Here to help you chase creative adventures in life and business.
Whether you're looking for boots-on-the-ground help for your small business or want to add some color and creativity into your personal life - you've wandered to a good corner of the internet for exactly that.
Just a gal forging out on creative adventures*.
The daughter of a commercial photographer and an elementary school principal, I learned from an early age the visual lexicon and just how far you can bend the rules. My career trajectory has been anything but predictable, and that's just the way I like it. I collected a BA and MA in Theatre, spent over a decade designing shows (including an off-off-Broadway run), weddings & events (from dreamy outdoor gatherings to nuptials in Nashville mansions), and residential Christmas trees (so fun and so much glitter), then went back to school for graphic design (hello, Covid pivot). Now, I put all those skills to use as a professional website and brand designer for creative small businesses, an illustrator and artist, and a DIY enthusiast.
For as much as "the internet" whines on and on about niche-ing down, I know very few people who are so one-sided. We're interesting, complex, creative, messy humans who do about a million things a day. And in a world of increasing artificial intelligence, I think messy imperfections are refreshing and relatable.
So, here you’ll find a fellow creative business owner, whose Showit website templates are made with your beautiful, wild soul in mind-- and, a practicing artist and designer who wakes up every morning with more ideas that she knows what to do with. I'm figuring out how to live and work with fierce joy, relentless kindness, and lots of color, nature, and glitter.
*No niches need apply.
Hi, I'm Emily.
For all my flaws (and there are many)
and for all my interests (also many)
there is an inescapable truth about me:
joy is never far from me.
Let's Work & Make Together
brand design
custom website design
website template customization
illustration
surface pattern design
art licensing
website templates
DIYs, crafts, and Designs
joyful living content
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becoming a Mom.
The adventure on which I am still riding high and for which I am still (somehow) constantly unprepared. I'm sure I'm doing a million things wrong, but I know I'm trying my best. And, I know my son can tell I'm doing it whole-heartedly. I hope he takes comfort in that because it's pretty much the only consolation he's going to get for all of the things I'm going to do that embarrass him.
That time i went on an archaeological dig.
Look, don't watch too many Indiana Jones movies at once. There are consequences. If you're like me, that consequence was signing up for an archaeological dig in the jungle of Belize during a summer in college. I bathed in crocodile creeks; I peed in the jungle while jaguars yowled nearby; I dug for hours every day. Long story short, I caught an early plane home.
honeymooning among Christmas markets.
My husband and I got married on Black Friday. That's what I refer to our anniversary as because I am terrible with dates and cannot remember when we actually got married. Anyway, we took a Viking River Cruise through France, Germany, and the Netherlands in early December. It was the best! Christmas markets and street sausages for days!
dance classes for adults.
When I was in the doldrums of my post Masters degree job-hunt, I found a local class teaching Scottish Highland Dance to adults. Why not, I thought. It turned out to be such a delight! I met great people of all ages, learned something way out of my comfort zone, and one time I even won a medal. Best of all, I am now fully prepared for the day when I am invited to a ceilidh. It hasn't come up yet, but I have faith it will.
becoming an entreprenuer.
I didn't mean to be my own boss. I'm not one of those people who "escaped corporate life" or even found a "white space in the market." The first time I became an entrepreneur it was an accident. This time it was only going to be a side hustle so I could pay for fake eyelashes. A decade later, I've grown, I've learned, I've failed (a lot), and I've just kept going. Now, I have business that pays me a fantastic salary and makes my life fun.
What I Bring To My Very Messy Table
Help you find the undeniable joy in the world around you.
Share ideas and projects that keep you exploring.
Teach you how to thrive in creative entrepreneurship.
Bring you in to a community of lovable, loving creative adventurers.
Inspire you to seek boldly the life you’ve always imagined.
She took my vague, fuzzy vision and turned it into a beautiful, finished product.
Heather Deyo,
Casa Erica travel
I can't say enough about my experience of working with Emily. She is talented and creative, but beyond that, she truly listened for clues and insights to make my brand/website look even better than I could have imagined. She also perfected the balance of taking my ideas and making them look polished and professional.
I went from a DIY mess to a polished and cohesive design that I absolutely love (and get compliments on all the time)!
Ashley anderson,
beach city creative
Working with Emily was a dream! She took all my jumbled notes and ideas and wishlist of things I wanted for my website, worked her magic making sense of it all and put together a thoughtful, beautiful site! Super responsive to my messages and questions, plus a great turnaround time from initial consult to completion!
Emily's expertise in web design is evident in the intuitive layout, smooth navigation, and modern aesthetics.
sydney dozier,
renaissance marketing group
Beyond her technical skills, Emily was a joy to work with, maintaining excellent communication and a positive attitude throughout. Her dedication ensured the final product was perfect. The website has received numerous compliments and significantly contributed to the event’s success.
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