Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works shares how to grow your passion into a business as part of District 155’s Workforce Wednesday series. Learn about how the feature transpired and what lessons she shared with both CG art classes and more through the podcast and video recordings…

Get inspired by the mini series of Rose City designs we created special for our trip to Portland…

Among the 30+ speakers involved in presenting sessions at this year’s Business of Art conference, Lettering Works’ owner Chelsie Tamms, led two sessions: Are you on brand? Authentically Branding Your Passion and The Art of Pitching Your Art Via Email. In this blog, we share the top five takeaways from Chelsie’s popular branding session…

We are excited to introduce our second Chicago collaboration, our first with a local fundraising effort. Hustle Chicago participant Connie Bickford, approached us with an interest in creating a unique sticker to aid in her fundraising efforts for the Respiratory Health Association. We also share the four key elements to building a successful artist collaboration…

Lettering Works is excited to add six new designs to our collection of Chicago Style Postcards that were initially launched earlier this year and funded by a Kickstarter campaign.

We are excited to introduce our first collaboration with a local business in Chicago. Wrigleyville Sports’ Cristina McAloon approached us with an interest in our Chicago product line with an added ask to create custom designs that celebrate Chicago/Cubs pride with our own creative spin. 

Lettering Works embraces the intersection of art and strategy. We’re known for our clean, vibrant, and art-forward aesthetic and wouldn’t want it any other way. We enjoyed working on a promotional piece for Pure Bliss Hair Studio in Peoria, Illinois because we got to get creative and simplify the message they were trying to convey.

Lettering Works’ latest passion project, 100 Days of Chicago, is complete! Take a closer look at designs 75-100 in the collection. All are unique hand-lettered and illustrated designs by Chelsie Tamms.

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin hosted a one-day expo for all woman small business owners and entrepreneurs at the UIC Forum on Saturday, November 16th from 9am-3pm. Lettering Works was among the 100+ participating vendors.

Lettering Works’ latest passion project, 100 Days of Chicago, is 75% complete! Take a closer look at designs 50-75 in the collection. All are unique hand-lettered and illustrated designs by Chelsie Tamms.