CV

My life of half a century has been filled with creating and executing the construction of ideas, mine and others.

Munipilating materials and mediums to create unique expressions

I work to fulfill creative desires.

For myself, Renaissance Master Michelangelo is inspiration and influence. Michelangelo's ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was one of the first commercial graphic installations.Michelangelo was contracted by his

client to depict the institutions message, which he created while working

off of scaffolding.

Michelangelo and other artists that followed in his method produced "public" art for their clients; church and royalty. They drew up contracts as professionals giving value to their acts of creativity.

Allowing themselves the ability to sustain themselves with viable value, a plight suffered and cursed on artists and used to make light of serious attempts.

An understanding of working with clients thru a multi amount of talents and mediums has taught me that the relationship between the artist and the client is the strongest influence and highest reflection in

the end.

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The following CV - Curriculum Vita of career and artistic highlights are equally important for they make up the whole that I am.

Unorthodox education has allowed me to learn thru action,

the ability to design, create and execute projects, contracts and commissions. I continue to strive to constantly keep developing the capacity of materials, mediums and myself. Working with every thickness

and type of material from drywall to window films, wallpaper to metals.

Born 1955, Victoria, B.C.

1961-69 First-Place winner of consecutive years

Drawing and Painting Divisions

Luxton Fall Fair, Langford, B.C.

Sannichton Fall Fair, Sannich, B.C.

1964

Water Colour-Summer Classes-Adult

Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.

1968-70 Drafting, Music, Arts Major, left Highschool

1971

Dept. of Human Resources Student Work Program

Re-cataloged filing system,

Goldstream and Colwood offices

1972

Cook and caretaker at Brentwood Estate for owner W.J. Wilson

of W.J. Wilson Dress Stores, Victoria, B.C.

1973

Chef/Crew on the 112' Argonaut111 private yacht

Moored Sidney/Seattle Mr. Emery Berwind of Philadelphia

1974

Left Canada. Traveled and resided in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,

Los Angeles, California, back across Canada, Sooke, BC,

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Manitoba, then back to

California, Santa Barbara and Santa Paula, returning to Victoria, BC

1977

Victoria Public Library cataloging Dewey Decimal system

Relief Staff for Oak Bay Handicapped Children's Group Home, 6 months

1977-78

A year and a half as House Parent(s) for Vancouver St., Victoria, BC

Human Resources Children's Group home

1978-80

Union Drywall Apprentiship - 1st female. Steel Studs, T-Bar, Ceilings,

De-mountable wall systems, commercial insulation.

1980

Suffered knee injury - Physiotherapy Program

Workman Compensation re-training program

1981-82

Secured Internship - Dennis Bristow Architectural & Interior Design

Cataloged materials library, renderings and blueprints.

1981-83

As Raven Creations Ltd., designed and general contracted construction

of the Oak Bay Woman's Fitness Studio. It stood as designed until 1998.

I installed sculpted curved interior walls of steel studs and drywall.

Converted 424 Langford St., Victoria, BC, a Heritage Designation site,

into a legal Triplex property, all drawings and variance applications

and permits, all phases of construction and finish.

1984

Moved to Austin Texas, contracted large residential wallpaper installations

60 Unit Subdivisions, North Austin, master baths and kitchens.

1985

Commercial 54" seamless vinyl, walls and columns,

GE-General Electric, Corporate Office, North Austin.

1986

Cat-Mountain, Austin, Tx, Designer Homes, many specialty wall treatments

Upholstered walls, custom ceilings, grass cloths, custom medallions

1987

Housing Market fluctuates and dictates a change in career from the field

to a shop environment.

1987-90

Sept/87 opened Tint Master, Austin Texas shop, contacted

Volvo dealership and Limousine fleets. Then spent 6 months in

Victoria, BC, at Commercial Film Dept., Benton & Overbury Ltd.

projects; BC Parliament Buildings, Queens Printer,

BC Ferries Corporate office, Law Courts

Back to Texas, League City, Houston, Tx., set up Tint Master,

League City shop; Champion Show Cars, Kemah Bay Coast Guard

vessels, League City and State police squad & ghost autos,

developed an RV, marine and graphic market.

Fall of 1990 Returned to Canada, Vancouver, BC

1991-97 Set up and developed the Benton & Overbury Ltd. Head Quarters,

Commercial Window Film Dept., Solar, Seismic, Security and Graphic Films.

Established several large clients;

Vancouver Community Colleges, New West and Downtown campuses

Coquitlam School Board, tendered and competed over 70 different

school applications

Richmond City Court house, Richmond, BC

Vanderhoof Federal Building, Vanderhoof, BC

National Film Board of Canada, Vancouver, BC

1994

Pacific Partions- Mechanical Drawings for catalogue

1994-97 Approached to run West Coast Division of Window Films Systems Inc.,

Madico Film Canadian Distributor

Serviced and supplied 70 BC auto and residential film tint shops

Managed warehouse inventory

Contracted film installation for National clients;

Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton sites

Bank of Montreal, BC lower mainland and island sites

1997-98 As Raven Master became window film installation contractor

for 3-M Canada Distributor - Four Seasons Window Films;

Bental Buildings - Downtown towers reface, foyer, skylights

Ganhada Corporate Head Quarters, N Vancouver

Skeena Mountain Range, hand cut frosted film, Boardroom

1988-99 Referred to the Vancouver Film Industry as a Set Painter

"Cold Squad" Productions - Precinct sets, Morgue, then referred

" Dead Man's Gun" Productions for specialty wallpaper sets; Hotel

and 18th century decor treatments. Co-artist designed and

painted ornate Gypsy Caravan and painted sets for interior shots

1999

Established studio; mural tapestries, marbled embossed paintings

Sept/1999 Moved to Village of Maryfield, Saskatchewan, pop. 350

Feb/2000 New Millennium bought the former Maryfield Union Hospital,

a 5000 sq. ft. building set on an acre, on the edge of the village

Re-opened building as a B&B, Gallery, Gardens, Studios and family home

Officially renamed site Atelier Manor - Dignitary attendance

Joined BRAG-The Back Roads Art Guild

2001

Christmas open house, Curator, BRAG Art Show

2002

Curator-BRAG participation with Moosomin Moose Fundraiser

BRAG collaborative commission,"Community and Commerce"

Sculpture for the Moosomin Credit Union. I created the metal bills

and patinas and the projects structural fabrication and installation

2003

John Deere Dealership, Greenline, Moosomin, SK, Corporate Sculpture

Atelier Manor hosted and I attended repousse workshop by master

coppersmith Sharon Anhorn of Colorado

2003-04 Moosomin and District Adjudicated Art Shows-Honourable Mentions

Commission - " The Drivers" sculpture - copper embossed

2004

" Tuscany Evening" Curator of Art Exhibition of 10 artists

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2001-05 Studio work has concentrated on producing and building a body of work

Developing metal work skills, welding, copper repousse, engraving

embossing, enameling, patinas of mineral, fire and my imagination

Moosomin Adjudicated Art Show, April 9/2005

BRAG Art Show and Sale, Moosomin, SK, May 28/2005

Saskatchewan Centennial Mural Community project

Lead and co-ordinating artist on large Maryfield Village Mural Project

2nd Annual "Tuscany Evening" , Curator-Renaissance Juried

Art Exhibition an open call to Canadian artists-August 20/05

Adair commission "Union Loyalist" plaque

"Village Flowers" Art Smart project, Created 19 canvas acrylic paintings

from School childrens flowers, then created 18 large metal sculptures

that hang thru the Main St. on light standards in summer months

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