Mixed Materials Design

03/03/2026

Chag Purim Sameach! Happy Purim 💖

12/12/2025

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Chanukah, the festival of light, starts Sunday at sundown! ✨

If you are spending time during the holiday of someone who might be in an unhealthy relationship, here are eight tips (one for each night, they shed a sweet light 🕯️) to show that you create awareness and respond effectively (CARE):

1. Be kind
2. Express concern and be specific
3. Ask them what they think
4. Affirm their feelings
5. Offer moral support
6. Offer practical resources
7. Make a plan for safety
8. Respect their choices

You can make a positive difference by providing validation and support. 💜
 
Happy Chanukah 🕎

10/13/2025

Fall fun with me & Lisa Kay Photography!!

My fall mini sessions are booking fast - #2 spots left for 10/18 and #3 for 10/26. I would love to see you there! Click here to book: https://hello.lisakayphoto.com/public/appointment-scheduler/68a33ca1a417235497b8bbfc/schedule

07/25/2025

04/29/2025

04/04/2025

I love this article so much.

Kudos to Pink Hats Construction & Development for your amazing work, and Block Club Chicago for spotlighting it.

“You have to work harder [as a woman]. You have to be tougher,” Parra said. “Don’t let that stop you from going and achieving whatever it is you want to be … going up against all these guys.”

Pink Hats Construction, which employs women carpenters and plumbers, is leading the renovation of the 16,000-square-foot building, a project CEO Traci Quinn called "very humbling."

03/17/2025

Problem: I don’t have enough dog content.

Shout out to my dog because she never loses hope.
Whenever I am eating, she hopes that whatever I am eating might be for her as well.

I recently discovered Puppy Songs and am obsessed. There seems to be a song for all of the puppies in my life. “What If It Was for Puppies?” could have been written by Santina herself.

Other honorable mentions:
🎤“Big Stretch”
🎸“Outside Feets”
🥁“Stuck on My Teefs”

Solution: art inspired by Puppy Songs, featuring Santina and her friend Waffles. Both sitting nicely, waiting for a treat.

03/04/2025

I'm now on Behance!

Actually, I've had a profile for a bit, but recently added some examples of my work and information on the services I offer (digital illustration and invitation design to start). https://lnkd.in/gVzXrzjg

If you're in need of stock photos for a project, there's also a link on my profile to my available downloads on Adobe Stock! https://lnkd.in/gDF75vVj

Even if you don't need my help, someone in your network might! Please share to help spread the word about my small business. Thank you :)

02/10/2025

My friends Scottie + Leah wear a lot of different hats. He’s a Captain in the Indiana National Guard and owns Timeless Toys in Lincoln Square. She is a Manager at Northwestern Medicine, and they are parents of two adorable kids.

Scottie was deployed to the Middle East in August of 2022, and we eagerly awaited his return the following summer. When his service finally wrapped up, Leah asked if I would come with her to the airport to film their reunion – which was super exciting for many reasons.

Leah’s friend Becca was also with us at the airport. Becca’s boyfriend RJ was in Scottie’s unit and they became good friends while they were deployed. After realizing that Leah and Becca’s office buildings were nearly next door to one another, the two became close as well.

⏩Fast forward to October 2024.

Becca and RJ got married, and Scottie was the officiant. A few months later, Leah asked me if I would make some personalized art as a wedding gift to Becca and RJ. I was beyond thrilled to take on the project.

Leah requested that I include Becca + RJ’s wedding vows, and the bottle that RJ is holding. Yes, Becca did “ice” RJ before the photo was taken.

It’s been a delight to be a part of Becca + RJ’s beautiful love story, and I wish them many years of health and happiness together. 👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏼

02/04/2025

My Bubby (Grandma)’s birthday is Valentine’s Day. That means she is going to be 97 years old next week! 🎉

When I was younger, she would babysit my sister and me when my parents would travel. She and my Zaidie (Grandpa) would speak to each other in Yiddish so we couldn’t understand what they were saying (probably complaining about us).

Many Yiddish words have become mainstream in American English – glitch, klutz, bagel, tchotchke, shtick, etc.

I’m not quite sure if my Bubby has been using more Yiddish phrases as she has gotten older, or if I have just been paying closer attention.

If you join her for a meal, she will ask you at least 10 times if you’ve had enough to eat. If you are sitting with her and not eating, she will guilt you into having a little something.

When she’s full, she will announce “genug” (enough), and if the meal was good, she will say “a meichel for the beichel” (a gift for the stomach). 😋

I bought Kyle Letendre's workbook on expressive lettering (because I’m a huge fan of his) and was excited to try it out. While trying to think of a fun phrase to illustrate, meichel for the beichel popped into my head.

Maybe I’ll make more Yiddish art in the future.

Shout out to my fellow female Jewish artists who are making great things:

Mamaleh Da Shayna Punims Nice Jewish Girl Doodles

Bonus: Photo of Bubby showing off her birthday/Valentine’s Day manicure I gave her a few years ago 💖

01/13/2025

How it started ➡️ How it's going

Self-portrait from the end of 2020 compared to one from this month.

Practice makes progress!

+ screen cover for my iPad
+ lots of hours of trial and error in Procreate
= better art