Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
changes
Some big things have happened lately and one of them is that I have shut down my design studio. After 7 years of tann|design it was time to say good bye. Why you ask? Well things were going really well and I could see my little firm growing and heading somewhere really big. The problem was that it was not what I wanted any longer. I used to want to own my own design firm, I use to want success in the design field, and I achieved it, and was one my way to achieve more. However during that time I also became a mother to two incredible boys.
I realized that they were my new priority and I only had them for a short time. Then I realized that they had no idea that they were my top priority! By all appearances my business was my top priority. I had to ask myself, "do I want to raise two amazing kids that can grow in a loving home and be the best they can be, or do I want to raise a business." The answer was no. No I do not want to raise a business....right now. Who knows what the future holds, but for now my future is my kids. Once they are gone I can start again. I can raise 500 businesses at that time. But I only get one chance to teach and guide these little guys. So I am going to do my best to achieve that by giving them my full attention, because up till now they have only had 50%. When I told the boys what my plans were they both jumped for joy and said "YAAAAAAYYYY!!!!" So already I know I did the right thing. :-)
What does that mean for you? Well that means I should have time to do more personal art work and post on this blog. So below are some things I did recently and one I did a while ago and never shared.
Another change is that I am going to start including watermarks on all of my displayed art. It is not my favorite thing to do as it distracts from the work. However due to the unfortunate dishonesty of some, the rest must suffer. So please do your best to appreciate the work around my name displayed over it.
This is a poster I did that is exactly what the title is, Faith is Simple. I just was thinking about a way to express what faith is and I thought how really it starts in the heart and is simple. Nothing complicated. So the art itself is simple. It is actually a rather large poster and looks pretty dramatic in real life with the red image in a white field.
I made this little guy for one of my sons who wanted a Robot Shirt.
This was an illustration that was published by Texas Coop Magazine. I just never got around to showing it. This was actually the very first art work I ever had published. So it holds a special place in my heart. It is kind of weird I have never posted it before.
More to come!
I realized that they were my new priority and I only had them for a short time. Then I realized that they had no idea that they were my top priority! By all appearances my business was my top priority. I had to ask myself, "do I want to raise two amazing kids that can grow in a loving home and be the best they can be, or do I want to raise a business." The answer was no. No I do not want to raise a business....right now. Who knows what the future holds, but for now my future is my kids. Once they are gone I can start again. I can raise 500 businesses at that time. But I only get one chance to teach and guide these little guys. So I am going to do my best to achieve that by giving them my full attention, because up till now they have only had 50%. When I told the boys what my plans were they both jumped for joy and said "YAAAAAAYYYY!!!!" So already I know I did the right thing. :-)
What does that mean for you? Well that means I should have time to do more personal art work and post on this blog. So below are some things I did recently and one I did a while ago and never shared.
Another change is that I am going to start including watermarks on all of my displayed art. It is not my favorite thing to do as it distracts from the work. However due to the unfortunate dishonesty of some, the rest must suffer. So please do your best to appreciate the work around my name displayed over it.
This is a poster I did that is exactly what the title is, Faith is Simple. I just was thinking about a way to express what faith is and I thought how really it starts in the heart and is simple. Nothing complicated. So the art itself is simple. It is actually a rather large poster and looks pretty dramatic in real life with the red image in a white field.
I made this little guy for one of my sons who wanted a Robot Shirt.
This was an illustration that was published by Texas Coop Magazine. I just never got around to showing it. This was actually the very first art work I ever had published. So it holds a special place in my heart. It is kind of weird I have never posted it before.
More to come!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Mormon Prom
Wow I haven't posted in a while. Never fear I am still working, just not on personal stuff. Here is a poster I just completed for my church. Every year they put on a formal for teens 16-18 who want an alternative to High School Prom. It is sometimes called Mormon Prom. This year they asked me to do the poster. So here it is!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Park Clean Up
This is a poster I just completed for a church service project. It was fun trying to recreate the old school Fisher Price Little People.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Completed
Thank you to everyone who gave me input. I made a few minor changes and one major change based on all the feedback and now I can say I am finished. It is nice to be done with something that has been hanging over my head for a while. So anyway you can see the completed series. The plan was to make these available to the public, that is why they come in different colors. We will see if that still happens or not. If you are interested in one let me know. It is a 15x18 poster. If I get enough requests I will put some pricing and an order together. Thanks!
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