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artist | designer | creative leader

Hey, Bailey! That's what the art students would say to greet me when they walked in to the studio or when they needed my attention. Thus, my instagram handle became @heybailey_art.  I am a creative leader extraordinaire; an artist of many mediums, a freelance graphic designer and a certified art teacher.  You will find a bit of all three in this portfolio. ​
ARTIST   ​I drew a portrait of my Grandma at age 6, and I included every wrinkle. Drawing was my first love.  At the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire,  I focused on ceramic and paint mediums. I had a series of works that consisted of hand built clay forms that I painted with acrylics that were a study of facial and hand proportions. To this day, I enjoy the challenge of portraiture; of capturing a mood, an expression, and a life well lived. This includes pets. More recently, I have dabbled with photography as a way to study composition and light.
DESIGNER   I've been slinging graphic designs on the side since 2005. My first college credit came from a computer graphics summer class in Northwest Wisconsin while I was still in high school. I took more design classes along the way, and more at UW-Oshkosh while I was teaching. My husband and I were also volunteers with our local Jaycees, and as promised, our networking for the good of the community allowed me to form positive relationships with my first clients. My design experience includes logo designs, print layouts (brochures, postcards, flyers), apparel design, print/web ads, event marketing and social media content. 

CREATIVE LEADER   I am a positive individual who loves to meet new people, have encouraging conversations and learn new things. That's my fancy way of touting my Clifton Strengths: Woo, Positivity, Input, Learner, Communicator. The input learner in me is what drives me to keep up with technology. I always say that I learned just as much from my students in the art studio as I taught them, especially when we presented our work to each other for feedback - also known as critique days. Those conversations were ​the best of it all - meaningful, critical, awkward, and fun. Some of the things we would say! I could write a book. 
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​Thanks for checking out samples of my work!