Which brings me to other thoughts. In the past, I have at times been unresponsive to emails, to both clients & peers. Sometimes I was busy, sometimes I felt bombarded by all the requests & questions. But mostly, I admit I neglected to set aside time to write back. I apologize for this, sincerely, and I want things to be different this time around. In my heart I want to help others, spread creativity & love, and I promise to do my very best from here on out, to make the time to give you the courtesy of a response.

That said, thank you to everyone who has ever taken the time to write to me. Your letters were always encouragement to keep going. I wouldn’t be where I am, right now, without you.

Here I yam again! Welcome to Lifeinvector, version 3,462,009.

I spent a year & a half living in beautiful Denver, working for LeeReedy & strengthening my design portfolio. My intention to get a full time job was to mature as a designer & experience the creative industry through the eyes of an agency for the first time. I have to say, it was everything (and more) that I thought it would be. My boss taught me quite a bit & gave me as much freedom as each project would allow. I’m forever grateful for his confidence in my abilities, for all the work that came out of my time there, and for my coworkers, whom I will love forever.

But back to business! I‘ve churned away on this update over the last couple of months, involving much more work than previously put into my own website. I took a close second look at several old projects, including most vectors, Type Friday pieces, wallpapers, a few logos & even my Gradient Mesh tutorial… pretty much everything got a facelift. My design section is brand new, featuring works completed over the last two years. There is also a new photo section, with selections from recent travels, which I am happy to be sharing with all of you.

Which brings me to today. Six months ago my husband & I left our home for the travelin’ life & I returned to freelancing in hopes of beginning a new chapter in my career. I‘ve taken an unexpected turn towards fine art again, and have been busy drawing, painting & photographing. But the designer in me is ever present, and I’ll continue making logos & brochures & whatnots, so feel free to contact me with your requests.

I’d also like to say… thank you from my heart for following Lifeinvector and for all the support I’ve received over the years. I would not be where I am without all your critiques, inspiration & encouragement. I hope you enjoy the update. :)

PS. A special thanks to my sweetheart for his optimism towards all I do, and for helping me get my new site up finally. You’re the bestest!

Type

Typography Friday is a weekly exercise introduced to me by my friend, Eric Shoemaker, via Flickr about two years ago. It’s just a little something I do for fun now & again. I took a second look at a few of them this time around. I hope you like the new designs! (PS. You can do it too!)

Gradient Mesh Tutorial

Here it is again! Learn to render this beautiful red bell pepper using Adobe Illustrator’s crazy mesh tool. Revised & pretty’d in 2010. Enjoy for free with love. Click on the image to download

LiV6 Wallpapers

Patterns & pretty things, galore! Brand new for 2010! Enjoy for free with love, but please do not abuse these images. Click to download. Wheee!

Pen Drawings

My love for the ball point pen began in high school, when drawing all over my spiral notebooks (and the arms of my friends) instead of taking notes. It remains my favorite medium to this day. These are a collection of illustrations from 2005 to 2010. I’ve become reacquainted with the pen recently & hope to update this section a lot in the near future.

Pencil Drawings

I enjoy drawing in regular pencils almost as much as colored ones. These are a collection of illustrations from 2004 to 2009.

Paintings

Acrylics are a somewhat new medium for me. I have no training, I learn as I go and am still searching for my own style. These are the few paintings I’ve completed, all from 2007 to 2009.