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studiohromi · 19 hours

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Recent logo design for Premier Wrestling Academy in Aurora, OH.

#design #logo #my art #my work #logo design #branding #brand design #small business #wrestling #wrestling club #wrestling academy #youth wrestling #aurora ohio #ohio #grand rapids artist #graphic design #designer #graphic designer #logos

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studiohromi · 20 hours

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What I Did Last Week: April 22-28 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday April 22

Sent various check-in/follow-up emails.

Social media and blog posts.

Volunteer stuff.

Worked on a science design client project.

Met with a science design client.

Finished a personal illustration project.

Website updates.

Sent out April newsletter.

Tuesday April 23

Volunteer stuff.

Prepared and sent a proposal and quote for a commercial illustration & design client project.

Worked on a science design client project.

An invoice was paid today!

Wednesday April 24

Finished preliminary sketch for a commercial illustration & design client project and sent for review.

Worked on a science design client project.

Thursday April 25

Worked on a science design client project.

Worked on preliminary sketches for a commercial illustration & design client project and sent for review.

Met with a science design client.

Friday April 26

Social media posts.

Market prep.

Worked on handmade sketch pads.

Packed studio.

Checked PO box.

Sunday April 28

Responded to a commercial illustration & design/consignment inquiry.

Spring Art Market at Brewery Vivant.

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studiohromi · 4 days

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Places I Have Lived, No. 12: 2024-????

I'm a homeowner now, so this series gets a new addition. Excited to go live in the woods. <3

Places I Have Lived

In September 2021, I decided to draw my childhood home on a whim (this illustration has since been revisited). What resulted was a digital illustration that had a dynamic woodcut-and-watercolor aesthetic that I quite enjoyed, so I decided to turn it into a series and draw every place that I'd ever lived in (including my college dorm, and a friend's live-in art studio that served as kind of a halfway-house of sorts). Unexpectedly, while I worked on each of these, I was able to get into the mindset of my own past selves. There were some homes that were difficult to illustrate because of negative feelings and memories attached to them, and some that I was able to give extra loving care and attention because of their associated nostalgia. This series will be in progress as long as I keep moving and until I unknowingly find the home where I will live for the rest of my life. I am certainly not the first person to illustrate houses, but these are uniquely mine.

More information at studiohromi.com/places. Custom home illustrations available at studiohromi.com/shop.

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studiohromi · 8 days

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Happy Earth Day, earthlings.

When you see Earth Day posts from corporations today, remember that they don't care about you or the planet, and reversing or controlling climate change is not the responsibility of individuals like you and me. 💙🌎

Illustrated using Procreate, 2022.

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studiohromi · 8 days

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What I Did Last Week: April 15-21, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday April 15

Online shop update.

Social media and blog posts.

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project.

Met with one of my mentees for our semi-monthly check-in.

Met with a science design client about an ongoing project.

Volunteer stuff.

Tuesday April 16

Market prep.

Worked on a science design client project.

Social media posts.

Wednesday April 17

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project.

Volunteer stuff.

Thursday April 18

Volunteer stuff.

Met with a medical illustration client about continuing a previous/ongoing project.

Met with a science design client about an ongoing project.

Friday April 19

Attended a Creative Mornings lecture.

Market prep.

Applied for an RFQ.

Saturday April 20 & Sunday April 21

Two-day art market.

Worked on an illustration as part of an ongoing series.

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studiohromi · 15 days

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What I Did Last Week: April 10-14, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Last week was a bit unusual since I was busy traveling many miles during the first half of it to see an eclipse. I did more work during the weekend than I usually do, but Saturday was a day at the studio so it was kind of a chill day anyway.

Wednesday April 10

Caught up on out-of-office emails.

Worked on a medical illustration client project.

Thursday April 11

Worked on medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Online shop update.

Worked on a custom illustration commission and sent for review.

Volunteer things.

Social media/blog posts.

Sent various check-in and follow-up emails to lapsed/potential clients.

