It’s been a year, hasn’t it?

Silhouette of a turkey with the word "thx".

This has been a difficult year, in so many ways. Hard times illuminate what we have that is good. So, thank you. Happy Thanksgiving, from Andiamo Creative

Hungry Williams coasters now collectibles on EBay.

Hungry Williams promotional coasters, round.

Hilarious and awesome. Someone is selling Hungry Williams beer coasters on Ebay as collectibles. Love it! Don’t know the seller but looks like an industrious Milwaukeean with very good taste. Full disclosure, the The Hungry Williams is my husband John’s band. The band was formed about 4 years ago and they’ve been gathering steam in […]

New times, new brand

Andiamo ampersand logo.

2020, you are a pip. I have been working from home since forever, but suddenly the rest of the world is too. We are learning a new way to live in the era of COVID-19, and smart businesses are responding in all kinds of ways. As a brand designer, I thought a good place to […]

What’s this about a virus?

Desk with papers and a cat laying on top of everything.

I’ve been working from home for more than 20 years and I’ve certainly learned what works and what doesn’t for me. Here are some tips:

Feeling thankful

Twenty-two years in business.

When I leaped into self-employment – 22 years ago this month – I didn’t know what to expect. But I was full of hope. Hoping for the best I hoped that I could make this work. I hoped that there would be more ups than downs. I hoped that I could find enough clients to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]