Create without Fear. Magpie Creative is back.
It took a while for my brain to wrap it’s self around all the pieces that need to be done…but the time had finally come to merge all my endeavors under the Magpie Creative brand.
I’ve been freelancing under Magpie Creative (MPC) for over 10 years now - and have owned the domain for just as long. I think I was afraid when I began making and selling things (yarn, glass, metal, etc) around 6 years ago, I would dilute the graphic design brand that had done so well by me.
At that point, I was neck deep in a more professional arena where “craft” might not have been taken seriously and, it was before the notion of the “personal” brand. I had toyed with moving it all under “Maggi Blue” but in the end, the hassle of moving URLs, email addresses, account names was too daunting - and, Magpie Creative prevailed. I started MPC with a nose ring - and it has also returned (along with the threadbare jeans and flip flops).
I have put Dye Lot Collective to rest - and it feels good to not be so fractured anymore. I have lived as freelancer Magpie Creative for so long…it doesn’t feel new and strange, but like coming home to a comfortable skin.
Creativity is creativity is creativity…if you respect my passions an skills as an artisan then it seems more than fair that you trust my skills and experience as a designer. When I started MPC, I had a lot to learn (not that I don’t now, good Lord) BUT I now am comfortable with my design brain and my design knowledge. I trust that my portfolio and clients will speak for themselves - and they have.
I can finally put my fear of dilution aside and merge my many brains into one again.
You can find me online now @ www.magpiecreative.com: my revamped site (still under construction - aren’t they all really?)
Find me on Twitter at @magpiecreative
Find me on Facebook @ the new Magpie Creative fan page
Or over on my Etsy page (which has yet to switch over)
Hope to see you over there…it’s been a long ride - and now, it’s come full circle. Cheers.
