In the beginning I was just drawing pencils — with pencil.
Where did it all start? I’ve made a confession to myself that I am sort of a Geek. However, I need to have a fair amount of Geekness in me if I am ever going to pull of the technical side of designing websites. OK there it is — I said the geek-thing, and after doing a little more combing of my past I see it started in 1999 when I first registered www.nancynichols.com. I didn’t have a website right away but my first email address was pencil2b@slip.net — I still like the way it sounds. This was all around the time I got my first computer. Of course I had no idea how that “gift” was going to mess with the rest of my life. I’ve now self-confirmed that I can’t give it up but, luckily, I can’t give up the Pencil either. The Pencil has been a lifetime favorite tool and some friends even call me “Pencil”. It currently is symbolizing my connection to my creative side and my job is to continue merging the art and the business.