My mission badge is a visual declaration of purpose. I create art that empowers, connects, and remembers. As founder of Cedar & Shore Studio, my work blends soulful photography, poetic design, and emotionally attuned storytelling. This badge will symbolize the values I live by. These values are gratitude, legacy, and creative leadership. This badge will also serve as a compass for every project that I work on.

The badge will convey three core ideas:

•            Rootedness: I honor mentors, collaborators, and place. My badge will include cedar roots and tide lines to represent deep connection and memory.

•            Creative elevation: I rise through collaboration, not competition. A rising Stellar J will symbolize movement, vision, and emotional flight.

•            Legacy through story: Every image, every design, every word is part of a larger tale. A subtle scroll motif will nod to the stories I’m building – both visual and written.

Rough Sketch Concept for the badge:

•            Shape: A circular badge, symbolizing wholeness and continuity.

•            Centerpiece: A cedar tree with exposed roots, its trunk forming a camera on a tripod.

•            Upper arc: A Stellar J in flight, wings echoing the shape of a rising tide.

•            Lower arc: Gentle wave lines, with a scroll tucked among them.

•            Text ribbon: “Rooted to Rise” wrapping the base