I'm a multi-talented, established creative professional living in Portland, Oregon. I started my own apparel brand in 2017 after attending Kansas City Art Institute for Fiber Arts. I'm passionate about alternative fashion, foreign literature, interior design, podcasts, and antique shopping.

Penelope Wickman

I'm a multi-talented, established creative professional living in Portland, Oregon. I started my own apparel brand in 2017 after attending Kansas City Art Institute for Fiber Arts. I'm passionate about alternative fashion, foreign literature, interior design, podcasts, and antique shopping.

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I’m a multi-talented, established creative professional living in Portland, Oregon. I started my own apparel brand in 2017 after attending Kansas City Art Institute for Fiber Arts. I’m passionate about alternative fashion, foreign literature, interior design, podcasts, and antique shopping.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner / Creator at Clammy Heart
January 1, 2017 - Present
Creating small-batch apparel and accessories such as beret hats, t-shirts, sweaters, patches, stickers, art prints, and more. Everything is illustrated and embroidered in a home studio. Responsibilities include email and ad campaigns, website design, social media management, packaging design, customer service, marketing materials, pop-up shops, and product photography. Traveling around the U.S. to sell at anime, video game, pop culture, and comic conventions while connecting with new and existing customers. Coordinating custom orders, commissions, wholesale orders, and collaborations with other artists and brands.
Freelance Illustrator at Clammy Heart
January 1, 2017 - Present
Specializing in crisp, flat color digital illustrations suited for mediums such as screen printing, embroidery, packaging, stickers, printed fabrics, enamel pins, and knitwear. Creating seamless repeating and/or tiling designs usable for clothing and accessories. Favorite subject matters include animals, foods, flora and fauna, toys, and nostalgic themes. Vector artwork done using Adobe Illustrator. Skilled in picking Pantone colors and expertly choosing cohesive color palettes. Sketching, inking, and coloring done in Procreate.

Education

Fiber Arts at Kansas City Art Institute
August 1, 2015 - May 31, 2019

Qualifications

Talent Scholarships
August 1, 2015 - May 31, 2019

Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Wholesale & Distribution, Manufacturing
    uniE621 Dessert Café Pattern
    Drawn in Procreate. Seamless, repeating design. Vectored for making into a crossbody purse and bandana.
    uniE621 Dark Moth Pattern
    Illustrated in Procreate. Seamless, repeatable design. Vectored in Adobe Illustrator to use pattern for crossbody purse.
    paper Frog & Mushroom Pattern
    Drawn in Procreate, then vectored for use as a textile pattern. Repeats and tiles seamlessly, used for a crossbody purse, and bandana.
    uniE621 Highlighter Blobby Bunnies
    Illustrated in Procreate using a pastel, highlighter color palette. Later vectored and turned into an embroidered hoodie.
    uniE621 Pro Stylist Risograph-Style Postcard
    Uses true-to-life Risograph color palette to make a four-color digital illustration. Later vectored to turn into a screen printed t-shirt.