I have always loved to draw. I filled my first sketchbook when I was three years old. It was titled Katie’s Zoo. Little did my parent know that this would turn out to be a forecast for my future. Thirty years later I took the position of Exhibits Artist at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY.
I am always happiest when I am creating something. Sometimes I start with watercolor or acrylic paint, and colored pencil. I finish this work on the computer using Photoshop. I often work entirely on the computer.
I received a BFA at Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing arts. I have worked as a batik artist, an art teacher (grades K through 6), and as exhibit designer and graphics artist at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. At the zoo my responsibilities included mural painting, design and construction of exhibits, and design, layout and illustration for signs. I acted as the Zoo’s on-staff photographer. I also wrote for and illustrated the children’s newsletter, MyZoo Jr.
Along with Zoo publications, my work has been featured in Magazines such as Scholastic’s Weekly Reader (illustration), National Geographic Kids (photography), and in the educational market: I illustrated, A Friend for Mia, (Pioneer Valley Press) released in 2016 and A New Dog, and Newborn Kits, released in 2017. I have completed several projects working for McGraw Hill Education.
I am a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I also participate as a board member of Open Figure Drawing of Syracuse, and regularly attend sessions to hone my skills drawing the human figure. I carry my sketchbook wherever I go!
I am always happiest when I am creating something. Sometimes I start with watercolor or acrylic paint, and colored pencil. I finish this work on the computer using Photoshop. I often work entirely on the computer.
I received a BFA at Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing arts. I have worked as a batik artist, an art teacher (grades K through 6), and as exhibit designer and graphics artist at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. At the zoo my responsibilities included mural painting, design and construction of exhibits, and design, layout and illustration for signs. I acted as the Zoo’s on-staff photographer. I also wrote for and illustrated the children’s newsletter, MyZoo Jr.
Along with Zoo publications, my work has been featured in Magazines such as Scholastic’s Weekly Reader (illustration), National Geographic Kids (photography), and in the educational market: I illustrated, A Friend for Mia, (Pioneer Valley Press) released in 2016 and A New Dog, and Newborn Kits, released in 2017. I have completed several projects working for McGraw Hill Education.
I am a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I also participate as a board member of Open Figure Drawing of Syracuse, and regularly attend sessions to hone my skills drawing the human figure. I carry my sketchbook wherever I go!
