Working with My Sisters

August 7th, 2008 by Susan Spence | Posted in Design Tips, Spence Family, Susan |

I am so lucky. Every so often I get to design with my sisters. Some people might think that would be fraught with danger but for us it is an extension of our childhood. We were a project-focused family. We always had individual projects going on; sewing, gardening, baking, woodworking, art projects. Especially before Christmas, we would sit around in the evenings and work on hand-made presents. Sort of “Little Women” meets the feminist-hippie generation.

Fast forward to now. My sister Ann and her husband Tony, own the Bridgewater Bistro and as the Bridgewater designer I get to work with her weekly, designing ads, menus and bridgewaterbistro.com. My sister Beth has two businesses; Red Barn Consulting, redbarnconsulting.com and the Nature of Leadership Workshops. Both have brought us together on designs for her clients and her company’s branding.

So here we are, still working on projects together. Lucky for me, my sisters are creative and fun and know good design when they see it. The perfect clients!!