I've always been a creative producer -- adventurous in life and a perfectionist in design.
I like to design everything I can:
In 1987 my grandmother taught me how to sew, and my mother taught me patternmaking, fabrics & crafts; I went on to costume design school and professional production in new and vintage fabrics as well as leather.
In 1994 I began working in print by making zines and went on to edit a university newspaper and Art Direct a magazine along with making posters and flyers for events, book interiors, press kits, CD covers...
In 2000 I began staging photo shoots and digitally editing the images for creative collages; now I've styled product and portrait shoots for fine art, editorial print, and web uses.
In 2004 I formed a performance troupe and we realised that the a web presence was the best way to promote ourselves, so I taught myself HTML to make our site; now I've built or maintained over a dozen beautiful sites.
In 2005 I decided to begin recording audio, and in 2008 video - and now I teach a DIY audio course and have had my short videos play all over the US, Canada and the EU.
I'm passionate about supporting social justice, free speech, individuals' self- representations, and the hard work put in by small business owners and working artists to realise their dreams.
My education has been broad, both formal and self-driven, and is lifelong. I care about the work I do and the projects I take on, because they must reflect my vision of a DIY/C [that last "c" is for collectively!] world.
For you, who may need creative or production assistance:
Cross-genre creative production is my specialty because it is close to the fabric of my life, and I'm thrilled to work with others to share my skills. I offer communication design in web, print, styling and multimedia platforms. I'm pleased to offer special rates to working artists and female or minority-owned small businesses - please see my pricing page and contact me for specifics.
Welcome to my portfolio, I look forward to hearing from you if there's a project you have in mind.
