Howdy!
I'm Becca Waugh, owner and designer of Sleepy Panther Design Co. I'm an artist who was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. I received a BFA with a focus in Drawing & Painting from UNT Denton in 2013. I ventured to Denver, Colorado shortly after graduating where I expanded upon my creative professional practices of graphic design, illustration, animation, video production and comedic improvisation. I returned to my hometown of Fort Worth in May of 2020.
I launched Sleepy Panther Design Co in May of 2021 with intention to empower and enrich the lives of my community members and beyond through my design services and products.
How Sleepy Panther got its' name
The name Sleepy Panther is inspired by a bit of Fort Worth history. In 1874, after a visit to Fort Worth, Dallas attorney Robert E. Cowart wrote the Dallas Herald saying "Fort Worth was so desolate there was a panther sleeping on Main Street." Rather than being bothered by the intended insult, Fort Worthians embraced the story of the sleeping panther and claimed the panther as a mascot of the city, taking on the nickname 'Panther City' which remains to this day.
Here at Sleepy Panther, we exude the same courageous spirit as the Fort Worthians of old as we carry a sense of pride, ambition, and adventure into each day and creative project!
