Prayer Posies: an exhibition showing the creation of illustrations for a new children’s book of the same name.

• BFA, Illustration, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
• BFA, Design, Painting and Drawing, Colorado Christian University

Cherish Flieder is an illustrator and designer whose work explores a variety of visual themes with a touch of optimistic realism and playful whimsy. She is the founder of Cherished Solutions, llc., an illustration and design studio that assists publishers, manufacturers and other niche businesses with art services and thoughtful print and web marketing strategies.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

RMCAD Trio Win Five Awards at ADCD’s Annual Show

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD (Art Directors’ Club of Denver) Student Show. The students—all Illustration majors—won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.

The RMCAD winning pieces (seen in the slideshow above) are:

Ryan Secora, Cyrano: Best in Category, Digital Illustration

Elisa Wikey, Fairy Tale Road Postcards: Best in Category, Direct Mail

AJ Sapala, Let Me Live #2 & #8: Best in Category, Photography

Ryan Secora, Professor J.P. Jenkin’s Junkies: Best in Category, Traditional Illustration

Ryan Secora, Giant and the Golden Egg: Judge’s Choice

 

Other RMCAD students who made it into the juried show include Andy Musser, Keith Pacheco, Kent Sanchez, and Sean Serafini. The jury was made up of some of the biggest names in Denver design (Stephanie Fay from ripcord, Randall Erkelens of Section 45, Mindy Nies of Nies Design, and Eric Nance who founded Indie Arsenal), so even being accepted into the show is an honor.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

Three students brought home top honors at this year’s ADCD Student Show. The students won 5 of only 16 awards bestowed in the competition, which drew more than 300 entries.