Over the last five years, I had the privilege of being on the PTO for the school my kids attended. They are a public charter school that offers kindergarten through 8th grade and my kids attended for the last eight years.
Catching up on a post that I never finished a few years ago. Our holiday card from 2022 perfectly summarized the biggest milestones from our year; whether they were travel, taekwondo or track. I was even able to forego doing a typed blurb on the back of the card.
In pulling myself out of a year-long painting slump, I painted my beloved Lone Peak shrouded in clouds from a photo I took back in May when Utah’s spring weather was acting especially drunk. She’s the peak I see from my street and a favorite of mine.
This was my 4th year having a booth at a local art show put on by the Draper Visual Arts Foundation and it was my most successful year yet! I sold 3 original paintings along with a handful of giclee prints and vinyl stickers.
I competed in poomsae and board breaking at the USA Taekwondo National Championships this summer and it such a fun experience. I won a gold medal in board breaking and learned a ton about competition sport poomsae.
I created a logo and branding elements for Lone Pine Elementary School in Medford, OR. They are the Lone Pine Wildcats and they weren’t happy with the logo that the school district had made for them. So we explored different options.
I got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hike to The Wave. Only 64 people are permitted to hike there every day, it’s the only legal lottery in Utah! And yes, it looks just as amazing as in photos.
I’ve been a student of taekwondo for six years and this spring was my second time competing in the Utah State Taekwondo Championship in black belt sport poomsae.
