Creative Resume
I am a mixed media artist and avid scrapbooker living in the heart of New York City: Times Square. My work definitely reflects the urban rhythm and tends to focus on the everyday moments in life. My style is heavy on text and personal reflections and tends towards the artsy end of the spectrum, but always based on solid graphic design principles. I'm also a technique and tool junkie, always trying to find a way to push my supplies further and see all the possibilities. And I'm multi-scraptual; scrapping digi, traditional and hybrid.
I am a responsible, detail-oriented, hard worker, and I always deliver projects on schedule. In fact, I can deliver assignments under extremely tight deadlines. My writing and editing skills are excellent. I am an enthusiastic teacher, teaching scrapbooking, quilting, and mixed media classes. I am also a regular guest on Scrapbook Memories TV (PBS).
PUBLICATIONS: upcoming
CREATING KEEPSAKES MAGAZINE
"Thanksgiving: Take Two" • 12x12 two-page digital layout (November 2009 issue)
MEMORY MAKERS BOOKS
"This is Christmas" • 12x12 layout
"My Bi-Cultural Menorah" • 12x12 digital layout
SCRAPBOOK TRENDS
"Same Brain Different Bodies" • 12x12 digital layout (August 2009 issue)
SOMERSET MEMORIES
"Saying Goodbye to My Wedding Shoes" • 12x12 layout
"I Am An Artist" • 12x12 layout
"Ladies Room Photo Shoot" • 11x8.5 layout
"Dare to Create" • 12x12 layout
SCRAPBOOKING & BEYOND
"Objects in the Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear"• 12x12 layout (Fall 2009)
"I Don't Live in the World..."• 12x12 layout (Fall 2009)
"2006"• 12x12 layout (Fall 2009)
"By The
Numbers"• 12x12 layout (Fall 2009)
"I Ride the Bus" • 12x12 layout (Winter 2010)
"Art" • 12x12 layout (Winter 2010)
"Hello Little Me" • 12x12 layout (Winter 2010)
"She Had Many Talents" • 12x12 layout (Winter 2010)
"I Look So Cute Today" • 12x12 layout (Spring 2010)
"I Am Not a Morning Person" • 12x12 layout (Spring 2010)
"J & K" • 12x12 layout (Spring 2010)
"21 Wishes" • 12x12 layout (Spring 2010)
QUILTING ARTS GIFTS
I will have two technique articles featuring three scarves, a bracelet, a necklace, and a pair of earrings in an upcoming issue of Quilting Arts Gifts Magazine.
PUBLICATIONS: previous
CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS
I had a technique article in the May/June 2009 issue (pp 58-60), along with two quilts:
"Direction" • 16.25x18.5" canvas quilt
"Same Face" • 16.5x9.75" canvas quilt
CREATING KEEPSAKES
"NYC" • 12x12 layout • February 2009 Tips&Tricks: page 116
"A Menorah of My Own" • 12x12 digital layout • December 2008 Readers Gallery: page 102
“Do My Glasses Make Me Look Smarter?” • 12x12 layout • February 2008 Readers Gallery: page 98
SIMPLE SCRAPBOOKS
"Family Photos" • 12x12 digital layout • January/February issue: page 77
"Stuff I Made" • 12x12 layout • September/October 2008: page 95
“Retreat” • 11x8.5 two-page layout • July/August 2007: page 106
MEMORY MAKERS
"Say Goodbye" • 12x12 digital layout • July/August issue • page 63
"Born on the 4th of July" • 12x12 hybrid layout • March/April 2009: page 73
"Things My Mother Taught Me" • 12x12 layout • January/February 2009: page 12
"My Room" • 12x24 digital layout • Winter 2008 Special Issue: Get Organized!: page 69
"Symbol of The Season" • 12x12 digital layout • November/December 2008
"Love" • 12x12 digital layout • October 2008: page 51
"E-mails from Ecuador" • 12x12 layout • July/August 2008: page 46
“Best Friends” • 12x12 layout • Idea Gallery 7 • October 2006: page 28
MEMORY MAKERS BOOKS: Fabulous Friendships
“Trying to Get the Shot” • 12x12 two-page layout • Fall 2008: page 36
SCRAPBOOK TRENDS
"Tablemates" • 12x12 layout • April 2009: page 141
SOMERSET MEMORIES MAGAZINE
"Color of Love" • 12x12 layout • April/May 2009: page 26 (a portion of the page is featured on page 92 for the technique used)
“Oh, What A Night” • 12x12 layout • October/November 2008 (Anatomy of a Page feature)
“The Reason” • 12x12 layout • August/September 2008: page 73 (a portion of the page is featured on page 82 for the technique used)
"Aquarius" • 11x8.5 hybrid layout • June/July 2008: page 75 (a portion of the page is featured on page 84 for the technique used)
“The Kitchen Dance Party” • 12x12 layout • April/May 2008: page 79 (portions of the page also featured on pages 82 and 84 for the techniques used)
