Welcome to DeSerio DeSigns!

I'm Denise DeSerio, and I'm a freelance artist specializing in pastel pet portraits, paper quilling, and graphic design. Welcome to my "virtual gallery", DeSerio DeSigns, launched in 2007.

So take a look around and enjoy your visit to my online galleries.  Feel free to email me your comments, questions, and/or request for quotes, Simply click on the email icon below or use the link found on the "Contact Me" page. You can also contact me through Facebook.

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Logo & Label for Custom Mandolins  (3.5"x2")

Our Fire Chief [Madison, WI] makes her own line of custom, from-scratch mandolins in her spare time. She recently asked me to design a logo for her, as well as a label that will go on the inside each mandolin. She wanted something that would still incorporate the firefighting profession, and this was the result.

Here is a link to an article (and also a short video) on Chief Amesqua's mandolin-making that appeared in The Capital Times last month: Burning Passion: Fire Chief Makes Beautiful Mandolins

"Physical Therapy"  (9"x12")

This was done as a graduation gift. The scales in the snakes on the caduseus were quilled & placed individually.

"Nitro"  (10"x14") Pastels on Velour Paper

"Cheerio & Spunk" (10"x14")  Pastels on velour paper

This was done as a retirement gift for a co-worker. A portrait of his & his wife's cats.

"Photo Frame" (9"x12")

This is a frame I did as a Christmas gift. It was my first time combining beads with quilling. The blue and black diamond-shaped beads are African turquoise; the triangular green and black are regular (Southwestern) turquoise, and the corner beads are silver. All beads were wrapped in black quilling paper to add contrast yet consistency with the rest of the design. The complex mat cut is also a Southwestern-inspired design, but I also drew on some Frank Lloyd Wright style as well.