Design is the search for a magical balance between business and art; art and craft; intuition and reason; concept and detail; playfulness and formality; client and designer; designer and printer; and printer and public.   - Valerie Pettis Read More

One of the joys of Christmas is being able to create gifts! Working on printing out my yearly limited-edition calendars, bookmarks, and note cards for clients, friends and family for the upcoming holiday season. Read More

Some Graphic Designers combine art with technology to communicate ideas on the computer, iPad or smart phone screen via web pages. Although I have done several web sites in the past, and maintain my own, my 30+ years of training are in printed design. When given a job, I develop the overall layout design for whatever piece is needed (b... Read More

Thank you, all my Veteran clients, colleagues and friends! Without your sacrifice to serve in the military and watch over our freedoms, I wouldn't have the blessing of working at what I do today! I sincerely thank you and I wish you a blessed weekend and a Happy Veterans Day! Read More

As a Graphic Designer I try to meet my customers’ needs in many areas of design. Since I’ve lived here in Morgan County for 30 years – away from the Atlanta region – I’ve had to be quite versatile during that time. I have rarely backed down from a challenging project, unless I knew I wouldn’t be able to complete it in the time allotted... Read More

If you’re not familiar with what I do, I’m a Graphic Designer. A Designer is an artistic person who creates a visual concept (drawing, illustration, etc.) either by hand or by using computer software. This concept should communicate an idea to others. The concept should help make a business, organization or individual recognizable to o... Read More

 Open 24/7/365, we’re here when you can’t be. Regardless of the weather or holiday. Customer Service, your business will “Rise Above the Rest” in your industry.   State of the Art Technology, We have invested in the most current software that will allow us to meet your needs. Experienced Agents, Monitoring, recording, an... Read More

Twitter is a social networking platform that has people online 24/7. Even while you sleep, people will continue to communicate and share. There are those who say that people on the social site are there because they have nothing better to do in their lives offline, but I beg to disagree. Maybe the detractors simply do not get Twitter o... Read More

It does take courage to make changes... Read these 5 tips, from one blogger's perspective below:  Building the courage to make changes by:  Danita Johnson Hughes , from Reliable Plant. Fear and uncertainty make it difficult for some to see beyond their immediate circumstances. Here are five attitudes that can help y... Read More

Did you know that statics show peoples are spending 96% of there advertising budget on getting the customer to call them.  Then only 6% is spent on making sure the call was answered.A Superior Answering Service and Call Center, offers 24/7 coverage with a live operator.  You are giong to be amazed at how low the base package ... Read More

After a grueling late spring and summer following a brutally cold winter, fall has finally arrived and my energy has returned. Late Spring and Summer were hectic here in the studio. Lots of jobs in the door, keeping me quite busy with work. The last week of July took a vacation to see family and friends in Florida - and took in both co... Read More

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After a long, cold winter, our Spring has finally arrived in full force. And to my utmost delight, I have discovered a treasure trove of flowers at my new abode. I can still keep my Dogwood Studio name as I have found a medium sized dogwood in the “front yard” of the studio door. And the azaleas are blooming beautifully both in my new ... Read More

After 2 years of struggling with the depression our country is in, I am finally looking forward to starting life over again. I was blessed to find a place to rent in a nice neighborhood that would fit the studio - as well as myself - in one building. I have a great landlord, good friends, and a street full of folks who seem friendlier ... Read More

After a year of scrambling and scraping by during the infamous 2008-2009 Recession, Spring 2010 is like a breath of fresh air. A new decade. A new beginning. A new hope. And I have a royal case of Spring Fever! I want to run outside during the warmth of the day and just do something in the yard. During the winter months of 2009/10 I wa... Read More