Missed a deadline?

Illustration of two groundhogs in their den on Groundhog day, one saying "Shoot, who's turn is it?"

According to Merriam Webster, in the 1860s a ‘dead line’ was a line within or around a prison. Prisoners would be shot for crossing the ‘dead line’. We can all relate to the anxiety and panic associated with missing a deadline. Our world revolves around the calendar and the clock. You must do A task […]

A brand new, shiny decade

Deer in the headlines 2020 logo which says Don't Freeze.

What have we learned from the 2010s? As the last decade dawned, the recession had hit many businesses smack in the face. My business was way down – most of my clients were involved directly or indirectly in the real estate market and they were seriously hurting to stay afloat. Their marketing budgets dwindled to […]

Artists Write to Work

Book cover, "Artists Write to Work" by Kate Kramer.

This is pretty cool news. My talented friend Kate just wrote a book. It’s a book that would have been very helpful to me had I read it as a younger person, but it is still very helpful now. Kate Kramer is a lecturer in critical writing at University of Pennsylvania, and she has a […]

Merry Kitschmas from Andiamo Creative

Large collection of mid-century era lawn santas.

Santa, Brand Ambassador Nothing stands out in a crowd quite so much as a guy in a red suit.  This Santa guy was way ahead of his time in the branding game. Speaking directly to his target audience, the man in red is distinctive in appearance, instantly recognizable and inherently connected to youthful joy and […]

Panelist of the stars

Logo for Sharing Success "Women in Business" learning event.

Sharing Success Panel Expert on Branding. Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce – (some of my favorite clients!) – invited me to be a panelist in their semi annual business development forum called “Sharing Success”. The subject was digital marketing and they invited me to share my expertise in branding. Imposter syndrome Conventional wisdom says that […]

Panel Discussion on Branding and Marketing your Small Business

Postcard promoting Sharing Success chamber learning event.

I am very flattered to have been chosen to be one of the panel members at Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce (LPCC) event, Sharing Success: Marketing Tools & Strategies. We will be discussing how to effectively market a small business, including digital ads, video content and effective branding. As it happens, I also did the […]

Milwaukee Bucks permanent art collection at the Fiserv Forum

Rochelle W. Carr standing in front of her painting at the Fiserv Forum.

I don’t usually post about my other life as a painter within this site, but I wanted to announce something I am very excited about. On Friday, August 24, 2018, the Milwaukee Bucks permanent art collection at the Fiserv Forum was unveiled. I was lucky enough to be one of the 32 artists chosen from nearly 1300 […]

20/20 vision on Andiamo’s 20th Anniversary

Celebrating 20 Years, Andiamo Creative.

It’s been 20 years since I took the leap. TWENTY. YEARS. I was, I now recognize, so very young. So very young to have taken the leap into the big wide world of self-employment, eschewing the safe route of a corporate job. But even then, at that young age, I recognized that the safe route […]

In support of the #resist movement – a Pussyhat logo

Pussyhat resist logo and tee shirts.

Last year this time, I attended the 2017 Women’s March in Madison Wisconsin.  I was filled with awe and patriotic spirit as I witnessed the enormous crowds of people who turned out to peacefully protest. A sea of people – many of whom were wearing these adorable pink hats – which I later found out […]