Kristen operates Hoot Design Co. out of the heart of the Midwest – Columbia, Missouri.
Following years of doodling caricatures of her classmates throughout elementary school, Kristen decided to try and make a career out of her quirky creativity by becoming an art director. After working for a class-act agency in Chicago, she started her own little outfit called Hoot. Why Hoot? Because the word makes her giggle.
Hoot really started to flap its wings with the "Simply Yours Custom Hoot Print," which quickly became the company's signature print. This one-of-a-kind design was born when Kristen's sister-in-law had her son Jacob, the first baby in the family. Kristen wanted to create something totally unique for the special little guy, something that would represent all the people in his family who would be welcoming him with open hearts.
Before she knew it, other people were asking if she could make THEM a print too... which got her thinking, "By golly, I might just be able to sell these things!" And thus, the Hoot Print was here to stay. Each one is crafted completely by hand (with the help of a computer, of course) and contains illustrations unique to the print. They are digitally printed on fine paper and signed by Kristen herself.
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