Forty years ago this summer, my maternal Grandmother traveled from her home town of Decatur, Illinois, to explore the islands of Greece. The year was 1971 and she had lost her husband the winter before. She traveled with two couples, and took a very similar route to the one that my Mom and I (her daughter…

One of the best things about graduating and leaving for a big trip is the party you get to have first! And this was no ordinary graduation party. This was both a graduation celebration and a bon voyage party. When we started sending invitations I didn’t really stop to add up the numbers but in the…

This is the final post in my series sharing a little bit of my travel related work from the last four years of art school. I’ve loved sharing with you, thanks for reading! When I realized my portfolio was lacking infographics, I decided to make a book about festivals around the world. It was harder than…

Welcome back to my series sharing a little bit of my artwork from the last two years. Big surprise! It’s travel related. For those of you who go straight to the gift shop in art museums and are totally over this, rest assured this is the second to last post! There are no words to properly…

Welcome back to my series sharing a little bit of what I’ve been up to for the past four years, other than globe-trotting. Big surprise! It’s dreaming about travel. Well, and getting my degree in graphic design. Combine the two and you get a portfolio full of wanderlust driven assignments. Most of what you have seen…

Welcome back to my series sharing a little bit of what I’ve been up to for the past four years, other than globe-trotting. Big surprise! It’s dreaming about travel. Well, and getting my degree in graphic design. Combine the two and you get a portfolio full of wanderlust driven assignments. These ads were driven by my…