MAY 2026 Happy May! Look at the amazing little wildflowers popping up in my lawn right now — with teeny tiny purple stripes on a flower smaller than my fingernail! I was pondering why nature would bother with intricate details on such a small flower, until I realized I was thinking in human terms. Did you know insects outnumber humans by about a billion to one? So the stripes aren't meant for me — they're meant to attract teeny tiny pollinators. For them, this would be more like a...
21 days ago • 3 min read
APRIL 2026 Happy April! Did you fall for any April Fool's jokes this year? My kids and I have a fun history of pranking each other. Like the time they got up in the middle of the night to set up a pyramid of aluminum cans at the top of the stairs, tying one end of a string around a can and the other to our bedroom door handle. The next morning, when they heard the clatter of cans tumbling down the stairs after I opened the door, they were so pleased with themselves. (And I was pretty proud of...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, I'm excited to share something new and different today — my first digital product! The Professional Repeat: A Surface Designer's Guide to Print Production is a 58-page, fully-illustrated digital guide that puts everything from The Professional Repeat Skillshare class right at your fingertips — in a handy, easy-to-navigate format. With a clickable table of contents and comprehensive glossary, you can quickly jump to just the right info — even when you’re in a hurry. What's Inside –...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read