A curious Texan wandered 17 hours North and found herself at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 8 years of design experience and countless deep dishes later, she’s back in the land where everything is bigger and her desire to expand is no exception.

Hi, I’m Valerie! Your friendly, neighborhood designer. Over the years I’ve designed footwear, assisted artists in creating their dream product collections, made a boatload of seamless patterns, taught myself to code, cried, laughed, cried again, and ultimately, learned a lot…But alas, I digress. The point here is that I have traversed every alcove of the design realm and have much yet to explore…so put me in, Coach!