Friday April 12

Placed a print order with Brownlee Press.

Social media posts.

Finalized a medical illustration client project and sent deliverables.

Volunteer stuff.

Saturday April 13 & Sunday April 14

Picked up prints from Brownlee Press.

Packaged new products.

Packed and shipped an online order.

Created new handmade sketchpads.

Tax stuff.

Worked on new sticker designs.

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studiohromi · 19 days

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What I Did Last Week: April 1-5, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

This is coming a bit later than usual this week because I was busy seeing my second total solar eclipse (and traveling very far to do so) then subsequently spending two days catching up.

Monday April 1

Monthly financial assessment.

Responded to a new medical illustration client inquiry, then met for a consultation.

Finalized a science design client project, then sent final deliverables and invoice.

Online shop update.

Social media/blog posts.

Applied for a flashbook for future public art and illustration opportunities.

Set up Ko-fi commissions.

Tuesday April 2

Social media posts.

Designed new greeting cards for shop.

Sent a cold email to a potential medical illustration lead.

Volunteer stuff.

Prepared and sent a quote for a new medical illustration client project.

Wednesday April 3

Social media posts.

Two invoices were paid today!

Met with a commercial illustration & design client for onsite research.

Restocked GRPM consignment products.

Prepared and sent an invoice for a previously completed science design client project.

Filled out supplier paperwork for a new medical illustration client.

Preliminary research for a medical illustration client project.

Introductory call with a potential new medical illustration client.

Thursday April 4

Sent follow-up emails.

Updated online portfolio.

Worked on preliminary sketches for a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Friday April 5

Volunteer stuff.

Worked on a custom illustration commission.

Worked on sketches for a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

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studiohromi · 26 days

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My studio mates at Dinderbeck were kind enough to let me add a mural to their collection. I've been working on this on and off since February, and it's based off of an illustration I did back in December. If you've ever been to Dinderbeck you know its interior walls are completely covered in artwork, so it's cool to have this piece included among the greats. It was good mural practice and a good way to use up a lot of leftover paint.

Would love to put more art like this on people's walls, so hit me up if you like my style (especially if you're in West Michigan but I'll travel all over the midwest to do a mural, idc!).

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studiohromi · 29 days

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What I Did Last Week: March 25-29, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday March 25

Worked on a science design client project.

Had a phone meeting with a medical illustration client to discuss minor updates to an old project; worked on the requested updates, then sent final deliverables and project invoice.

Volunteer stuff.

Social media/blog posts.

Responded to two new science design client inquiries.

Minor updates for a previously completed commercial illustration/design client project.

Submitted CMI exam application.

Tuesday March 26

Met with one of my mentees for our semi-monthly check-in.

Sent out March newsletter.

Volunteer stuff.

Wednesday March 27

An (overdue) invoice was paid today.

AMI Membership Committee stuff.

Worked on a science design client project and sent for review.

Volunteer stuff.

Met with a new science design client about an upcoming project.

Prepared and sent practice assignments to two of my mentees.

Packed and shipped an online order.

Checked PO box.

Thursday March 28

Volunteer stuff.

Met with a science design client about an upcoming project then prepared and sent a project estimate.

Worked on a different science design client project and sent for review.

Attended an anatomy webinar.

Minor updates for a previously completed medical illustration client project.

Prepared a voucher for an in-kind donation to a silent auction fundraiser.

Friday March 29

Worked on final edits for a science design client project.

Finished practice mural at Dinderbeck.

Photographed new collage work and other pieces soon-to-be added to online shop.

Cut chipboard backings for new DIY notebooks.

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studiohromi · 29 days

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Recent collage work, 2024. “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” $30, 5x7" unframed.

AVAILABLE HERE

#collage #analog collage #collage art #analog collage art #handmade collage #paper collage #collage artist #mixed media art #mixed media #my art #grand rapids artist #recycled art #astronomy #space #space art #pin cushion #galaxy

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studiohromi · 1 month

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What I Did Last Week: March 18-22, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

The highlight of my week was attending Break It Down | Make It Better, an annual professional development conference for artists in West Michigan.

