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Fun & Playful Children’s Artist! I am a freelance illustrator who favors digital illustration techniques and whose work most often focuses on nature and animals. As a children’s artist, I create detailed and colorful illustrations that are fun and playful. I graduated from the Columbus College of Art & Design with a degree in illustration and a minor in photography. Link to my portfolio: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup
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Work Experience
Museum Art Camp Assistant at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025Assisted in teaching school-aged children, aged 7-17, art-related mediums, techniques, and skills. Helped develop and oversee theme-based programming for summer art camp initiatives, including art history, art fundamentals, use of color, 3-D sculptures, and cartooning. Worked closely with program managers and other assistants to ensure classes run effectively. Prepared materials, equipment, supplies, and lesson plans.
Toddler Teacher at The Goddard School
September 17, 2024 - May 2, 2025Led a 2-year-old toddler classroom; administered daily care for 12 children, including meals, playtime, sleep schedules, and hygiene. Engaged children positively through hands-on learning activities. Prepared lesson plans addressing educational, social, and emotional development. Communicated with center directors and parents regarding the learning experience.
Nanny at The Glunt Family
October 4, 2021 - September 13, 2024Provided full-time customized childcare for an infant/toddler in a private home. Administered individualized infant/toddler care and met the daily needs of the child. Contributed to a safe, caring, nurturing, and stimulating environment in which the child thrived and developed. Communicated with the parents regarding expectations.
Freelance Illustrator at self-employed
May 14, 2020 - Present-Designed full-color children’s birthday invitations for private clients on numerous occasions.
-Completed various commissioned pen and ink drawings of houses for private clients.
-Created an original t-shirt design with typography for the University of Pittsburgh-Greenburg.
-Illustrated designs that were accepted and posted for Project Open Squish for Squishable.
-Assisted Pittsburgh artist and muralist Zachary Rutter with a live-event painting of a custom van.
-Created a fan art illustration for the graphic novel Moonstruck Volume 3: Troubled Water
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts at Columbus College of Art & Design
August 29, 2016 - May 15, 2020Qualifications
Industry Experience
Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other
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