Wrangler Dani

Writer, editor, wife, adoptive mama and cowgirl living in beautiful Central Oregon.

Artsy Farts

I’ve been designing bits and pieces of things for a while now, really ever since I first made a clip-art heavy menu for Dani’s Coffee Cottage. (Nearly 10 years ago? Really?) I can’t help but love typefaces, negative space, graphic elements, perfectly engineered color.

Despite this nerdiness, I’ve never thought of myself as an “artist” until recently.  While I loved art classes in college, (minus the ones with built-in naptime a slideshow) I didn’t throw myself into it with the clay-covered, paint-speckled abandon of my fellow Don Morris-building-dwellers.  Instead I chose to spend my time on the newspaper, creating our own form of artistry – grammar and page design and strong opinions.

I wonder what would have been different if I’d gone for graphic design wholeheartedly, instead of just keeping it on the side.  On days like today, I think it might be fun to draw pictures for a living.

I loved designing bits of beauty for our reception. Kissy bell!
I loved designing bits of beauty for our reception. Kissy bell!

Photo courtesy of the always incredible Will Parris.