My first real attempt? A complete disaster. I just drew what I thought I saw: a big, lumpy gray blob with a tube for a nose. The result was flat and lifeless, like a sad balloon animal. It taught me ...

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career setting up digital workstations, not just for myself but for whole teams of creatives and tech folks. For a long time, most people just rocked the default ...

That failure taught me the most important lesson of all: to draw a cactus well, you have to understand it first. It’s not about just copying lines; it’s about figuring out how it grows, how it stores ...

I’ve been slinging ink for a long, long time. I’ve seen styles rise and fall, and I’ve watched techniques evolve in ways I never thought possible. But one thing is constant: a tattoo is a permanent ...

A truly effective home office is a tool. It’s a space designed to support your health, your focus, and ultimately, your work. While those picture-perfect offices online are nice to look at, a pretty ...

These days, you see all sorts of incredible gift sculptures, like towering diaper cakes and adorable washcloth cupcakes. And while those are fantastic, they demand a bit of technique and, more ...

I spent my early career in a slick design office. You know the type—fancy chairs that cost more than my first car, professional ergonomic checks, the whole nine yards. So when I went solo and started ...

Sage has this incredible ability to make a room feel calmer, more connected to nature, and surprisingly sophisticated all at once. I’ll never forget my first real experience with its magic. We were ...

When you see them together, you don’t just think of a basketball team. You feel something. A sense of legacy, of power, of victory. That’s not a happy accident. It’s the result of decades of smart ...

I’ve spent a good chunk of my life behind the counters of a high-end bookstore and a fancy stationer’s shop. In that time, I swear I’ve wrapped more books than most people will own in their entire ...

I’ve spent a long time as a digital designer, focusing on how people actually use the screens in front of them. My world revolves around user interfaces, branding for tech companies, and teaching the ...

I’ve been drawing for what feels like a lifetime, and my very first subjects were always figures from old myths. There was something about trying to capture a character like Medusa that felt like a ...