I am an art-maker, craft-maker, graphic designer, product designer, and educator. Having graduated from the Victoria College of Art some 25 years ago I practiced my art as time and space would allow. I continued my education after art school with a dual design and academic focus at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, University of Victoria, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, BCIT, Douglas College, and lastly, Simon Fraser University. Throughout, the act of painting maintained its grasp yet some years saw more of an output than others due to storage limitations, blocks of time available, and the often times prohibitive cost of supplies (I enjoy a good Cad Red Light!).
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Education
1991 – 1994 Victoria College of Art, Visual Arts Certificate
1995 – 1996 Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Applied Design, Certificate with distinction
1996 – 2000 University of Victoria – General Arts Studies
2004 – 2006 Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Industrial Design 3D, Certificate
2010 British Columbia Institute of Technology – AutoCAD studies, Web Design
2009 – 2010 Douglas College Self-Employment Program – Certificate
2015 – 2017 Simon Fraser, Master of Education: Post Secondary Curriculum & Instruction