Previous: Part 1: Building a Design Studio During the Great Recession Taking a Chance During Difficult Times When the Great Recession arrived, many businesses were pulling back. Many very gifted people including myself had lost their jobs. Through fierce determination, I chose a different path. I opened my own design...
QUTIE: From Advertising to Fine Art, Part 1: How 35+ Years of Creative Experience Shaped My Work
The Artist Came First When people discover my artwork today, it is easy to assume my creative journey began with Vectors to Final. In reality, art has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I was drawing on everything long before I ever entered the...
AMORR: Learning When to Let a Design Go
The Myth of Creative Certainty One of the biggest misconceptions about creating original work is the belief that the process follows a predictable path. From the outside, it can appear that an artist simply sits down, executes a plan, and produces a finished piece.The reality is far different.Creativity is not...
MUUSC: Returning With Clarity
A Path I Didn’t Know Was Possible There are moments when you realize that a path has quietly unfolded beneath your feet long before you were consciously aware of it. This journey has been one of those moments. It has carried me into territory I did not know was possible,...
Organic Geometry: Seeing Aircraft as Structure, Pattern, and Form
A recent trip to Florida was intended primarily as an opportunity to step away from the demands of daily life and recharge. While I spent time reading, resting, and deliberately disconnecting from routine obligations, I also continued building one of the foundational components of the Vectors to Final framework: an...
Purpose, Beyond the Self
Purpose, Beyond the Self St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital represents something rare in the world. It is a place of global reach and uncommon generosity, where children from around the world come when no other options remain. The commitment behind it—scientific, human, and moral—stands among the clearest expressions of what...