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| Objective: | To create as an artist and designer; to develop and coordinate conceptual ideas; to teach and train. | ||||||||
| Experience: | New Jersey Children’s Museum | ||||||||
| Art Counselor/Art teacher | 1999 - present |
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| Research and design craft projects and activities for Toddler Time Program (every September), Halloween week (every October), Summer Camp Program (annual- 3 week for ages 4-8). | |||||||||
| Organize and set up materials of the selected crafts for the programs listed above. | |||||||||
| Teach the designed crafts step by step for the programs listed above. | |||||||||
| Multi-media Artist | 1997 - present |
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| Create and paint interior murals in various
halls of the Museum as needed. Finished projects: Birthday Party theme (2 murals), Wild West theme (2 murals), Toddler House theme (3 murals), Baby Nook Outdoor theme (3 murals). |
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| Renovate existing installations with updated
designs as needed. Finished projects: Dollhouse (restored, painted and interior designed), Indian Tipi (restored and painted), 3-D Medieval Horse (painted), Boat exhibition (painted), Walk-on-Piano (color coded), 3-D plaster Rail Road System for Play Mobile Trains (2 tables), 3-D plaster Volcanic Landscape for miniature dinosaurus. |
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| Arts & Crafts Supervisor | 1995 - present |
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| Responsible for ordering, labeling and storing material supplies for the Craft Room. | |||||||||
| Organize and update designed craft projects for daily Craft time, Open Art and Toddler Story Time and Week-end Special Events. | |||||||||
| Supervise staff to trace, cut, count and set up the trays for the craft projects. | |||||||||
| Write up step by step instructions for teachers to follow. | |||||||||
| Museum Assistant | 1995 - present |
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| Responsible for exhibits to function properly and keep them organized. | |||||||||
| Supervise children and help them to understand and interact with exhibits in a safe and educational environment. | |||||||||
| Perform daily activities: Fairy Tale Plays, Shadow Puppet Shows, Toddler Time, Story Time, Face Painting, Open Art, and Craft Time. | |||||||||
| Freelance Experience: |
Artist/Designer | ||||||||
| Multi-Media Artist | 1995 - present |
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| Create original, conceptual 2-D and 3-D artwork. | |||||||||
| Design computer illustrations, layouts and logos using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress. | |||||||||
| Create and paint children’s murals in private homes. | |||||||||
| Art Instructor | River Vale, NJ |
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| Teach special art classes program “Journey on Saturday”(annual- 5 Saturdays) at Holdrum Elementary School, Rivervale, NJ: | |||||||||
| January-February 2000: Papier Mache Techniques January-February 2001: Papier Mache Masks and Puppets January-February 2002: Puppet Making January-February 2003: Puppet Making January-February 2004: Peek-A-Boo Puppets January-February 2005: Peek-A-Boo Puppets |
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| Guided a Freshman College art student on a 3-D presentation and a High School student on her portfolio for College admission. | |||||||||
| Graphic Designer | |||||||||
| Finished Projects: a menu, a flier and a business card for the Brasa Restaurant (bilingual-Spanish/English), a business card for a professional musician. | |||||||||
| Education: | William Paterson University | Wayne, NJ 2002 - present |
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| 4th year Major: Art and Design Part Time Student - 104.50 credits - GPA: 3.74 |
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| Parsons School of Design | New York, NY 1990 - 1993 |
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| 3rd year Major: Illustration |
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| 2nd year Major: Communication Design |
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| 1st year Art Foundation: Forms & Color, Art Composition, 2-D & 3-D design, Interpretive Figure, Life Drawing, Cartoon Animation. |
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| Waterford Kamhlaba (UWC) | Swaziland,
RSA 1990 |
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| High School Diploma | |||||||||
| Languages: | Fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian. | ||||||||
| Awards: | Art Honors Society Award for excellence in studio and scholarship for the academic year of fall 2002/spring 2003 (William Paterson University, NJ). | ||||||||
| Winner: Greeting Card Design to represent Waterford Kamhlaba United World College (Swaziland, Southern Africa)-1990. | |||||||||
| Winner: Textile Design Competition (Maputo, Mozambique)-1990. | |||||||||
| Skills: | Computer Graphics: QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. |
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| Hobbies: | Drawing and Painting; costume, mask and puppet making; miniature collector. | ||||||||
| References: | Available upon request. | ||||||||