Work Experience

Tattoo Apprentice, Southern Pines                                      Tattoo Artist, April 2024-Current

Design tattoos

Provide tattoo services for customers

Lead meetings with customers to customize tattoos

Art Co-op class, Southern Pines                                      Art Teacher, August 2023-Current

Plan and give lectures on class topics

Directed and advised on additional educational practices

Taught mediums and techniques for art practices

Personal Assistant, Southern Pines                                Freelance, May 2023- Current

Childcare provider

Tutoring

Meal prep and planning

Starbucks, Cary                                                                Barista, August 2022-May 2023

Creates craft beverages

Prepares food orders

Sales associate and customer service provider

Dishwasher and cleaning crew

Carlyle Campbell Library, Raleigh Student Marketing Assistant, NC Sept. 2020 – April 2022

Worked with the marketing team to further engagement

Composed and scheduled social media posts

Created themed campaigns and designs supporting media

Southern Whey, Southern Pines                                         Manager, June 2019- Current

Product manager, accepted orders keep inventory and priced merchandise

Food service, custom orders

Wine and cheese salesman and server

Cashier and floor manager

Dishwasher and cleaning crew

Self Employed Childcare- Southern Pines                         Nanny, August 2018 – June 2019

Cared for child’s health and education after school

Drove child to extracurricular activities

Prepared meals and helped with homework

Self Employed Childcare- Southern Pines, NC                 Babysitter, January 2013-Current

Cared for children from newborn through fourteen

Prepared meals

Cleaned house

Helped with homework

Provided transportation to extra-curricular activities and playdates

Professional Development and Training

September, 2023 UX Design bootcamp, online

October, 2019                                   SERV Safe Certification, Aberdeen

June, 2018                                          Corporation Safety Procedures, Carthage

June 2014                                           Commercial cleaning, Southern Pines

June, 2014                                          Cake decorating training, Southern Pines

Spring, 2013                                        First Aid Certification Training, Southern Pines

2012                                                    Equestrian Care Training, Southern Pines

Education

Bachelors in Studio Art,                                             Meredith College, December 2022

Associate in Fine Art in Visual Arts, GPA 3.94        Sandhills Community College, May 2020

Volunteer

Assisted in Daycare                                                    Southern Pines, Fall 2015

Tutoring                                                                      Southern Pines, Fall 2021 Spring 2022

Recognition

President’s List, Sandhills Community College, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, and Spring 2020

The Patricia Robinson Memorial Art Award April 2020

The Communication Faculty Award April 2020

Public Speaking award April 2016

Exhibitions

Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Student Salon Exhibition December 2018, Student Juried Show May 2019, Student Salon Show December 2019

Weems Gallery, Meredith College Senior Student Exhibition Fall 2022

Organizations

Kappa Pi

First Tech Challenge, Documented and in charge of scheduling, Southern Pines 2014-2016

Technical Experience

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, MS Office Suite, PowerPoint, Social Media Platforms (Instagram, Facebook, twitter, Pinterest

Gallery Experience

Margie Labadie and John Labadie Digital work and Mixed media,  Assisted in Gallery Installation, Sandhills Community College, January 2020

Studio Skills

Drawing

Painting (Oil Paint, Acrylic, Watercolor)

Printmaking (Woodcut, Intaglio, and Screen Printing)

Three-Dimensional Design (woodworking, wire, plaster)

Digital Photography

Mixed Media

MIG Welding

Ceramics

Woodworking (chop saw, Circular saw, joining techniques, etc.)

Stretching Canvas

Matting and Framing