It’s no secret that I love books. I think I like buying them as much as I like reading them. The thing is, sometimes I put them down and don’t pick them back up. That’s how I got myself into my 2014 New Year’s resolution: to finish every book I own that I have started. Turns out there were exactly 12 of them. I am now halfway through that stack of books, and the pages just keep turning.

onight, I wrote something that took very careful crafting. I went through the usual process I go through when writing copy or designing anything. I started with the copy, and moved on to elements like color and type design, but nothing seemed to suffice.

So, in my last post about my sketchbook adventures, I talked about the journey of learning to draw, and you may have gotten a taste for why a certain coffee cup is gaining a place in my life. Well, I've made a little progress since then. I finished the second coffee cup, and started in on the third. Then, I found myself distracted by other projects, and my sketchbook and I went on a break.

My whole life, I have wanted to be good at drawing. I remember in 2nd grade, we had an activity after lunch where we got to plan an activity and do it. I almost always went to the art table and drew. I wasn't very good but I always tried to emulate the styles of the other students. Sometimes, I would draw people, and sometimes I would draw Transformers. What can I say? I was diverse.

I’ve been second shooting weddings for about two years. Last Saturday was another opportunity to do just that, but the experience was one of a kind. For starters, it was the first wedding that I traveled more than an hour for, and that was a lot of fun. The wedding was held at Lake Shetek, just outside Slayton, MN. The location was beautiful, despite the rain. Mike and Christine are a lovely couple, and a fantastic pair to work with. They were lively and fun, and in such good spirits!

I'm Facebook Official

Let's start of with some big, huge news: I now have a Twitter account associated with this website. I know, I know, it's groundbreaking. Try to contain your excitement. In addition to the @emmaleecreative Twitter feed, I'm also posting the first blog emmaleecreative.com has ever seen.
It's a day of firsts.