SHELLY CONNOR

Shelly Connor is a seasoned creative who strives to glorify God through her work. She has worked for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and currently serves as Design Director at Decided Excellence Catholic Media. She lives in Southeast Wisconsin with her charming husband, sweet daughter, and carefree son. Her family enjoys cooking meals together, spending time outside, and epic dance parties. They love hosting friends and family for meals. Their family patron saint is Carlo Acutis.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

BLESS ME FATHER

I pulled into the parking lot on a crisp fall morning, and started heading into Mass. Two strangers noticed me and gestured to me—I...

CREATIVE PROMPTS

Inspiration isn’t something that can be turned on, which is why creative professions are often difficult to navigate! What happens when you get into...

OWNING YOUR AUTONOMOUS SELF

Sometimes, when you forget a password (and frankly, which email address you even used to create an account several years ago), a company will...

PINPOINTING WORDS

As my toddler wrapped up her “Hail Mary” by repeating me, she slipped up with “Holy Mary, Mother for God…” which got me thinking—if...

IMAGES OUT OF DARKNESS

My friend’s husband passed away recently, and he left behind a striking collection of old cameras. These devices were well cared for, many in...

CREATIVE CHAOS

I’m a hot mess—with 72 browser tabs open and 16 InDesign files I’m working on simultaneously, my brain is often in a state of...