I am so proud to announce that I’ve been named a 2026 Small Business Superstar! Superstars are for-profit businesses headquartered in Greater Kansas City, recognized through nominations by customers, clients, and community members. From Vicky Kulikov, the KC Chamber’s Small Business Director: “Supporting small business throughout the Kansas City region is a priority and the…
Have a Nice Day
As part of a pitch for new business work, I was given a design brief to showcase my ability against their brand. In this instance, the brief was to do a play on the “Have a Nice Day” face for a t-shirt design. The brief itself was open enough to explore this challenge in my…
Parade of Hearts
My finished Heart for Parade of Hearts. This labor of love has been finished and sent off into the world. If you wanted to learn more about Parade of Hearts, click here. If you wanted to check out progress shots for this piece, I’ve been documenting the journey on my Patreon page. You can check…
Tales from the Heartland™ #22
You know, sometimes you get comfortable with people really quickly, then you share too much too quickly… and it bites you in the ass. Just gotta take precautions and have a better vetting process. Might be speaking from experience here. Haha. You can read more on my Patron page at: https://www.patreon.com/benlee If you dug the…
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Even if you’re not of AAPI decent, there’s such a rich history to explore. As this month comes to a close, I wanted to share part of a project with you I undertook for myself. Being a first generation in the states for my family, like so many other first-generation kids,…
City Barrel: Citizens
Had the pleasure to work with one of my favorite spots in Kansas City, City Barrel, a local brewery in KC with great beer & food. The goal of the shirt was an add-on for their membership/club. The inspiration for the design actually came from the holiday card I sent last year, one in which…
New Comic: ‘REACHING FOR THE DOOR™’
Yea, that’s right friends. It’s been a hot minute, but started a new comic, REACHING FOR THE DOOR. What’s it about? Well, that’s a good question. See the thing of it was back when the Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightly movie, BEGIN AGAIN, hit VOD, I rented it, and fired it up one night. And let…