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.
My work has been featured in Magazines such as Scholastic’s Weekly Reader, National Geographic Kids. My illustrations have been published by Chicago University Press, Pioneer Valley Books and McGraw Hill Education.
I was awarded a BFA at Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing arts with a major in metalsmithing. I have worked as an art teacher (grades K through 6), and as exhibit designer and graphics artist at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
At the zoo, my responsibilities also included mural painting, design and construction of exhibits, and design, layout and illustration for signs. I was the Zoo's photographer and writer/illustrator for the children's newsletter, MyZoo Jr.
I sometimes start with watercolors and then finish my work digitally but often work entirely digitally. I prefer that my illustrations have the feel of traditional media.
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!
My work has been featured in Magazines such as Scholastic’s Weekly Reader, National Geographic Kids. My illustrations have been published by Chicago University Press, Pioneer Valley Books and McGraw Hill Education.
I was awarded a BFA at Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing arts with a major in metalsmithing. I have worked as an art teacher (grades K through 6), and as exhibit designer and graphics artist at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
At the zoo, my responsibilities also included mural painting, design and construction of exhibits, and design, layout and illustration for signs. I was the Zoo's photographer and writer/illustrator for the children's newsletter, MyZoo Jr.
I sometimes start with watercolors and then finish my work digitally but often work entirely digitally. I prefer that my illustrations have the feel of traditional media.
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!
