by Jen Pennington | Mar 13, 2020 | Community
Helping to pivot in a pandemic Recent events surrounding COVID-19 have many of us worried about our family, friends, coworkers and customers. At The Rhizome Collaborative, we are luckier than most. As a virtual team working independently from our own home offices, we...
by Jen Pennington | Nov 16, 2019 | Awards & Recognition
The Rhizome Collaborative is proud to be recognized as a gold award winner in the 15th Annual Gold Davey Awards. With nearly 3,000 entries from across the U.S. and from around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small shops,...
by Jen Pennington | Nov 16, 2019 | Creativity, Art & Music
As a child, my father taught me how to use a slide rule and draw parallel lines with drafting triangles. His engineering influence began my appreciation for machines and has always stayed with me. While he would not admit it, I suspect he was a little disappointed...
by Jen Pennington | Feb 28, 2019 | Community
Matt is the tall, fit young man in front of me making sure my hood is on correctly, my helmet is tight, my mask is snug, my air is on and my breathing apparatus is good to go. He is talking loudly through his mask telling me, “You got this! I’m right behind you....
by Jen Pennington | Feb 28, 2019 | Community
In October of 2018, my husband Bob and I had the experience of a lifetime, concepting a card stunt in the middle of a historic field that would engage and delight members of our community. It was a day of action that would send the U.S. Navy a really big message about...