Résumé

Forty years of experience makes for boring a resumé ergo an encapsulation:

Education

High School

In Midwest tradition of the 60's, studied Band, Boys, and The Humanities (including 2 yrs. of Latin & countless extracurriculars). Graduated 5th in Class at Eastwood High School,1969 Pemberville, OH

University

Began as psychology, then drama major; the dawning conclusion (that upon graduation, starvation would be imminent) enabled a reluctant but ultimately profitable switch to Design and Marketing. Ergo the following:

Bachelors Degree 1973 - Miami University, Oxford OH - major in Marketing; minor in Art; assistant to Ceramics professor.

Graduate Degrees, University of Corporate Greed & Hard Knocks New York City 1973-76, San Francisco 1976 '77 with international employers, no doubt currently wanting anonymity (retail giant, then textile mill).

Continuing Education

Too many to list, but notable workshops/intensives/classes w/ Roy DeForest, Robert Burridge, Bob Lynch, Julia and Gail Ayers, Don Hatfield, et al. Studies have included all manner of methods from Chinese Brush Painting, Frescos, Oil Painting, Monotype Printing, Photography, Graphology, Children's Book Marketing, Arts in Education Methodology, Display and Sales Presentations, International Copyright, Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing. Impossible to omit from this list - the continuing study required for Motherhood!

Bodies of Work

As Founder and Art Director for the former Papermakers, San Francisco retail stores & national mail order catalog (1977-1984), and as Founder and designer for merchandising company Brinker, Ink. (1986-until present), bodies of work are:

Primarily - designs used on over 40 categories of gift products distributed in the US & Canada. Secondarily - original works sold through gallery and shows. (Yes, the primarily one is more profitable).

Shows & Collections

Oakville Grocery, Murray & Gibbs, NapaNet, Markham Winery, & Napa Valley Museum, Brinker Knox Galleries, Studio Arts, Napa Valley Open Studios;

Nationally: a wide variety of arduous annual shows throughout the US and Canada from 1986 until present (yeoman effort; wonderful clients).

Affiliations

National Association of Children's Writers and Illustrators, Napa Valley Arts and Culture Alliance (Chair 2 yrs), appointee to Napa Mayor's Round Table for the Arts, Napa Valley Arts Council, Yountville and Napa service clubs, Napa Valley Youth Symphony Supporter, Caring for Yountville's Children board member & finance chair, Napa Valley Museum, COPIA Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, Napa Regional Dance Company (NRDC), CLASE Foundation, Napa Valley Language Academy Charter Council, National Philatelic Society, Public Art facilitator for

"Artist in Residence" in Napa Elementary Schools for On The Move program; Instructor for Arts in Mental Health program at Napa State Hospital, The Napa Valley Museum, and Provincetown Art Assoc. Museum.

Inspiration

Handwritten correspondence, alphabets, personal histories; attempts at dance and music of all kind; lush landscapes, the sea; humor, authenticity, & tenderness in people; and the unyielding love for my daughter.

Artistic Goals

Create a traveling show of Monotypes and paintings specifically related and displayed with pieces from my antique inkwell collection; design an alphabet; create and publish a book of correspondance, wisdom and wit titled A Lady's Letters; Create and publish an illustrated Memoir for Daughters; empower my students through the joy of art-making to think outside the box.