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We craft original art, illustration and design to help solutions oriented brands, build relationships that work.

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We came up with Connection Kits as a way to infuse joy and connection back into events.

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Together with our clients we are intentionally fulfilling our shared need for connection and increased joy.

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Helping brands that care. Discover and share your unique story. AIGA AVL. CreativeMornings AVL. @connectionkits Founder #designer #artist #illustrator

The Promise of the Sun or The Sailboat in the Sky.

The Promise of the Sun or The Sailboat in the Sky.. A little something new I've been working on the past couple of days.

Summer's winding down and we're charged up. Read o

Summer's winding down and we're charged up. Read our new summer recap newsletter. Link in bio.

A while back we had the good fortune to work on so

A while back we had the good fortune to work on some new illustration elements for Wands for Wildlife. @wandsforwildlife is a nonprofit that is inspiring people to help wildlife and the environment through re-purposing discarded mascara wands. The organization engages people in ways to support wildlife caregivers and encourages greater mindfulness of the impact from human activities, including the use of plastics, on the environment.⁠
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John had been part of a team that worked with W4W during a past Make a Mark event. We had come up with three characters to represent both the different species they serve and the different areas of service. I had contributed some line art illustrations of each as part of that project. ⁠
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They came back this year and asked us to design some new illustrations of these characters along with some habitat elements. ⁠
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This is a provided scene that incorporates all of the individual elements into a style sheet. We can't wait to see how their team rolls these elements out in the coming months.⁠
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Illustration is one of our core specialties along with experience design and branding.

Hold On. Here's a little number by a fellow named

Hold On. Here's a little number by a fellow named Tom Waits.

A little work in progress. #ink #penandink #inkad

A little work in progress.

#ink #penandink #inkaddict #inkspiration #amazingink #black #blackwork #inkstagram #illustration #artoftheday #illustratorsoninstagram #illustrationartists #creativity #drawing

Happy texture Tuesday. Here we find a mud caked st

Happy texture Tuesday. Here we find a mud caked stone structure created by last weeks flood. Any guesses where this is?

Lay it on the Line. A little something i wrote las

Lay it on the Line. A little something i wrote last night on the porch, playing with the crickets.

Test warm up sketch before diving into the real th

Test warm up sketch before diving into the real thing.

#illustrationartists #creativity #illustration #architecturalsketch #sketchdaily #drawing #ink #penandink #inkaddict #inkspiration #amazingink

Monday morning vibes.

Monday morning vibes.

Prepping a reference photo for a hand drawn archit

Prepping a reference photo for a hand drawn architectural pen and ink commission we're about to start.

Happy national dog day!

Happy national dog day!

Cover of This is the Thing by Fink.. Instagram pos

Cover of This is the Thing by Fink.. Instagram post 17902236680068402

Here's a designer confession for you. Sometimes I

A little roadside morning moment of zen before div

A little roadside morning moment of zen before diving into some project styling for a @connectionkits project for an upcoming conference. Also on tap is knocking down some of our list for our website redesign.

What are you working on today?

1 year ago we were picking up goodies at @gardenpa

1 year ago we were picking up goodies at @gardenpartyavl for our first ever Connection Kits. Feeling so much gratitude for @asheville_cm for believing in @hornsbycreative and being the first customer to contract with us for this service. We put together Kits to help them celebrate their birthday as an organization. I guess this also means their birthday is coming up again!

It's been a wild ride since then and we're still going strong infusing joy into virtual, hybrid and in person communities & events while supporting independent makers and shops.

#gratitude #eventorganizer #eventplanner #community #conference #tradeshow #connection #ashevillebusiness #ashevillestrong #haywoodmade #haywoodstrong #covidlife

Welcome to my Heart. Some days you wake up with a

Welcome to my Heart. Some days you wake up with a song in your head and it comes right on out. That's what happened today with the little ditty combining my love of signs, music and my sweetheart.

A little behind the scenes sketches. We're buildin

A little behind the scenes sketches. We're building out our new website architecture, content, icons and illustrations. A renewed sense of focus and purpose is in the works. All part of our ongoing rebrand. Stay tuned....

The view from inside a small cabin from the 1800s

The view from inside a small cabin from the 1800s up on Purchase Knob.

Recent work to help spread the word that our vital

Recent work to help spread the word that our vital arts organizations need the compassionate cooperation of the community. Having to shut down again would be devastating.

Please do your part and mask up at our local venues even if your vaxed. If you haven't gotten the shot and are able to, please reconsider.

#branding #maskup #ashevilleartist #ashevillebusiness #artist #performingarts #828isgreat #avl #campaignbranding #designcommunity #design #designforgood #aigaavl #aiga

Today we went up high on the Blue Ridge Parkway to

Today we went up high on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Devil's Courthouse. First hike together without our kids. Really enjoyed these old bronze interpretive signs installed with clever dimensional sites to identify surrounding peaks. The way they fit into the overlook in a way that's totally unobtrusive and engaging. Your can't help but hunker down and eyeball them along the horizon.

Bonus points if you can find the snake on the last slide.

#interpretivedesign #signs #blueridgeparkway #blueridgemoments #devilscourthouse #hiking #signdesign #experience

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