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Education
Experience
| 2007
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Senior
Jewelry Designer, FGX International, Smithfield,
RI
Interpret fashion trends and design monthly panel
submissions, develop products directly with oversea
factories. Clients include No Boundary label for
Wal-Mart, Style & Co for Macy's, Rite-Aid,
and Meijer. Responsibilities including trend and
market presentations, technical rendering manipulation
and daily communication with art director, clients
and oversea vendors. |
| 2005-2006 |
CAA
Metalsmithing Department, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Graduate Assistant to Artist-in-Residence Gary S.
Griffin. |
| 2005-2006 |
Brookside
School, Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield
Hills, MI
Artist-in-Residence: worked with fifth-grade art
classes for a semester. |
| 2005-2006 |
Cranbrook
Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Student activities at CAA: Studio Council President,
Student Art Auction Chair, Interdisciplinary critique
club. |
| 2005 |
Interlochen
Center for Arts, Interlochen, MI
Summer Faculty: planned a six-week curriculum and
taught metals to high school and junior high students,
including piercing, soldering, filing, marriage
of metals, inlay, chain-making, and enameling. Desk
critiques, design development and slide lectures. |
| 2000-2004 |
Jewelry
Designer, Arden Jewelry Manufacturing Company, Johnston,
RI
Designed jewelry and accessories for fashion-oriented
national apparel companies, clients include Chico’s,
Kohl’s, Express, Limited, American Eagle,
Urban Outfitter’s, BeBe, and White House &
Black Market. Managed projects, researched and interpreted
trends. Traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China
twice yearly to source and analyze new materials,
design and assist in production. |
| 2001-2004 |
Sondra
Sherman, Pawtucket, RI
Jeweler’s Assistant: fabricated one-of-the-kind
jewelry pieces. |
| 1999-2004 |
RISD
Foundation Studies, Providence, RI
Guest Critic: served as visiting critic for Tom
Mills' Foundation Studies Drawing Class. |
| 1999 |
RISD
Apparel Department, Providence, RI
Jewelry Designer: created accessories and closures
for the Apparel Department Senior Collection. |
| 1999 |
RISD
Jewelry & Metalsmithing Department, RISD, Providence,
RI
Teaching Assistant: taught and gave demonstrations
in "Introduction to Jewelry" college level
class, including piercing, soldering, filing, stone
setting, marriage of metals, and cold connections.
Desk critiques, design development. |
Awards
Exhibitions
Lectures
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Publications
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