2006 – Present
The Color Wheel Arts & Crafts retail business owner / artist / instructor for the arts, crafts, rubber stamps, and scrapbook supplies. Specializing in teaching classes in areas of fine art and paper-craft art. Class areas include: color pencil, pastels, lettering, pen-n-ink, oils, watercolors, acrylics, handmade books, scrapbooking, and card-crafting. Additional expertise in custom framing, matting, and shadow boxes.
Career Snapshot
- 30+ years as an artist, art mediums include: watercolors, oil, acrylics, pastels, colored pencil, and pen-n-ink
- 25+ years of commended performance as a graphic designer in key customer service and support roles
- Skills varied and comprehensive, from viewgraph design, brochures, large-scale wall displays, to photography, video, web design to multimedia support / digital presentations
- Specializing in customer communications, problem solving, relationship building, and support
- 20+ years ameuter photographer
- 4.5+ years owner / manager retail business in the arts and crafts
- 4.5+ years as a fine art instructor
- 4.5+ years custom framing / matting and shadow boxes
Additional Skills
- Hand Lettering / Calligraphy
- Camera Equipment Video / Still
- Custom Framing / Matting
- Presentation / Guest Speaking
- Large Format Printers & Laminators
- Designing Displays
Awards/Honors
- Customer Recognition Letters
- Achievement Awards
- Proposal Graphic Support Honors
- Photography Awards
Organizations/Clubs
- Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce
- Society of Decorative Painters
- Colored Pencil Society of America
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals