Please prPlease provide a brief bio - what shaped your ovide a brrief bio - what shaped yourr
early life as a designer? early life as a designner?ner?
Groowing up with a father who was an artist opened wing up with a fatther who was an artist opened
mmy eyes to the art world and what it took to make y eyes to the art woorld and what it took to make
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country to art shows for about ten years, and beforcountry to art shows for about ten years, and beforee
I went into high school my parI went into high schoool my parents opened their own ents opened their own
seasonal gallery in the rseasonal gallery in thhe resort aresort area of Door Countyea of Door County, ,
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established artist and has exclusively restablished artist andd has exclusively represented esented
his artwork therhis artwork there for the past twelve years, and I e for the past twelve years, and I
worked therworked there every summer until I graduated fre every ssummer until I graduated from om
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specialized art prspecialized art progograms which gave a much brrams which gave a much broaderoader r
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when I had an ofwhen I had an offerfer to work as a designer in Orlando too work as a designer in Orlandoo
for a company specializing in cruise port, rfor a company speccializing in cruise port, resort esort
and beach club development in the Caribbean, I and beach club development in the Caribbean, I
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bbut my drut my dreameam had always been to work in fashion, had alwways been to work in fashion,
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the Art Institute, and have had the chance to work the Art Institute, and have had the chance to workk
for two very successful swim and rfor two very successfuul swim and reesort brands over sort brands overr
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TTeell us about your currell us about your current design prent design project with oject with
scarves, swimsuits and other apparscarves, swimsuits and other apparel. el.
The idea to merThe idea to mergge art with fashion began at a family e art with fashion began at a family
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would like to see his work carry forwarwould like to see his wwork carry forward to the next d to the next
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wwork and have a similar style, a vision came to me ork and have a similar style, a vision came to me
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combined both of our art and design backgrcombined both of our art and design backgrounds ounds
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cocollection of silk scarves, and each scarf is derived llection of silk scarvves, and each scarf is derived
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that this was a grthat this was a greaeat transition for people to bring t transition for people to bring
his work into their lives and to enjoy it beyond a his work into their livves and to enjoy it beyond a
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of prof products is planned for the futuroducts is planned for the future, including e, including
handbags, swimwearhandbags, swimwearr,, clothing, mor clothing, more accessories- e accessories-
the list is endless!the list is endless!
YYoou ou work closely with your father and actually work closely wwith your father and actuallyy
featurfeaturee his designs on your scarves. his designs on your scarves. How have How have
family family dynamics come into play during this dynamics coome into play during this
processocess? ?
IIt helps that my part helps that my parents and I have always worked ents and I have always worked
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ItIt’’ss rrealleally become a family afy become a faamily affairfair - my aunt, a r- my aunt, a retireded
HollHollywood casting dirywood casting diirector,, helped me to style for helped me to style forr
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anotheranother cousin did the website prcousin did thhe website programming, and ogramming, and
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aa thirthirdd cousin will be featuring the scarves in a hit cousin will bee featuring the scarves in a hitt - , (
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What medium do What medium do you primarily use? you primarily use?
TheThe artwork is done in acrylics and then we use a artwork is done in acrylics and then we use a
didigital prgital processocess to transfer the artwork to the silk to transfer the artwork to the silkk
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