Qualifications
Community First Aid Certified Aug 2020
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Art teacher, studio assistant manager Kelly Cat Arts Comox Dec2019- July2020
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Teaching adult art classes and paint nights
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Teaching children’s art classes
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Running summer camps for kids
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Doing all of the social media and marketing materials
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Created all of the art kit for COVID times
Artistic expression guide Cumberland lodge VIHA March2019- Present
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Doing art therapy style of work with people with dementia
Art therapy,Volunteer L’arche, Courtenay Dec2019- Present
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Facilitating art classes for people with special needs
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Coming up with art projects that are interesting and engaging
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Art therapy volunteer Nicole Crouch, The Views Dec/ Jan 2019
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Learning about being an art therapist while supporting Nicole in working with people using art in a variety of ways
Instructor Vancouver Film School. Vancouver June-Dec 2007
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Taught digital painting using Adobe Photoshop
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Did step by step tutorials to teach students painting techniques
Hula Hoop Teacher Circulus Hoops, Vancouver 2012- 2014
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Taught hula hooping to children in schools on special event days
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Taught at St Johns private school to large class sizes
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Taught hula hooping to all ages at markets and festivals
Caregiver Multiple families, Campbell River Jan2015-July2018
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Created art projects of all kinds that would entertain young boys from ages 4 to 9
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Painted the galaxy, volcanos, ocean scenes and more, as well as did needle felting, dream catchers, making animals out of palm palms, etc.
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Ability to develop relationships with children
Author, Business Owner Mariposa (health & wellness) Jan 2015-present
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Wrote 200 page book and formatted it for print using Word
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Created 59 paintings, scanned and digitized them for print
Jewelry Designer, self-employed Feather Fusion 2010-2018
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Ability to develop designs that are appealing to a large audience
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Ability to connect with people of all ages selling in markets and festivals
Senior Designer,Painter Nercorps Ent., Vancouver Jan2011-May2013
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Painted environments and set props using Adobe Photoshop
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Directed other team members to create assets in 2d and 3d worlds
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Interpreted script and storyboards to determine suitable designs
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Communicated with art director and producer to create designs that would meet the project standards
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Background painter Klei Ent.,Vancouver Sept 2009-Dec 2010
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Painted environment assets for a 2d side scrolling video game
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Concept Artist Radical Ent. Vancouver Aug2007-July 2009
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Designed environments and set props using Adobe Photoshop
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Co-created with the game designers to develop interactive elements
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Communicated with art director and producer to meet strict deadlines and high product quality standards
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Matte Painter The Odyssey, Vancouver May-July 2008
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Painted environments for an animated short for a demo of C-27j planes for Alenia North America
Color key artist, painter Nerdcorps, Vancouver April 2006- Sept 2007
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Painted mattes and color keys for the TV series
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Worked with a team to ensure a cohesive final look
Background painter Bardel Ent., Vancouver April 2004- June 2006
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Painted backgrounds and textures on , , and the animated short
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Education
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Diploma in Animation, Art and Design, Art Institute of Van.
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Continued Studies Emily Car, Illustration and Design
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Year one and two fine art studies and graphic design at NIC2002
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Continued art studies and psychology 1 and 2 and NIC2019
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Currently enrolled in Childhood developmental psychology at Thomson Rivers university- working towards Masters in Art Therapy