Hello, my name is Tamara Morrison and I'm a graphic designer from CT. Bored yet? Yeah, me too! Thats why I'm not going to make this some long thing full of boring credentials that you didn't care about. This is my first go around in the blogging world, but I thought, what better way to get the word out about what I'm trying to do, than to just TELL people, let them know exactly whats going on?
Maybe you know me, maybe you don't. But I've always been unique. When I was a kid, I didn't watch much TV. I haven't seen all the movies that "everyone" watched. I spent 90% of my time in the great outdoors, without supervision, or sunblock. And I'm still alive to talk about it! All that time outdoors, combined with being an only child, fueled my creativity to above average levels. If I wanted something to play with, I had to come up with it, all on my own. At the same time, I was a realist. Mattel loved to sell pink everything for Barbie dolls, pink couches, pink appliences, pink bathroom toilets. I hated it. Who the hell has a pink fridge? I painted it all what would be its normal colors, and resumed playing. I refused to fall for what people said you were "supposed to" play with, and I made it into what I wanted.
This mentality has stuck with me through adulthood. I still certainly go my own way, and let my creativity fuel everything I do. I still don't watch TV, and I haven't seen many movies! Life gets boring. So many people get stuck in that "supposed to" rut, they are "supposed to" go to school, meet the one, get married, have kids, buy a house, work a 9-5, retire, die. All that is fine and dandy....if it's what makes you happy. For me, that routine sounds less than thrilling. Some of the people who never followed (or even had) any passions, are some of the least happy people that I know. I refused to ever be like that, and be a passenger in the car of my own life. I'm always going to take the wheel. And thats why I decided NOT to let my passion for graphic design that I've had since I was 8 years old and we got our first family computer, die out like the Windows 95 on that old machine.
So that brings me to the reason for this blog, and thats to get the word out about my freelance graphic design business. I'm starting this because I don't want my days to be mediocre, or the same thing all day till I die. I truly love what I am doing, I love the thrill I get when an idea clicks. I love being able to help people convey their ideas, or come up with something they can be proud to use for thier business or event.
I also am offering custom Tshirts made from photos. Its simple, you send me a photo, (hopefully, decent quality!) and I work some magic on it, and come up with a graphic that can go on a shirt, or something else if you prefer. The cool thing about these is that they are 100% unique, no one else is going to have one! Plus, the subject has meaning to you, its YOUR dog, YOUR car, etc. Not just some graphic someone slapped on and WalMart sold. This also isn't just some run of the mill slap a picture on a shirt. I still remember in the 90s, my mom sent away a baby picture of me to Kodak (that they could not ever return) and 6-8 weeks later, a white tshirt with a rather cheap and grainy print of that long lost photo showed up in the mail. Ten washes later, it was dead. This is not like that! For one, the digital age has allowed me to easily attain your higher quality photos, and then I cut them out of that dreadful square, and apply some effects to them to give them more of a graphic, drawn on feel. Then, at your request, words can be added, or not. Its totally up to you! And no worries, it doesn't take six to eight weeks. All you need to do, is visit my website, at www.youreaditcustomshirts.com, and fill out the "QUOTE" form! That gives me all the info I need, lets you send me your picture, and lets you see a few examples.
While you're at it, check out the pre-designed shirts in the store! Maybe something will catch your eye. Maybe, nothing will. And if thats the case, I want your help! At the bottom of the store page, I have put up a suggestion box. At this stage in the game, I would love nothing more than ideas from YOU, on what you want to see on a shirt. Let me know! If I execute something you suggest, I will even send you a coupon code, so you can get your shirt for less! I can't promise to make every idea that comes in, but all suggestions are welcome. This endevor is nothing without you, because YOU and your freinds are the ones that would be wearing it. No force feeding of garbage here, like a bad Kelly Clarkson song pumped out over and over on the radio with seemingly no escape.
Last winter, I went skiing out in Utah. You are probably like "Well thats nice, why do I care?" There's a point, hang tight! Now, at the time, I had only been skiing twice here in CT, and the easy trails left me on my ass, speeding out of control towards the woods. My lovely "skiing since he could walk" boyfriend convinced me to head out there with him and his family, and I said why not, you only live once. (Hey, I made a shirt with that phrase!) Anyhow, I got to the top of that mountain, and looked down and OH MY GOD I thought for sure I was going to die before I reached the bottom. My stomach tied in knots, I got lightheaded and I could hardly breathe. I told myself I must be insane, what was I doing here, there was NO WAY I was going down THERE on skiis. But I did. I guess I knew the only way off this mountain was to skii it, or die trying. No other way down, except to walk down, give up, sulk and go home. And I'd regret that forever. So I took the plunge. And I don't think I have ever felt so alive. It was being terrified and thrilled all at once. And at the bottom, there is NO greater feeling than knowing you just did that, you conquered that, and yeah you were scared but you forgot to care.
After that trip, I told myself, as I slogged through "the routine" that I wanted to have that feeling more often. And this, this whole starting a business, controlling my own destiny, feels kind of like that. The excitement, the uncertainty, the motivation to kick this thing in the ass and see what I can do with it. And you know what, yeah, I'm scared. But I don't care. I'm taking the plunge.
Check back for updates soon, and learn a little more about the current TShirt designs, and "Meet the Tees!"
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