Education
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Media Arts - Summa Cum Laude, December 2018
Technology and Software Skills
Adobe CC Suite
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Premiere Pro
- Bridge
- Acrobat
Other Technical Skills
- Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
- WordPress
- Minimum HTML and CSS
- Working in both Mac and PC environments
Skills
Drawing
Illustration
Hand Lettering
3D Paper Design
Photography
Product Styling
Video Editing
Teaching
Entrepreneurship
Social Media and YouTube
Strong desire to learn
Attention to detail
Awards and Honors
2012 Grand Prize: Congressional Art Competition
Idaho 2nd District
2012 Honorable Mention: Helen Auperle Portfolio Contest
For high school seniors
2013 3rd Place: Idaho State University Student Exhibition
2016, 2017 1st Place: EISF Amateur Drawing Category
2019 Juried into Art Idaho Exhibition
Statewide exhibition for Idaho artists
2019 1st Place:
EISF Professional Drawing Category
Inclusion in CP Hidden Treasures Vol 4 Publication
Colored pencil art publication
Inclusion in Celebrating Art (2011)
Juried collection of artwork from children in grades K-12
Experience
◆ Creator and designer behind EssyJae.com and the Essy Jae Etsy shop
◆ YouTube channel with over 50,000 subscribers and 200+ tutorials
◆ Fliers for Pat Averill Art Workshop
◆ Promotional materials for the Colored Pencil Society of America, DC 217
◆ Color Idaho coloring book cover design and coloring page design for the Colored Pencil Society of America, DC 217
◆ Commissioned artwork
◆ Illustrated a children’s book: Sasquatch by Kelly Steele