Monday March 18

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project.

Sent check-in/follow-up emails.

Applied for an art market.

Worked on edits to a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Blog posts.

Prep for upcoming mentor/mentee meeting.

Tuesday March 19

Volunteer stuff.

Online shop update.

Watched Learn Medical Art courses.

Sent check-in/follow-up emails.

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project.

Semi-monthly check-in meetings with two of my mentees.

Worked on edits to a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Wednesday March 20

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project.

Sent final deliverables and invoice for a completed medical illustration client project (invoice was promptly paid!).

Copyright registrations.

Volunteer stuff.

Thursday March 21

Sent final deliverables and invoice for a completed commercial illustration & design client project.

Sent an invoice for various completed science design client projects.

An invoice was paid today!

Began working on artwork for a science design client project.

AMI Membership Committee meeting.

Friday March 22

Attended Break It Down | Make It Better.

An invoice was paid today!

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studiohromi · 1 month

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What I Did Last Week: March 11-15, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday March 11

Blog post.

Paperwork and inventory prep for a new consignment opportunity.

Worked on a science design client project and sent for review.

Designed new product labels.

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project and sent for review.

Met with one of my mentees for our semi-monthly check-in.

Began preliminary sketches for a different commercial illustration & design client project.

Volunteer stuff.

Tuesday March 12

Finished initial draft of a commercial illustration & design client project and sent for review.

Worked on a medical illustration client project.

Worked on edits for a different commercial illustration & design client project, then sent final deliverables and invoice.

Packaged and shipped online orders.

Checked PO box.

Followed up with a potential medical illustration client.

Sent a quote for a potential commercial illustration & design client project.

AMI stuff.

Wednesday March 13

Worked on a medical illustration client project.

Volunteer stuff.

Facilitated and participated in an AMI networking event.

Thursday March 14

Met with a commercial illustration & design client and sent an incremental invoice.

Volunteer stuff.

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project and sent draft for review.

Worked on a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Friday

Responded to a medical illustration client inquiry about a potential new project.

Worked on a commercial illustration & design client project and sent draft for review.

Errands.

Shipped consignment products to a new shop.

Restocked consignment products at a different (local) shop.

Packed and shipped online orders.

Checked PO box.

Picked up a comb binding machine found on Facebook Marketplace.

Learned how to use said comb binding machine at Dinderbeck.

Worked on new collage pieces.

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studiohromi · 2 months

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What I Did Last Week: March 4-10, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday March 4

Submitted new paperwork for one of my consignment locations.

Online shop update.

Social media and blog posts.

Reordered products.

Tax stuff.

Applied for an upcoming art market.

Applied for consignment opportunities.

Began preliminary research and sketches for a medical illustration client project.

Tuesday March 5

Responded to a referral inquiry for a potential medical illustration client.

Volunteer stuff.

Responded to a new commercial illustration/design client about a potential upcoming project.

Finalized and sent preliminary sketch for review for a medical illustration client project.

Prepared and sent quote for an upcoming commercial illustration/design client project.

Researched licensing and contracts for a potential upcoming commercial illustration/design client project.

Tax stuff.

Wednesday March 6

Finalized proposal for an upcoming commercial illustration/design client project.

Tax/finance/recordkeeping stuff.

Met with a science design client about an ongoing project.

Worked on preliminary sketch edits for a different science design client project and sent for review.

Thursday March 7

Online shop update.

Social media posts.

Office reorganization.

Finished preliminary sketches for a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Began setting up files for two different commercial illustration/design client projects.

Friday March 8

AMI stuff.

Online shop update.

Worked on preliminary sketch edits for a medical illustration client project and sent for review.

Began brainstorming for a commercial illustration/design client project.

Sunday March 10

Picked up new prints.

