DesignWise Art

02/13/2026

Brand by DesignWise Art - if your school students are wishing for a more empowering, positive, effective way to improve their school, ask your superintendent, teachers, and/or PTA to team up with We’ve Got Your Back - a team approach to school safety for grades PK-12 - teachers, students, and parents really gain confidence and skills in being able to count on situational awareness no matter what.

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12/07/2025

Co-designed book with Twist And Turn Press!

12/07/2025

A book design I collaborated on with the author, Carolyn Garcia, and Beyond Words Publishing … and now in its 25th Anniversary for being a favorite children’s book around the world.

10/18/2025

From our entire Northwest Mechanical Group team, THANK YOU for a great year! We're looking forward to serving you in 2022 and the years to come.

10/18/2025

It’s always so fun to see my logos out there, roaming around in the world! 🤩

Even our work trucks enjoy a little coastal breeze! The Northwest Mechanical Group team is always on the move: from city rooftops to coastal job sites, keeping businesses running smoothly with expert commercial HVAC, Refrigeration, and Plumbing solutions. Wherever the job takes us, we’re proud to deliver quality, reliability, and comfort you can count on.

07/22/2025

GRAPHICS 101: "Better Line Breaks Save Eyes" (see what I mean?).

BTW, the new Superman is manic visually, but well worth the big screen. Could've done w/out that senior moment tech razzing and there's little-to-no character dev, but it's well-written. I'll see it again.

03/03/2024

How to help gig workers through the stress of not having received their 1099:

1. Get a fresh W9 from them

2. Contact your bookkeeper

3. Do your best to beg for understanding and patience

4. Make sure they know that the process can take up to 3 weeks for the reissue of a 1099 to show up (and remind them that it could, again, be swallowed up by the sink hole that is the USP)

5. Inform gig workers in advance that they can safely file their taxes without a 1099, if they have a reasonably good idea of how much they were paid.

……..Small business owners, do not pay any gig worker without first having them complete a W9. Take care! and if they get married, move, or both … send the fresh W9 right away without delay.

…….. In addition to mailing your 1099s on time (by Jan 31), send the gig worker a digital copy of their 1099 — that way you will be spared the not knowing — you will be able to find out if they received their paper copy and sort it out as the hero rather than the zero. 20/20 hindsight Is way better than having your ass handed to you, even when you’ve done your best through life’s wringer.

Happy gig workers are so much better than what can happen otherwise and it doesn’t need to become a bridge burner. But, speaking from experience, there can be hell to pay if you do not train your gig workers and stay on top of this @! #!. It’s a real shame but these are the times when irritation, emotions, indifference, and rigidity is about as intense as it can get. A patient, cooperative, well-informed “we got this” approach is better for companies and gig workers alike.

12/24/2023

BIG QUESTION: How do you find out about upcoming events in your school, town, etc?

12/23/2023

For inexpensive framing, this gives some good tips and maybe … just *maybe* I’ll put a few designs on ye ol’ studio wall in 2024.

I never quite felt like a real adult until I framed my first piece of art. All through college, I pinned giant collages of unframed art to my walls like a life-size scrapbook. Post-grad, I’ve slowly started framing my favorite pieces. Custom framing is expensive, so I scour thrift stores for well-...

10/19/2023

Creative Workspace of our Brilliant Artist Friends