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After graduating from school in London, my first job was working in a small print shop in covent garden. Then onto The Hugo Organisation, a boutique design studio also in London. After a brief visit to New York, i headed down to Dallas and 2 design studios and various freelance gigs later my creative career path as a graphic designer and art director took me to the west coast. Since 1991 Los Angeles has been home. In 2003 i was given the opportunity to teach an evening class in the Art Center at Night program, employing traditional techniques (non- computer). Teaching those techniques led me to begin creating hand-made work of my own, using every kind of mixed-media, including collage, cut n paste, using pop culture imagery, found ephemera, etc. and other random sources. Since that initial class, i have taught Graphic Design, Typography, Art + Design classes at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Woodbury University in Burbank, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles, UCLA Extension program and The Art Institute in North Hollywood. I have also taught in the Art Center at Night and Saturday High programs at Art Center and am a mentor. Otis College of Art and Design Summer of Art program for high school students. I participated in 2 study abroad programs in London, various hand-technique/analog workshops including USC School of Art and Design and the University of Monterrey in Mexico. My artwork has been shown in numerous group shows as well as 2 solo shows.

My art is represented by FRESH PAINT in Culver City, California

I have won 3 design awards, Certificate of Excellence, Print Design Annual, 1990, Outstanding Achievement, How Design Annual, 2004, and Print Regional Design Awards Annual, 2016. My freelance clients have included Neiman Marcus, Pier1 imports, JC Penney, USC School of Social Work, Art Center College of Design design office, Creative Domain, The Cimarron Group, SRC Advertising, Teleflora, Asian Ceramics, Wise USA, Samsung Records, Quango and Resonance records, Evolution Music.