I was trained as a graphic designer and creative strategist, which often means helping someone sell something. For a while, I fit inside that definition because it was clean and recognizable. It made introductions easy. Over time, though, I began to feel the strain of it. I am not interested in convincing people to buy what they do not need.

There is already so much noise and urgency. There are so many calls to Act Now! I do not want to add to that. Instead, I want to use Creativity and Strategy as a table to gather around.

I picture this table as something built carefully, placed intentionally, and wide enough for others to gather around. Design, to me, is the arrangement of that space. It is how we make visible what we value. It is how we recognize ourselves in each other.

I do not reject beauty or clarity or structure. I care about them deeply. I reject the idea that their highest purpose is transaction. I am more compelled by what happens when design helps people feel less alone and more willing to participate.

I want to work with people who are building something that serves more than themselves. People who care about the texture of their communities. People who are willing to ask why before asking how.

This space, and my work within it, is open to people of all backgrounds, identities, beliefs, and abilities. I will not participate in projects that diminish, exclude, or harm others. If the work does not make room for more humanity, it is not work I want to do.

I do not want to sell something.
I want to share something.
Not promotion, but participation.