Building Wild Ridge Studio One Collection at a Time
When I first started learning surface pattern design, I thought the goal was to create more all of…
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Trail Side Post: Why I’m Bringing Back Real Mail
At some point over the last few years, mail stopped feeling personal. Now it’s mostly bills, advertisements, Amazon…
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Why I Finally Created a Patreon for Wild Ridge Studio
For a long time, I kept trying to figure out where all the “in-between” parts of my creative…
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The Story Behind Strawberry Fields: From Tiny Sketches to a Botanical Collection
It started with a simple truth: I absolutely love strawberries. There has always been something magical about them…
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Confidence Isn’t Always Loud
This morning, Milo climbed into my car. That probably doesn’t sound like much, but for Milo, it was…
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Designing a Collection Around Quietness
There’s a strange pressure online to make everything louder. Louder colors. Louder messaging. Bigger graphics. More products. More…
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Slow Fire and the Kind of Making That Slows You Down
What surprised me most was that the piece itself taught me this. I didn’t sit down intending to…
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Why Monarch Butterflies Feel So Symbolic
There’s something about monarch butterflies that feels instantly emotional, even before you fully understand why. Maybe it’s the…
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Creative Field Notes: Mud, Moss & Momentum
On slow making, muddy trails, and tending what’s growing There’s something funny about thinking you haven’t done much,…
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How a Single Butterfly Became an Entire Collection
What started as a simple butterfly illustration quietly turned into something much bigger than I expected. At first,…
