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Flashback Friday: September Design Challenge—Create a Stationery Line
No, you’re not having a dejavú! I am re-running some of my favorite articles and projects from the last decade of my blog. This article originally ran on September 30, 2016. Since then, I’ve designed...
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Society 6 Shop Updates
I’ve been adding lots of fun products to my Society6 shop lately. They rolled out furniture this month! I’m so excited to see my art on benches, stools, and cabinets. Here are a few sneak peeks of some...
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Flashback Friday: Mini Paintings
No, you’re not having a dejavú! I am re-running some of my favorite articles and projects from the last decade of my blog. This article originally ran on December 5, 2015. Since I posted this project,...
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Our House: Design and Decor Updates
This year we’ve been focusing on furnishing our house. When we moved in 2017 we didn’t have much furniture, so furnishing our home is where most of our focus has gone. We are just getting to the fun...
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MidMod Shapes: Art+Surface Design
Lately I’ve been into modern geometric art, so I decided to try my hand at making some of my own. I found a great set of Prismacolor colored pencils that once belonged to Mark (mine now!) and busted...
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Artist Feature: Tessa Portuese
You may have noticed the new, cute illustrated portrait in my sidebar. If not… take a look to the right. I commissioned this portrait from local graphic designer and illustrator, Tessa Portuese, after...
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New Work: Holiday Hijinx Pattern Collection
I was inspired by vintage holiday decor and Pyrex to create this fun repeat pattern design collection. I’ve been dabbling in pattern design since 2016 and recently realized that EVERYTHING I design...
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New Work: Stardust, Baby Pattern Collection
Hello! I have some delicious new design work to share with you today and I am PUMPED! Today is January 8, which would have been David Bowie’s 72nd birthday. If you’re a long-time reader and/or friend,...
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Stardust, Baby Pattern Collection Process
Hey! So I was planning on sharing my process for the Stardust, Baby pattern collection, but then I got sidetracked working on my next collection of patterns. (Whoops! I guess I’m hooked on patterns!)...
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Wedding Wednesday: Minted Design Competition Entries
Minted’s Design Competitions Minted sells highly curated designs made by independent artists and designers. As far as I know, all of their designs come from their frequent design competitions in which...
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Wedding Wednesday: Vote for my (New!) Minted Design Competition Entries
Minted’s Design Competitions Minted sells highly curated designs made by independent artists. All of their designs come from their design competitions in which artists submit their work, participate...
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New Work: Dandelion Fields Surface Pattern Collection
Anybody else sick of winter? I know I am! I decided to beat the winter blues by delving into some fun floral patterns. I originally designed Dandelion Fields as a single repeat pattern back in 2017....
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New Work: Funky Geo Surface Pattern Collection
As I’m working towards my goal of becoming a surface designer, I’ve been playing with different styles of art, new tools in Adobe Illustrator, and stepping out of my comfort zone with color palettes....
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Artist Feature: Lustrations by Pamela Mansour
Illustration is everywhere right now. And it makes sense that digital illustration is having a moment—the tools to make and share illustration work are more accessible than ever with apps like...
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I’ve been Minted!
I won an Editor’s Pick award on Minted.com! I’m thrilled to be a part of Minted’s artist community and look forward to other opportunities with them. Thanks to those of you who voted for my entries in...
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New Art + Society6 Shop Updates!
I’m making fun new art and adding this work to my Society6 shop. I got an iPad* + Apple Pencil and have been playing with ProCreate. I love that I can play with lots of different types of media...
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Evolution of my Little Birdies
My graphic design students often ask me “how do I know when this project is done?” My answer isn’t straightforward: It’s done when you think it’s good enough (for now). I refer my students back to the...
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Cory Virtual Baby Shower Invite + Free Giveaway
Cory Virtual Baby Shower Invitation The Cory virtual baby shower invitation is a modern and fun way to throw a baby shower when your friends and family are far apart. These virtual baby shower cards...
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Christmas in June (?!): My Minted Wrapping Paper Entries
I have been using Minted’s design challenges as a way to enhance my illustration and pattern design skills. I spent the last 3 weeks working on two challenges—one for wrapping paper (hello, pattern...
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Free June Desktop Calendar for Pride Month!
I have been meaning to start doing a monthly desktop calendar freebie with my patterns and art, and I finally got around to doing one this month (a few days late, I realize!). I originally wanted to...
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