Position:
Vielle Performer at The Boston Camerata, Fiddlinist at Bay Area Country Dance Society, Performer (Violin/Vielle) at Istanpitta, Pet Portrait Artist at SF Bay Pet Portraits, Violin/Viola instructor at Self-Employed, Illustrator at Self Employed
Location:
Oakland, California
Industry:
Performing Arts
Work:
The Boston Camerata since Dec 2011
Vielle Performer
Bay Area Country Dance Society since Sep 2009
Fiddlinist
Istanpitta - Houston, TX since Apr 2005
Performer (Violin/Vielle)
SF Bay Pet Portraits since 2004
Pet Portrait Artist
Self-Employed - Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave, Berkeley CA since 2004
Violin/Viola instructor
Education:
Mark O’Connor String Method 2011 - 2011
Teacher Certification
Vancouver Medieval Programme 2011 - 2011
Orff-Shulwerk Certificaton Courses 2009 - 2009
Brown University 2002 - 2004
Rhode Island School of Design 2000 - 2004
BFA, Illustration
Skills:
Painting
Illustration
Copywriting
Drawing
Watercolor
Acrylic
Theatre
Murals
Violin
Sculpture
Posters
Music
Character Animation
Singing
Teaching
Music Education
Art
Dance
Band
Adobe Creative Suite
Musical Theatre
Interests:
art, music, portraits, painting, drawing, illustration, CD covers, flyers, art instruction, music instruction, grant-writing, puppets, puppetmaking, theater,masks, maskmaking, performing, violin, viola, vielle, medieval vielle, Medieval music, Renaissance music, Celtic music, English Country Dance, Contra Dance, Old-Timey fiddle, Old-Timey Banjo, Sephardic Music, Traditional Middle-Eastern music styles, music improvisation, accompanying singer-songwriters, recording, pet portraits, animals, green communities, alternative housing, arts communties, music communities, eco-action, Freecycle, civil rights, human rights, animal rights, activism
Honor & Awards:
--Elaine Adair Scholarship to study at Vancouver Medieval Programme (BC) 2011
--Boston Country Dance and Song Society Scholarship to study music & dance at Pinewoods (Plymouth, MA) 2011
--Jude Biggs Musician Scholarship to study at English Week 2009 in Mendocino Woodlands (CA)
--Merit Award in Illustration (an international competition) in the 5th Annual Portfolios.com Awards Show
--McKasson Scholarship to study at Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School (Santa Cruz Mountains CA)
--Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) 2004
--RISD Honor Student (2004)
--Junk Puppet Award from RISD Puppet Club (2002?)
--Scholarship to study at RISD (2000)
--Needham Secondary School Music Scholarship (2000)