In 2003, I was a single mom working long hours as the production director at an Austin, Texas, advertising agency. Many of my co-workers were unaware that I was also making art and painting. They knew me as the one who produced projects, built schedules, crunched numbers, and managed the production department. Yet a playful reminder of my creative side lived in my office—a hula hoop I had made. I had worked 15 years in design and marketing, where I wore many hats as an illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer, proofreader, art director, and production manager. In my limited free time, I would paint and draw at night and on weekends.
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