Art Director, Designer, Illustrator, Muralist, Miniaturist, Book Lover
I am a creative, experienced Art Director, Designer, and Library Associate who recently moved to Stirling, UK from the United States on a spousal visa with full work rights in the UK. I have over 20 years experience in marketing, design, visual merchandising, event planning, program development, project management, and customer service, with excellent skills in organization, retail display design, packaging design, and marketing strategy combined with expert talent in hand illustration, painting, and crafting.
I am a math nerd turned artist and designer, which means budgets thrill me, complicated folder die cuts and pockets excite me, and color theory and typefaces give me life. I gave up my full teaching scholarship halfway through college and started art school (much to my parents' dismay) because the creativity of worksheet and bulletin board layout was the most enjoyable thing for me. I realized there must be a career for that, and switched my major to Advertising, Marketing, & Graphic Design and the rest is colorful, creative history. Two decades, countless cups of black coffee, and a wonderful career later, I'm still directing, designing, and illustrating a life that I love.