Valerie went to the University of Utah and studied graphic design, illustration, painting, drawing and printmaking, and graduated in 2008. From her website: "I am probably the most indecisive person you will ever meet, so it is pretty amazing in itself that I even knew I wanted to do art and nothing else (well, when I was really little, I wanted to be a mailman). I'm inspired by art deco, vintage signs, hand-lettering, tattoo art and people."