I love creating art that engages the viewer and forces them to look around the entire piece to find a myriad of objects repurposed into something else.
I have always loved art and during school, art projects were always my favorite. In third grade, my art teacher presented me with a big green pencil case (which I still have today) for having the best drawing in the class. I went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Advertising from O’More College of Design in Franklin, TN. I have been a professional artist for over 20 years and have had the opportunity to use my artistic talents as a graphic designer, children’s book illustrator, licensing artist and a three-dimensional fine artist specializing in found object/mixed media art. I’ve worked one-on-one with over 100 illustration and design clients, licensed designs to over 25 manufacturers from all over the world and have had my found object art grace the walls of non-profits, school and private collectors. From magazine, greeting cards and advertising, to CD covers, packaging, children’s books, and fine art, I approach each project with whimsy and creativity guaranteed to put a smile on anyone’s face. A Nashville native, I left the land of Country Music for the land of Krispy Kreme and currently live in Winston-Salem, NC, where my husband, daughter and son give me plenty of inspiration.
Some of my clients illustration have included: Adventure Magazine, Abdo Publishing/Magic Wagon, Anthology, Barnes & Noble, Better Homes & Gardens, Brown Publishing, Chirp Magazine, The Cleaver Factory, Cranium, Inc., Creative Teaching Press, Crowley Robinson Publishing, DK Press, Element, Fisher Price, Goble & Associates, Happy House, Harcourt, Hidden Valley Ranch, HighFive, Highlights, Hooked on Phonics/Educate, Houghton Mifflin, Intervisual Books/Piggy Toes Press, Jumping Jack Press/Up With Paper, John Deere, Ladybug Magazine, LifeWay Christian Resources, Loyola Press, MacMillan, Magnix, McGraw-Hill, Monotype, Pearson, Random House, Reader’s Digest, Silver Editions, Scholastic US & UK, Scott Foresman, Standard Publishing, Sterling Publishing, Th!nk, Tommy Nelson, Uppercase Living, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Weekly Reader, and The Wright Group.
Some of my licensing partners have included: The Art Group, Avanti, Bradford Exchange, Brownlow Gifts, Card Isle, Carson Home Accents, Circle Graphics, Counter Art, The Cranford Group, Current Inc., Design, Design Inc., Divine Grace, Evergreen Enterprises, Flagology, IKEA, Kay Dee Designs, Lang/Wells Street, Love Linda, Manual, Woodworkers, Mohawk, Oopsy Daisy/Target, RSVP, Silver Swan, Springs Creative (Fabric), Studio M, and Wincraft.
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