Artist - Designer - Instructor

My greatest asset is that I have many areas of interest. I find that my mind works best when stimulated from several different directions. I have a thirst for knowledge and experience, so I always welcome the opportunity to work in new fields, where not only am I learning, but I am contributing my unique skills and experiences to a project. Either when working on my own, or with others I believe the important thing is to come to creative, innovative solutions to design problems in a timely, and complete manner.

2002-2004 I will be in the graduate Art and Technology program at the School of the Art institute of Chicago. My primary objective in school will be developing the skills and programming to design Inflatable objects and spaces in a virtual 3-D CAD/modeling environment, in order to facilitate the actual construction and fabrication of inflatable forms. My secondary goals being to build on my design, programming, and video production experience, and strenghthen my teaching practice.

Various positions helping people learn graphic and time based hardware/software systems.

Taught one semester of Video I (Analog) and two semesters of Video II (Digital). Responsible for the instruction of beginning and intermediate level video art students.
topics pertaining to the technique of analog and digital video production, the historical development of video as an art form, and leading in class discussions and critiques.

Also taught Electronic Media and Culture on the foundation level for three semesters. The class consisted of a sampling of various digital art applications with an introduction to electronic art history criticism and theory. Each student made a digital photo album, a large scale print manifesto, a web page, an animation, a soundscape, and a hypertext proposal for an artwork utilizing a new technology.

Relevant creative software, you name it, I know it:

I have my own home office equipped with a high speed DSL internet connection, Macs, scanner, and ink-jet printer, CD-burner and all necessary software to get the job done.

I have studio space and tools for the facilitation of three dimensional production, both metal fabrication, fiber construction, and various rubber and plastic forming processes.

I have a very form follows function work ideal, I feel my designs have to make sense from many different conceptual angles, and function in the real world.

I have experience and success in working collaboratively.

Being raised by a writer and bilingual, has made me a sharp speller.