Check Out ANJELA JOY DALE’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to ANJELA JOY DALE.

Hi ANJELA JOY, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
MY JOURNEY STARTED AS A LITTLE GIRL MAKING PAPER DOLLS WITH MANY WATERCOLORED DRESSES… I KNEW I WAS AN ARTIST BUT I DIDN’T DRAW REALISTICALLY SO MY SCHOOLS DIDN’T RECOGNIZE ME AS AN ARTIST. IN COLLEGE I MAJORED IN ART HISTORY AND GOT MY FIRST JOB WORKING FOR THE CITY OF HARTFORD CONN. THERE I DISCOVERED THAT I LOVED DRAFTING AND STARTED TO MAKE GEOMETRIC DESIGNS COLORED WITH OIL BASED COLORED PENCILS. THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH WAS FALLING IN LOVE WITH CROSS STITCH AND NEEDLEPOINT AND CREATING PATTERNS AND DESIGNS FOR STITCHING. WITH A FRIEND I STARTED A BUSINESS OF SELLING THOSE DESIGNS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL BY GOING TO TRADE SHOWS AND HAVING ITEMS FEATURED IN MAIL-ORDER CATALOGS. IN THE MID “80S I WAS HIRED AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER BY THE LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER AND STARTED MY 20 YEAR CAREER OF PRODUCING CAMERA READY ADVERTISING COPY. THE NEWSPAPER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO START USING COMPUTERS FOR DESIGNING SO I WAS LUCKY TO GET DIGITAL EXPERIENCE EARLY. SOON I HAD BOUGHT AN APPLE MAC TO DESIGN THINGS AT HOME AND STARTED DESIGNING A LINE OF PERSONALIZED GRAPHICS FOR HOLIDAYS AND GIFTS. WHEN I RETIRED I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AND BEGAN TO STUDY THE LAW OF ATTRACTION AND THE WORKS OF MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, ESTHER HICKS, AND WAYNE DYER TO NAME A FEW OF MY FAVORITES. THEN SOON I STARTED MAKING POSTERS OF QUOTES THAT REALLY SPOKE TO ME…IN A SENSE ADVERTISING FOR SOURCE/GOD/UNIVERSE/GREAT SPIRIT. I WAS USING THE SAME SKILLS I HAD USED AT THE NEWSPAPER: FINDING A TAG LINE, LOOKING FOR CLIP ART, DECIDING WHAT FONT AND BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER IN A COMPELLING DESIGN. AT THAT TIME I WAS ATTENDING SEMINARS GIVEN BY JEAN HOUSTON, A NATIONALLY KNOWN WRITER AND THINKER, AND MANY OF THE ATTENDEES RESPONDED TO MY POSTER DESIGNS THAT I SHARED AT THE CONFERENCE. FROM THAT THE IDEA OF SENDING OUT A POSTER EACH DAY WAS BORN. I STARTED ANJELGRAPHICS IN NOV. 2011 AND HAVE SENT OUT A POSTER A DAY FOR 15 YEARS WHICH MEANS I HAVE DESIGNED OVER 5,000 IMAGES AND I HAVE NO INTENTION IN STOPPING ANY TIME SOON……….

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
NOT KNOWING THAT ONE COULD BE A “GRAPHIC” ARTIST WHEN I WAS YOUNG

HAVING MY NEEDLEWORK PARTNERSHIP BREAK UP

I AM BIPOLAR AND THAT AFFECTED MY LIFE UNTIL THE MID ’80S WHEN I FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT MIX OF MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL IT.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
ONE FUN THING I HAVE DESIGNED IS A LIFE SPIRAL TO TELL MY STORY WITH ICONS AND IMAGES

Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I HAVE DESIGNED OVER 5,000 IMAGES

Pricing:

• $19 FOR A YEAR OF DAILY POSTERS

Contact Info:

• Website: ANJELGRAPHICS.COM (AND EMAIL ANJELGRAPHICS@ME.COM)
• Other: PORTFOLIO: www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=61935

Image Credits
THE QUOTES ARE FROM MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, ANDY DOOLEY, @NEXTCHAPTERART, IRENE, NATURAL LIFE