Coming to America Before my first birthday, my mother traveled via airplane with us 4 children and all she owned to come to the states. Her 24 hour itinerary consisted of 3 airplane rides and 2 layovers -- all while carrying bags, an infant (without a stroller), and having to keep track of my 3 siblings ages 4, 6, and 7.  Her Journey Started Long Before the First Airplane She spent months preparing. Dad was already

21 years A lot can change, even the why’s. This week marks the anniversary of my eldest son’s birth. He is the first of 3 boys that are my original why's. 21 years ago I left my 9-5 art director position at one of the top ad agencies in WNY to be a stay-at-home mom, even though I knew I wasn’t ready to stop designing. Was it an easy decision? No, not at all but neither

What's with all these open houses I've been doing? We are approaching an anniversary that was life changing. Next month marks 3 years since the big “C” word came into our world and nearly everything on the planet (!) was shut down. This is my inspiration behind the open houses. Masks and social distancing became a common thing. Event after event was canceled. Then when things started to open up again, there were signs

To be honest, I don't normally follow the Chinese zodiac calendar or even the American zodiac signs for that matter but when I looked up what the animal was for 2023 and read what the rabbit symbolized, I thought it appropriate to mention it since it was right in line with my thoughts for this design series I created for this year. I actually created the first of these ethnic Buffaloes during 2020

The basic definition of a tea towel is a cloth used for drying dishes and utensils. However, it's used for much more than that! They used to be made of linen (and yes, they still are or even a blend) but the most common ones are cotton. What I LOVE about them — besides being a wonderful surface to print beautiful art that hangs causally in your kitchen — is that the flour