I am an experienced Concept Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment, theme park and tourism industries. As a strong visual arts and design professional, I am highly skilled in conceptual art, traditional sculpture, curatorial projects, charity work, and film. Aside from my tenacious passion for the arts in all forms, I also possess a talent for leading project development and managing teams. I approach every challenge with the knowledge that there is always something new to learn. In my work as a Designer and Concept-Illustrator for Universal Creative, I produce concept art and pre-visualization content for attractions and media for Universal Studios theme parks globally.
I attended Stetson University and graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art, focused on classical painting technique, sculpture, and anatomical study. I also completed minors in both Art History and Digital Art, while graduating Magna Cum Laude as a member of the University’s Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society. Some of my university career accomplishments include being the only two-time female recipient of the “Best of Show” award at the Undergraduate Art Exhibition presented by Stetson University, being personally honored for my art by Florida congressman Daniel Webster, and having directed a short film that was featured at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in France.
If I had to identify myself with another artist that I feel I relate most to, that person would be Jim Henson, hands-down. As an artist I wear many hats, jumping into my projects with voracity and a willingness to create the unimaginable and unexpected; and always with an undeniably unique charisma. Naturally, I’m enamored with all things Henson, with particular love for the masterworks The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Some of my other professional muses include Brian Froud, Wes Anderson, John Carpenter, and Guillermo Del Toro. My personal interests are many, but some of the most personality-defining ones would have to be gardening, contemporary mixology, cooking as an art form (my culinary muses being Masaharu Morimoto and Gordon Ramsay), woodworking, historical oddities and relics of the past, as well as Halloween in every possible incarnation.
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