – the opportunity was too good to pass up, and I could not possibly be more happy with my decision! I feel quite at home working with PETA, and I honestly don’t have enough good things to say about my new job!

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Spring has definitely hit here in New England – the trees have their leaves again, the temps are in the 70′s, and I even harvested my first radishes and lettuce from my vegetable garden! But the world being in bloom isn’t the only excitement around here – I’m also looking forward to finally finishing my Masters Degree in Interactive Design & Game Development from SCAD – and I’ll be walking across the stage on May 29th to get my degree. All the long nights, and lack of weekend fun for the past couple years have paid off! (more…)

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! (more…)

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.