Janelle Carter Art

Name: Janelle Carter Art
Address: San Diego, CA, US
Telephone: +16193079711

Home
United States
San Diego, CA
Janelle Carter Art

Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Janelle Carter Art, Advertising/Marketing, San Diego, CA.

Helping founders, nonprofits, dreamers, and creatives distill their essence into something the world can feel — through intuitive brand discovery, creative direction, and my devotion to personal expression.

10/09/2026

I’ve been low key obsessed with my own branding as an artist for a long time. Maybe not super necessary for an artist 😂but I learned a lot in the process, and help A LOT of different kinds of clients distill and translate themselves with these 10 tips.

💡Think of your brand like your I AM statement.
It’s so much more than a logo. It can center around your innermost dreams, purpose, and driving ethos.

🌊 Let it be fluid.
Think of it as an ever-evolving essence. We’re just trying to capture something true about you, something everlasting. Not what you do, who you are.

✨ Embody it.
When you get clear about who you are, what you want, and who you’re meant to serve, you begin to energetically embody your brand. It’s very magical.

📖 Make room to reflect.
Just like an artist has to make room to get inspired, to daydream, to be, your reflective practices and connection to yourself matter.

🚫Abhor boxes.
Create your own lane. Be all the things. Express your truest self.

🪶 Name your unique medicine.
What do you give the world? Listen to yourself and that inner YES above anything else. If you’re struggling with your own branding, you might need to reconnect with that voice inside.

💯Learn how your YES shows up.
Mine is a surge of excitement or curiosity. A grunt, a tug, a heaviness in the gut. Shivers, chills. A knowing.your spirit will speak to you when you fine-tune that listening 🤍

🫀Go into your heart, not your mind.
Just like an artist is their art, you are your choices, your efforts, your vision. Don’t focus on the visuals just yet. Access your intuition first.

🎨Don’t be daunted by a lack of art/design skill.
The harder part is the inner knowing, the clarity about who you are. There are tons of practices online to tune in, and plenty of affordable options to execute.

👤You are the best authority.
It’s okay to choose your favorite colors and use yourself as the design eye. If you create something YOU love, you’ll feel connected and energized by your brand throughout your entrepreneurial journey.

If you’re struggling on where to start, please reach out! I’d love to help 🪶

10/07/2026

I used to think I was less of an artist, because “real artists” created all day long, everyday, alone.

I struggled with shame and guilt because I was trying to fit into a confining definition, a limiting box I had created through other people’s comments and opinions.

I felt like less of an artist because I was interested in so many things, because my path was leading me in so many different directions.

Especially over the last few years, I started focusing more on branding, creative direction, collaborating, guiding others, so many things light me up.

Now, I have an unshakable belief that I’m an artist. It’s the way I see and approach the world. It’s the connection I feel back to myself when I create. And it’s from the joy I get reminding others that they are artists too.

I’m here to remind you of who you truly are, regardless of anyone else’s opinions or definitions. Follow for more creative journey, let’s travel together.

09/10/2026

Drawing eyes is so cathartic. A chance to escape and slow down. Eyes become my place to process what it means to be human.

Here’s a new digital illustration! I don’t have a name for it yet. Subtle Secrets? I would love to hear your suggestions. I’ll be showing some new art on Saturday at 💙 True Blue 💙 at the Sinclair Downtown SD 6pm - 9pm….

09/06/2026

Sometimes we have to dig around a little in the dirt, in the wreckage of change, to find ourselves again.

09/04/2026

I’ve been sick all week… not a very opportune time. Leo’s finally back in school, I’m on the other side... It was GO TIME! But I got laid up. I haven’t been this sick in a long time.

But,

I got to pause before I launched myself into another cycle of the same old BS way of doing things - controlling, gripping, planning.

I don't want to do it like that anymore.
I want to lay here and share imperfectly, but real, to truly see if others feel like I do.

Feelings are ok. They are the inbetween, the last week of summer before fall begins.
They are liminal.

Here are some shots from the end of our summer. I swam naked in the ocean, letting years of story wash away. I let my new desires burn, and simmer.

08/18/2026

Sad Eyes.

07/09/2026

Some news I'm so excited to share…

I've joined Inclusion Warriors — a local nonprofit born from the vision of expressive arts therapist Cassandra Walker. I'll be working alongside neurodivergent adults, making art together and supporting them in wherever their path is leading. Part of the work is helping them build microbusinesses around what they make — their art, their crafts, their podcasts, their soul's expression.

As a neurodivergent creative myself (and a badass brand/microbiz professional) I really can’t believe the perfection of this opportunity. I’m beyond grateful, excited to share more of the journey.

06/09/2026

Hi friends,

Sharing with you details about my annual design hour sale.
Hours are at a reduced rate, and can be used for illustration, graphic design, web updates, brand development, signage, product design, sticker art, and more.

I’m pretty much word of mouth. I love my design clients— supporting and collaborating on their dreams. It’s a journey we take together.

These are wild times, where industries and ways we support ourselves are changing so fast. Branding is one of my strengths and passions. I don’t usually offer hourly rates for this since it’s such an in-depth process, but if you’d like help conceptualizing and launching a new direction for yourself, I’d love to help if visual branding is something you need help with.

Please reach out with questions.
XOXO

05/20/2026

Artists log, painting Day 20+ something in row. Install date for this public art piece now happily moved for the 3rd time. I’ve become even stranger in my isolation, I let the breakthroughs of the past few months shift land throughout my whole being with the gift of being so removed, so liminal for the past few weeks.

I remembered how much I absolutely love painting. I got to reclaim something really special that I thought that was lost, a dream I convinced myself I couldn’t have. Every day, I was almost crying with gratitude that I got to do this, paint all day. Let whatever is coming through, come through. Let it be easy, let it be true.

I really do believe— this is the time where we have nothing left to lose. Our truths—now is the time to live them fully, without fear. Our liberation—is in our hands.

I’m not allowed to show the painting or the process, and I was like… WHOO HOOO! I get to be even more private, reverent, alone with this?? Thank you. But here are some sneak peaks. I turned my backyard space into an art studio… not a bad way to spend our San Diego days.

I will emerge soon!

04/23/2026

💚 Happy Earth Day.

She's been here long before us. She'll find her way back.

"Home" — Pen and Ink, Digitally Colored.

Address

San Diego, CA

Telephone

+16193079711

Website

http://www.janelledespotart.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Janelle Carter Art posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Janelle Carter Art:

Want your business to be the top-listed advertising & marketing company in San Diego?