Sade Carrasquillo - Founder
Yemina Concepcion
Yemina Concepcion is a self- taught acrylic paint artist, born on October 24,1966 , in the beautiful unincorporated U.S territory Arecibo, Puerto Rico {officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico}. Currently she is working as a Senior Designer Director at Serenity Hair Salon and SPA, also she does voluntary services, cutting hair and braiding at the Juvi at Crown Point, and also do art therapy with love
of art at the Juvi at Crown Point. She is also involve with the kids ministry at Bloodline City Church in Lake Station Indiana.
Daveed Holmes
aveed Holmes is a cultural photographer who is driven to use art to create compassionate, engaging, and thoughtful experiences that benefit local communities.
He has worked extensively with the Latin American and Black communities in Chicagoland, multiple non-profit organizations such as Partners of America, NFL Alumni Chicago, Web3 Familia, and Real Men Cooks and Real Men Charities. His life goal is that his art shows the value of life and to prevent those taken by gun violence in Chicago and abroad. You can reach him at:.
Arielle Gray
Arielle is an Artist and Author who was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She is also the founder of an Inspirational clothing line titled, ‘Roarlty Uproar’ which features her original artwork. As an artist, Arielle spends a great deal of her time drawing portraits. Her preferred choice of medium is graphite and charcoal pencil though sometimes she likes to dabble in acrylics. Her passion for the arts extends over into writing & video editing. She released her first book in July 2020 titled, ‘Grace For The Underdog’ and she’s currently working on her second book. As it pertains to video editing, she’s captivated her Facebook audience by creating timelapse videos to showcase her drawing process.
Stephanie Paz
Stephanie Paz is a devoted wife and loving mother to a lovely daughter and wonderful son. Her husband and children inspire her to spread her passion for the arts through dance. Stephanie started her journey for the arts in 2010 when she went to college at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California. There she studied acting, singing and dance. After, she came back to Chicago, where she was born and raised, which sparked her interest in ballroom dancing. Fred Astaire Dance Studio was like her home for a year as she competed professionally as well as teaching couples ballroom dance lessons. She specialized in creating choreography for wedding couples and teaching the dances to them. After a year competing professionally she felt a calling to teach children. The love she has for her own children had sparked a calling to give that same love to others whether it be spreading the love for dance to the administration, other teachers or children. Stephanie is currently working with The Brainchild Collective so she can reach as many schools in the Chicagoland. However, she strives to reach beyond Chicago and into Indiana and all around the world.
Tyrel Davis
I am 25 years old. I am currently the creative director for Project Hood (ProjectHood.Org). I graduated with my AA in Film and broadcast from a campus of Columbia of Hollywood. After graduating I began freelancing as an Audio Visual technician for concerts and events. I am also a filmmaker and content creator, creating content for a range of clientele, in music, corporate, and church. As an entrepreneur, I own Cream Shows, an entertainment company (@CreamShows),
Fernando Lopez Junior
I love selling brand, but hate selling myself. So here’s some quick things about (you know) me the ins the outs — and no one gets hurt.
I’ve created and designed for more campaigns then you can shake a iphone at ... I’ve produced work for GoodRich Quality IMax Theaters, Quiznos, Jimmy John’s, AT&T, Nipsco, Weil-McLain, SPX, Pratt Industries, Bedding Experts, Jump Zone, small city governments like the City of Portage, City of Lake Station, City of Hobart and even created the 3rd District Senator Eddie Melton’s logo and brand.
I’m a recovering “digital junkie” that used to make over 30 Pieces of social media content a day. In 2020 I quit social media for 33 days (Disconnect December) to gain some clarity and figure out exactly what I want to do with the platforms .. I’m now down to less then 10 pieces of content a day (woot-woot).
I usually get the question, “How’d you become a graphic designer?” I got my job as a graphic designer in the most unusual way — I went in for the interview at an design agency with no design experience (only hand drawn illustrations), the creative director loved my illustration portfolio but was about to let me go because of lack of graphic design on a computer experience. As soon as I saw him extend his hand I knew he was was about to tell me, "Thanks for coming in but I'm needing someone with design experience” — so I offered to work for free — Yep, that’s right ... I’ll show up every day on time consistently and be the last to leave. Long story short, they took me up on the offer gave me the job — they gave me minimum-wage $3.20 per hour (Win-win!!)
Some things I’m good at: Creativity, strategy, graphic design, branding / brand awareness, large format printing, offset printing & some silk screening. Also, all current design apps, estimating and job costs, sales, installation, and business management. Oh and did I mention a great personality.
“From brand identity design, to kick starter product launches, Fernando brings over 25+ years of hands on industry experience to help with any and all your company’s branding needs.” - James Kirk owner of Pro Graphics