Graphic Design | Snapshot

Energetic, creative, results driven visual design professional with experience in high-tech and consumer marketing, academic and publishing environments. Proven ability to manage design projects from conception to completion, under budget and on time. Outstanding problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of the creative process. Experienced with fast-paced start-up environments as well as established corporations and institutional organizations. Creative designer and illustrator for web and print, experienced with branding, corporate design guidelines and vendor management.

BA, Studio Art, San Jose State University
Certificate, Web Design & Development, University of California Santa Cruz Extension, 2008

Technical and Creative Skills
Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Excel, Flash, HTML, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Publisher, QuarkXpress, Word.
Experienced on both PC and Mac platforms.
Skilled fine art illustrator:  watercolor, oil, pen & ink, photo-collage. Traditional hand comps and storyboards.

Artist's Statement | CV
My mixed media layerist work attempts to create an atmosphere, both modern and nostalgic, that engages the senses, evokes the passing of time, and gives a hint of places one might have travelled to. “Horizon LInel, “Summer Alchemy” and others are part of a series, all the same size with a grid structure as the base. I build up from that with layers of paint, paper, my own photos and reproductions of my other work, found art, and a variety of other materials -- all layered, sometimes sanded down or torn out to create a unique image. With this approach, I hope to touch the viewer at a more metaphysical level, to reach the collective unconscious and connect with that energy — every viewer sees the art differently as filtered through their own life experiences. My hope is that I can reach them and connect for just a moment.

Selected Exhibits
2002 PALPA monthly show, “Roads and Alleys”, exhibited oil “Southern California Road”
2003 SCAD, Dist. Office, Students of Tom Sparacino, exhibited “Southern California Road”
2003 Silicon Valley Open Studio, showing with Linda Tapscott in PALPA Annex, Palo Alto, CA
2003 December, solo show at City Lights Expresso coffee house, Santa Clara CA. Oils and mixed media work
2004 March, PALPA monthly show, exhibited “Morro Rock at Night”
2004 June, AVA Art Fest Santa Clara, Triton Museum grounds, SBAWCA group. Exhibited collage work.
2004 October, Women in Arts, Continued, SBAWCA group show, Hakone Gardens, Saratoga. Exhibited mixed media box/collage work.
2005 April, SBAWCA My Place at the Table group show. Exhibited mixed media pieces. Community Center, Triton Museum of Santa Clara.
2005 April, PALPA monthly show, exhibited “Ocean Landscape--2006 February, SBAWCA “Heart to Heart” group show, exhibited “Grace & Chaos”
2006 October, SBAWCA “Masks”, XZIBit Gallery, Hercules, CA
2007 April, Los Gatos Art Association annual open juried show. Juried in "Horizon Line"
2007 May, SBAWCA "A Woman's Touch", MLK Library, San Jose State University.
2008 July, SBAWCA "A Woman's Touch", MLK Library, San Jose State University.
2009 August, SBAWCA "XX Anniversary Show", Art Object Gallery, San Jose, CA.

Art Community Involvement:
Board member/Newsletter Editor, South Bay Area Women’s Caucus for Art, 2004 to 2007, continuing as exhibiting member.