KINGSTON — Creative Office Guru, a graphic design company owned by Shirley Bomgaars of Kingston, is now Empty Nest Graphics.

Creative Office Guru opened more than five years ago with the intent of providing remote administrative services for small businesses with an emphasis on publication design.

As each year passed, the business’s design services became more in demand and, Bomgaars said, “I realized that it was my passion.”

She added, “I determined that [the name] ‘Empty Nest’ best illustrated where I was in my life — a place of freedom and space.”

Bomgaars’ creativity extends beyond graphic design. She submitted a recipe to KCTS 9 Cooks for its “Rice & Pasta” program and on Nov. 8 prepared her dish — Macaroni & Cheese with Pears — on live television.

KCTS 9 gave Bomgaars a cookbook with all the submitted recipes — “and a DVD of my debut as a cooking star.”

Online: www.emptynestgraphics.com. Email: info@emptynestgraphics.com. Phone: 360-981-1838.