“Don’t take no for an answer, and leave no prisoners behind!” I was in need of a battle cry, and I found one.  These words were written to me yesterday in an email from a friend, probably in jest. However I found myself shocked at the weight that they carried throughout my day. My first […]

In the past few months I’ve been developing the art of concepting, and slowly the time between when I start a project and when it’s completed is begining to shorten. In college I’d start to panic when I narrowed in on 3 days before a project was due. Now there are times I’m given a project […]

So, it’s time to begin again, and there is nothing like getting a second wind!  I have some great ideas for future projects (stay tuned) and have lots of design work loaded on my plate to keep me motivated for a long time! Just a quick update of what I’ve been doing since my last […]

It’s been entirely too long since my last post, however my lateness in posting is somewhat indicative of how outrageously busy I’ve been.  The excitement of this new job coupled with Robert and I orienting ourselves to our new surroundings is quite enough to fill up one summer, thank you. Robert borrowed an old record […]

Here it is, the long-awaited review of my first week on the job!  I hear lately that many people have wondered what in the world Mandie Anderson is doing at her strangely vague job appointment in Carmel, Indiana.  To answer you, Clint Harris, no, I have not unwittingly joined the mafia, and I do not […]

We’re home.  At least home for now.  I’m learning the definition of ‘home’ becomes more and more loose as I grow older.  Home used to be the place where my parents and brother resided, with my friends and grandparents nearby.  Then as I moved away to college I became more accustom to my material possessions as the […]

Two hours.  That is all the time left that I have to soak up the immense sunshine and balmy winds of Florida.  At 5:30 my husband will be home from work and we start the mad rush of packing the truck.  We’ve rented a Penske truck, 16′ with a car trailer.  Last night we looked wearily […]

It’s been much too long, however my life has been so eventful I haven’t been able to summarize the details into a simple blog post.  I will sum up the details in a few words from my last post to this one: Typesetting. Avett Brothers. Tears. Editing. Job Search. More tears. Interview for Job. Excitement. […]

So now that I’ve finished a task so monumental as the mural, I now have to continue on to my other projects, equally as monumental, though not as grand an artistic venture.  Yes, my next task is typesetting.

I’ve finally completed the mural in the upstairs nursery in our church.  And allow me to say, it was no small task.  However, just like running a marathon, it was exhilarating and rewarding.  And even better, I would do it again.  Often I judge a project on its repeat-ability factor.  This project, for me, I […]