About
About
My work is about building worlds, creating characters and telling stories. Everything I do is informed by my studies in History, Art History, and Archaeology. For me, the creative storytelling process is always about exploring the connection between the nostalgic past, and the imagined future.
Fashion often gets a bad representation for taking itself too seriously, and this is a conceit I try to avoid. Though I adore exploring intersections of style and Anthropology / Faith / Culture / History etc, I try to keep my work light and open. I work as much to learn and grow as to express.
I have enjoyed working with brands, because it has provided me a very specific framework within which to tell a story. Brands also provide me with a direct gauge of the effectiveness of my campaigns… Based on sales, SEO and customer feedback I have learned to hone my creative voice, to more accurately speak to our audience.
Artistic Direction and styling are very natural to me. I find myself in my groove when I am working in these contexts. I love building and leading teams of creative professionals to produce content, and have been very fortunate to work with amazing teams who challenge and push me to create exceptional work.
My writing has been both for magazines such as Hello Mr. and for online platforms and blogs including Design*Sponge. I am highly engaged in Social Media, often hosting workshops, and helping brands adapt and hone new platforms. Most recently I hosted a two-week Instagram takeover for Visit South Bend Mishawaka, in which time we more than doubled their followers. I have also led Pinterest campaigns for Hello Mr and Folk Magazine.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Hello Mr. Consultant
Caras Magazine Photo Editorial (Print Only)
Moda Cosas Photo Editorial (Print Only)
The Fresh Exchange Photo Editorial (Multiple)
Clyde Oak Brand Launch Campaign
Everpurse Brand Launch Campaign
Visit South Bend Mishawaka Instagram Takeover
Asbury University, Paris Launch Campaign
Folk Magazine Pinterest Takeover
Neostyle Magazine Photo Editorial (First, Second)
Thriftwood Brand Launch Campaign
Cuss Brand Brand Launch Campaign
Juan Campaign Video
PUBLISHED ESSAY
NM3 Magazine A Short Guide to Buying Art (Print Only)
Hello Mr. Wanderings (Print Only)
Hello Mr. Relatively Close (Print Only)
The Fresh Exchange Grant’s Manly Nine
Visit South Bend Mishawaka City Adventures
Design Sponge Paris City Guide
OPERATIONS
Le Pave D'Orsay Gallery Gallery Assistant (2008)
Anne Tower Gallery Gallery Assistant (2008)
Ella’s Boutique Menswear Buyer and Stylist (2011 - 2012)
Michigan Artists Gallery Consultant (2012)
Asbury University, Paris Public Relations Assistant (2005 - 2006)
Program Assistant (2014 - 2016)
Bishop Anderson House Social Media Director (2018)
Episcopal Charities Communications Manager (2019-Present)
ARTIST RESIDENCY
Grace Episcopal Church (Autumn 2011)
Have Company (Autumn 2013)
Break Art’Mix, Paris (Spring 2014)
The American Church in Paris (Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Winter 2015 to Present)
Guest Lecturer
Bethel College Aesthetics and community development (Feb. 2017)
Our Lady of the Road Art as an act of Mercy (2017)
The Well, South Bend Community Transformation through the Arts (2016)
Moody Bible Institute Studio Photography and Artistic Direction (2015)
Asbury University French Culture and Integration (2014)
University of Notre Dame Teachers Assistant (2009, 2010)
EXHIBITION
Visualizing the Crusades Asbury University (Autumn 2007)
12 Local Artists Present High Street House (Autumn 2008)
Sacred Folk Healing River Center (Autumn 2010)
Art and Social Justice Colfax Art Centre (Juried, Summer 2013)
The Mighty Miniature Michigan Artists Gallery (Juried, Autumn 2013)
Advent Show Le Pave d’Orsay (Juried, December 2015)
COMMISSION
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Maundy Thursday Altarpiece (2010)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Stations of Advent (2011)
The Prairie Building Entry Hall Mural (2011)
Grace Episcopal Church Stations of Advent (2013)
Little Jessi Dills The Milk Truck (2014)
The Well Children's Space Mural (2015)
Light Lab Altarpiece
The American Church in Paris The Outsiders Altarpiece (2016)
The Well Love Renders The World Sublime Mural (2017)
St. Andrew’s University Trauma Altarpieces I, II, III (2018)
City of South Bend Best Week Ever Installation (2019)
City of South Bend The Sprout
Chris and Hallie Younkin-Wilson Hyde Park Mural (2019)
St. Benedict’s Church Advent (2019)
St. John’s Cathedral, Denver Epiphany Altarpiece (2020)
St. John’s Cathedral, Denver Lenten Alterpiece (2020)
St. John’s Cathedral, Denver Easter Altarpiece (2020)
EVENT PLANNING
Numerous small gatherings including concerts, dinners, gallery openings, parties, and Picnics
Monthly Vernissage Le Pave d’Orsay (2008)
Thurber Thursday Concert Series The American Church in Paris (2014)
Cultural Appropriation Summit The Museum of Arts and Design, NYC (2014)
Young Artists Week Paris (2014, 2015)
Social Media Workshop Series South Bend Museum of Art (2015)
Art and Faith Retreat St. Gregory’s Abbey (2011-2019)
INTERVIEWS
With Attack of the Killer Creators
Info
HOMETOWN: Mishawaka, Indiana
CURRENT: Paris, France
Early Influences: Diana Vreeland, Indiana Jones, Edvard Grieg, George Gershwin, Hubert de Givenchy, Henri Matisse, Tintin, Jonny Quest
EDUCATION:
Asbury University - B.A. in History (2007)- Emphasis in Public Relations, Art History
University of California, Berkeley - Archaeology Intensive (2006)