Museum Mountmaker for the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. I design, fabricate, faux paint and install a wide range of complex artifact mounts within the museum. I was also a museum mountmaker for over 4 years at Sanders Museum Services, creating armatures and mounts for various institutions nationwide. I also have over 15 years of experience teaching art and art history as an Associate Professor at the collegiate level.In 2015, I was named a 40 under 40 honoree, an annual award given by the Greater Shreveport and Bossier Chamber of Commerce. Awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the National Institute of Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD) in 2014.I have taught various courses such as Introduction to Visual Arts (Face to Face, Hybrid & Online Formats), Art History I & II, History of Media Arts, Art for Elementary Teachers, Color Theory, 2-D Design, 3-D Design, Drawing I & II, Ceramics I & II, Painting I & II, Photoshop (I’m an Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop) and Bridging Traditional To Digital Art. Co-Editor and Designer of the Literary & Visual Arts Magazine, Savoir Faire which won first place in the Community College Humanities Association Small Colleges Division, Southern Region in 2016 and second place in the Small Colleges Division, Southern Region in 2017 and First Place nationwide in 2018.My exhibition record & online portfolio can be found on my website at www.madeoutofpaint.comSpecialties: MS Office 365, Vectorworks, Dropbox, Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Certified), Illustrator, Dreamweaver, & InDesign, Learning Management systems such as Canvas, Moodle, & Blackboard. Skilled in basic carpentry, metalworking, painting (oil/acrylic/aquarelles/mixed media), drawing (charcoal, graphite, pastels), print making, ceramics, kiln repair (Paragon Kiln Technician certificate), framing artwork, silicone mold making & casting, and art theory/philosophy.Services offered: Mountmaking solutions and designs, art judging, serving on gallery selection committees, electric kiln repair, group or individual critiques, lectures on various art topics or techniques and curriculum design.