I had an epiphany during XOXO about why I love design. I have always loved to do creative things, like draw, or make books, or throw on the wheel. But I never could really make meaningful work on my own without a prompt. I didn’t (and still don’t) consider myself an artist. I had thought […]

Last September, I visited Portland and spent my nine days there exploring the city, attending the XOXO Festival, and traveling through forests and mountains to the Oregon coast. I fell in love. This September, I’ll be moving (for the first time away from Nebraska) to Portland with my boyfriend, Cody, as well as our friends […]