“Spying On My Brother” • 11x8.5 layout • June/July 2007: page 80-81 (Anatomy of a Page feature)
NOTE: Editor Jana Holstein wrote me the following e-mail: “My publisher was so captivated by your “Spying On My Brother” layout, that she’s decided to launch a new department in Somerset Memories. We’ll be calling it “Anatomy of a Page,” and it will focus on a brilliantly executed layout in which we show close-ups of specific details that make up the page in its entirety…We’re excited about this new department within the pages of Somerset Memories and feel it will be well received by our readers. You can be especially proud of the fact that it was your layout that spawned the development of this new section! Congratulations!”
SOMERSET DIGITAL STUDIO
I had an article entitled "Hybrid Scrapping With Microsoft Word" in the Spring 2009 issue (pp 48-51), featuring the following layouts:
"Here on the Street Where I Live" • 12x12 hybrid layout
"Today&Always" • 12x12 hybrid layout
"Home Sweet Home" • 12x12 hybrid layout
HISTOIRES DE PAGES (France)
"I Believe" • 12x12 layout • April/May 2008: page 16
"Smile" • 12x12 layout • April/May 2008: page 16
"I Remember This Boy" • 12x12 layout • April/May 2008: page 16
Page 16 includes the three layouts and a profile of me, as part of their "Portraits" section.
LEISURE ARTS BOOKS
“Crazy Girl” • 11x8.5 layout • Doodling for Papercrafters • Fall 2007: page 40
“I Remember” • 12x12 layout • Doodling for Papercrafters • Fall 2007: page 45
SCRAPBOOK DIMENSIONS (ezine)
I wrote articles on using digital templates for hybrid pages in Volume 2 Issues 3 and 4.
"Dream Diary" • Unibind Project • Volume 2 Issue 4 (2008)
"Faces of Me" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 4 (2008)
"Off Center" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 4 (2008)
"The First Step" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 4 (2008)
"Play" • 11x8.5 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 3 (2008)
"Reunion" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 3 (2008)
"Living Out Loud" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 3 (2008)
"MoMA" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 3 (2008)
"Crop" • 12x12 hybrid layout • Volume 2 Issue 3 (2008)
DIGITAL ARTIST MAGAZINE (ezine)
"Girl" • 12x12 hybrid layout • March 2008: page 123
SCRAPBOOK NEWS AND REVIEW (ezine)
"Can't Stop" • 12x12 layout (August issue)
READY SET CREATE (ezine)
“Season’s Greetings Card” • Hybrid Card • December 2007 Holiday Sampler: page 92
“Snowflake Cards” • Card • December 2007 Holiday Sampler: page 86
“Paper Ornaments” • Ornament • December 2007 Holiday Sampler: page 93
SCRAPBOOK ANSWERS
“Hong Kong” • 12x12 layout • August/September 2006 • Answers Disc
“ART” • 12x12 layout • November 2006 • Answers Disc
DESIGN TEAMS: Current
- November 2007 – present: Sultane (paper manufacturer, France)
- May 2008 - present: A Murder of Crows Creative Team (digital designer)
- October 2008 - present: Label Tulip (kit club)
- January 2009 - present: Right at Home Scrapbooking (local scrapbook store)
- February 2009 - present: Prima (manufacturer)
DESIGN TEAMS: Previous
- January 2009 - May 2009: Sugarplum Paperie (digital designer, hybrid team)
- July 2008 - February 2009: PortraitBug (local scrapbook store)
- January 2008 - January 2009: Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine Dream Team (ezine focused on hybrid scrapbooking)
- January 2007 - December 2008: Just Let Me Scrapbook (online store)
- October 2008 - December 2008: Around the Block (manufacturer)*went out of business
- August 2007 – October 2008: My Kits and Pieces (kit club)
- March 2008 - August 2008: Amanda Dykan Creative Team (digital designer)
- March 2008 - August 2008: Tara Sroka Designs (digital designer)
- August 2007 – February 2008: Serendipity Scrapbooks (kit club)
- August 2007 – February 2008: 2Daisies Designs (paper manufacturer)
- April 2007 – October 2007: All American Scrapbook Company (online store)
- June 2007 – October 2007: Altered Pencil Lines (challenge blog for altered items inspired by scrapbook sketches)
PRODUCT DESIGN
Paper Designer • Sultane • collection debuted January 2009
I designed a collection of papers for the French manufacturer, Sultane. The collection is currently being sold in France.