Packaged new prints.

Online shop update.

Assembled new Mystery Packs.

Packaged and mailed online order.

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studiohromi · 2 months

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What I Did Last Week: February 26-March 1, 2024

Here we are with another edition of “What I Did Last Week,” where I share my day-to-day life as a self-employed person. Every weekday (and some weekends) I keep track of all the work I’ve done each day, as a way to keep me on track as a full-time working artist. Fellow creatives and freelancers, whether or not you choose to share it publicly, I urge you to join me in this weekly professional accountability exercise.

Monday February 26

Website and online shop updates.

Sent February monthly newsletter.

Met with a science design client to discuss final project edits, then prepared and sent the invoice (which was paid!) and final deliverables.

Social media and blog posts.

Tax stuff.

Attended AMI Mentor Program networking event.

Volunteer stuff.

Tuesday February 27

Social media and blog posts.

Volunteer stuff.

Met with a subcontracting client about an upcoming medical illustration project.

Phone call with a commercial illustration/design client to discuss an ongoing project.

Met with two different science design clients about ongoing projects.

Worked on final(?) edits for a science design client project and sent for review.

Wednesday February 28

Sent follow-up emails.

Responded to a new medical illustration client inquiry about a potential project, then had a brief phone consultation and prepared and sent the project quote.

Art market prep.

Mentorship stuff.

Thursday February 29

Sent an updated quote and deposit invoice (which was paid!) for an upcoming medical illustration client project, and worked on creative brief.

Monthly financial assessment.

Worked on sketch edits for a science design client project.

Volunteer stuff.

Worked on final(?) edits for a science design client project and sent for review.

Responded to a new commercial illustration/design client inquiry.

Friday March 1

Worked on final(?) edits for a science design client project and sent for review.

Prepared, sent, and finalized contract and creative brief for a new medical illustration client project.

Social media posts.

Worked on a practice mural project at Dinderbeck.

Attended opening night for the I Heart Recycled Art exhibit at ArtRat Gallery and Cocoon Art Space.

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studiohromi · 2 months

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Places We Have Loved: The Pyramid Scheme; Grand Rapids, MI

This has been a popular request and has been on my to-do list for a long time. It was fun to figure out how best to feature Jeff VandenBerg's mural on the side of the building, and I opted to simplify things a bit by including just the first few panels as an homage (yes, there's a window and a door there in real life and the building extends MUCH further back, but hopefully you'll forgive me for taking some artistic liberty).

Places We Have Loved is a spinoff series from Places I Have Lived (more about that here). After I ran out of my own homes to draw, I wanted to continue working in this style just for fun, so I also began illustrating some of my favorite places in Grand Rapids. As a concept, Places We Have Loved may be iconic public places, other people's homes where I've spent meaningful time, or commissions by businesses.

Prints of select places and information about commissions can be found at studiohromi.com/shop. Prints of this illustration coming soon!

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studiohromi · 2 months

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Places We Have Loved: Cherie Inn; Grand Rapids, MI

I agonized over which side of the building to illustrate since it has two entrances and both of them are extremely cute, but ultimately reasoned that I lived on Lake Drive for years so this was the side of the building I had the most personal attachment to.

Places We Have Loved is a spinoff series from Places I Have Lived (more about that here). After I ran out of my own homes to draw, I wanted to continue working in this style just for fun, so I also began illustrating some of my favorite places in Grand Rapids. As a concept, Places We Have Loved may be iconic public places, other people's homes where I've spent meaningful time, or commissions by businesses.

Prints of select places and information about commissions can be found at studiohromi.com/shop. Prints of this illustration coming soon!

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studiohromi · 2 months

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We must strive for no less than freedom for all 🍉

Ref used from here

As soon as I learned about the Palestinian sunbird this week, which became Palestine's national bird in 2015 after Israel failed to rename it, I knew I had to paint one. What a beautiful bird to symbolise Palestinian hope.

#art i like #free palestine

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