Lorrie Whittington

Current

• Artist and Designer at Illusio Creative

Past

• Project Co-ordinator at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Education

• Amersham College of Art
• Chichester College of Arts, Science and Technology
• University of East London

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Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Website

Lorrie Whittington’s Summary

I was born and raised in Buckinghamshire in England, and did my Foundation and Diploma at Amersham College of Art, and studied Fashion Design at North East London University, though did not complete my degree. Sometimes it's a regret, but I hated my course, my tutors, fashion design etc.

I did many things, lived and worked in London for a while and in the early 90's moved down to the South Coast and studying again. I became computer literate, discovered the Internet, and gained a bunch of business qualifications.

I started studying web design seriously in about 2002/2003 and left full time work to study, then in 2004 became pregnant which sort of put a break on things.

Around this time I also got back into art more, and then about two years ago joined deviantART which was a HUGE turn around for me. I began to really get back into my craft. I took up Photography again, learnt how to use Photoshop properly, bought a Wacom Intuos, and started doing a lot more traditional art. deviantART has been a fantastic experience for me and is a great place to be inspired and learn new techniques and mediums.

Sadly I had to put my involvement in the deviantART community on hold to try and generate income. To this end I have been concentrating on painting, illustration, and built my own online shop on Zen Cart. I also sell on Etsy and Folksy. Much of my work is available as prints, postcards and stationary and my plan is to continue to build up my portfolio and stock, and next year to attend some art and craft fairs to sell my work.

Lorrie Whittington’s Specialties:

painting, drawing, illustration, digital art, photography, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage, Paintshop Pro, Photo Shop, Bulletin Boards, Adobe Pagemaker 6.0, Novel Groupwise, Oracle Portal, MS Outlook, MS Outlook Express, Lotus Notes, MS Word 97/2000, MS Powerpoint, MS Access, MS Excel

Lorrie Whittington’s Experience

• Artist and Designer

  Illusio Creative

  (Online Media industry)

  November 2003 — Present (6 years 1 month)

  I studied Art formally at Amersham College of Art & Design and at East London University in the early 80's.
  
  I specialise in drawing and illustration, mostly abstracts and pop art using both traditional mediums and digital. I also paint on canvas using acrylics, do embroidery, and photography. The majority of my work has been commision based for private collections. A selection of my work is also featured on my design site: www.illusiocreative.co.uk
  
  I also do web design, creating small bespoke web sites that focus on clean and stylish design and an easily navigable terain.

• Project Co-ordinator

  Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  June 2002 — March 2003 (10 months)

  I was responsible for co-ordinating support of the Site Development Project and the High Bay Warehouse Project, which included liaison with Engineering, IT and Logistics, the Master Planning Team and external tenders.
  
  I participated in the formulation of the IT Design Solution of the High Bay Warehouse Project and production of the relevant documentation.
  
  I was responsible for the production and publishing of reports and publicity on Site Development and the High Bay Warehouse construction on the company Intranet.
  
  My last project was within HR in the Training Department assisting the Training Officer in rolling out the new Training and Development Project and the Sustainable Compliance Initiative.
  
  I was personally responsible for the concept, design and construction of a new Wyeth Worldwide Workshop for new starters.

Lorrie Whittington’s Education

• Amersham College of Art

• Chichester College of Arts, Science and Technology

• University of East London

Additional Information

Lorrie Whittington’s Websites:

• My Website

Lorrie Whittington’s Interests:

Art, Painting, Drawing, Embroidery, Music, Playing Flute, Literature

Lorrie Whittington’s Groups:

Member of Institute of Administrative Management

Lorrie Whittington’s Honors:

Higher National Certificate in Business Studies (2003)
Institute of Administrative Management Diploma (International) (2001)
R.S.A CLAIT Microsoft Word and Access (1998)
N.V.Q. Level 3 Business Administration (Supervisory Level) (1998)
N.V.Q. Levels 1 & 2 Business Administration (1996)
North East London University: 1981 – 1983 (BA Hons. Programme in Fashion Design and Business Marketing)
Diploma in Art & Design (1981)
A’ Level Art (1981)

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