Stamp Designer • Scrapbook Takeout • June 2008 - December 2008
I designed rubber stamps for sale at Scrapbook Takeout. The first stamps debuted August 2008.
Stamp Designer • My Kits&Pieces • March 2008 - October 2008
I designed acrylic stamps for sale at My Kits&Pieces. The first stamps debuted June 2008.
OTHER
Guest • Quilting Arts TV • airing Summer 2009
I will appear in two segments as a guest on Quilting Arts TV (PBS).
Design Expert • Scrapbook Memories TV • airing Fall 2009
I was hired by Scrapbook Memories (PBS) to host five segments on the Principles of Design.
Sakura Representative • Scrapbook Memories TV • airing Spring 2009 and airing Fall 2009
I was hired by Sakura of America to create and demonstrate seven projects for both the Spring and Fall seasons of Scrapbook Memories (PBS). The first seven segments feature doodling techniques. The second set of seven segments focus on using Sakura projects on different surfaces.
Freelance Designer • PortraitBug • February 2009 - present
I design layouts and projects for display throughout PortraitBug, a Manhattan scrapbooking store and photo studio.
Columnist • Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine • September 2008 - January 2009
I wrote the Templates x3 article for Scrapbook Dimension Magazine. It was an article plus several hybrid layouts.
Reporter • Craft Critique • February 2007 – February 2009
Twice a month I wrote either an inspirational article or a craft product review for CraftCritique.
Guest Designer • The Creative Type • June 2009
I created a layout as the guest designer on this challenge blog, focused on creative use of type.
Guest Designer • Kitchen Sink Stamps • February 2008
I created several layouts for this acrylic stamp manufacturer.
Guest Designer • Effer Dares • December 2007
I created a dare and corresponding artwork for the website.
Featured Artist • Creativity{unbound} • November 2007
My work was featured on the blog all month. I wrote and posted inspirational articles on Saturdays.
TEACHING
Portrait Bug • December 2008 - present
I teach scrapbooking and mixed media classes at this local scrap shop in New York City.
The City Quilter • Fall 2007 - present
I teach quilting and mixed media classes at The City Quilter in New York City.
My Kits and Pieces • July 2008 - August 2008
I taught several online scrapbooking classes for this kit club.
My Creative Classroom • September 2007 – August 2008
I taught a variety of online craft classes at My Creative Classroom.
Heart in Hands • September 2007 - March 2008
I offered downloadable scrapbooking classes through Heart in Hands.
MISCELLANEOUS
- As of October 2008, I am a Ranger Certified Instructor.
- My art quilts have won several awards
- "The Sum is Greater Than the Parts" won "Most Innovative" and "Audience Favorite, 3rd place" at the 2007 Urban Inspirations Quilt Show in New York City.
- "I Think The Universe is Trying to Tell Me Something" won "Best Machine Applique, 2nd place" at the 2009 Urban Inspirations Quilt Show in New York City."
