
Vice President at Mountain Arts Network
Greater Los Angeles Area

Vice President at Mountain Arts Network
Greater Los Angeles Area
(Arts and Crafts industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
I am an artist, and I primarily paint the female figure, incorporating varied mountain/wild animal themes. I am also a jewelry designer/manufacturer. I have a published book of photography titled: Consecrated Ground: Funerary Art of New Orleans.
The Mountain Arts Network is made up of local artists & residents interested in helping to create opportunities for artists & students, bringing fun and educational events to the mountain communities while increasing commerce for artists & businesses alike.
MISSION STATEMENT
To promote the arts, artists and culture in the Crestline-Lake Gregory, Lake Arrowhead & Running Springs area specifically and the mountain region in general through the creation of artist networks, arts educational opportunities, cultural events, and a cultural facility and to act as a hub for this activity.
(Music industry)
September 1986 — July 2001 (14 years 11 months)
I owned a record store in west Los Angeles for 20 years. It was called Record Rover and was located at 12204 Venice Blvd. We specialized in collectable vinyl records and 45 singles. We also carried an extensive CD section. I closed it in 2001 and moved into the clouds to Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Bachelors , Fine & Studio Arts , 1982 — 1986
I received my art training from the University of New Orleans and also from Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles, where I earned a BA in Fine and Studio Arts. I was awarded several art scholarships, and was the recipient of the Eugene Escallier Award. In the work-study program, I spent 3 years photographing, mounting, and archiving thousands of slides which were to be used in Art History lectures and classes.
Painting, jewelry making, scary doll crafting and mixed media 3D art constructions. Music, cemeteries, music, books, animals, figure skating, the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and anything unexplained and mysterious.
Mountain Arts Network: http://www.mountainartsnetwork.org/
Eugene Escallier Award and 3 Art scholarships.