
Story Artist at Amberwood Animation
Toronto, Canada Area

Story Artist at Amberwood Animation
Toronto, Canada Area
Freelance commercial artist focused on providing individuals and companies in the publishing and other communication services as well as giftware companies illustration and design services.
Specializing in old world styles in traditional mediums as well as computer generated artwork.
(Entertainment industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Story boarding under contract.
(Publishing industry)
February 2009 — September 2009 (8 months)
Working through Jennifer Carson ( www.thedragoncharmer.com ) to illustrate her middle grade book, 'To Find A Wonder.' To be published by L & L Dreamspell and released in the spring of 2010.
For this project, I will be illustrating the cover plus the black and white interior illustrations.
(Privately Held; Graphic Design industry)
2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
(Publishing industry)
February 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 11 months)
I illustrated a series of first novel books for girls named "Kingdom of the Frosty Mountain" by Emerald Everhart.
The illustrations consisted 5 digitally coloured cover illustrations plus black and white interior illustrations.
(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)
February 2002 — August 2008 (6 years 7 months)
Designing various giftware ideas and collectables.
(Publishing industry)
July 2007 — June 2008 (1 year )
Illustration full page colour illustrations for a children's periodical based on Inuit folklore.
(Publishing industry)
May 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 1 month)
I was contracted with the Duirwaigh Gallery agency as an illustrator. While I was under contract, I created story ideas and fantasy art to be sold and to reproduced as prints.
(Publishing industry)
May 2002 — June 2005 (3 years 2 months)
Illustrated poems for various issues of Cricket Magazine and Ladybug Magazines.
(Design industry)
January 2005 — February 2005 (2 months)
Designing home decor for the giftware industry.
(Design industry)
July 2004 — October 2004 (4 months)
Worked as a contracted designer and assisted Misha Knierim in Hong Kong and in DonGuong, China. I was assisgned to create Seasonal and Holiday designs.
(Public Company; CJR; Broadcast Media industry)
March 2003 — March 2003 (1 month)
I boarded an interactive video game "Cyberchase."
(Public Company; Animation industry)
May 1995 — June 2001 (6 years 2 months)
Nelvana Animation 1995-2001
2nd Assistant Director (freelance) (2001)
Senior Storyboard Artist (freelance) (1997-2000)
Junior Story board Artist (1996-1997)
Storyboard Clean Up Artist (1995-1996)
Advanced rapidly to a senior storyboard level and held the responsibility of 2nd Assistant Director which included involvement of script, storyboard and composite refinement.
• Storyboarded animated television shows: Little Bear, Franklin, Anatole, Redwall, Flying Rhinos Junior High, and Timothy Goes to School.
Storyboarded film sequences: Franklin and the Green Knight,
The Little Bear Movie and Heidi. Working with Directors
Arna Selznik and John Van Bruggen.
• 2nd Assistant Director on the second season of "Timothy Goes to School” under Director Gary Hurst.
(Media Production industry)
July 1997 — July 1997 (1 month)
Storyboard one commercial for a charity lottery.
Illustration 1992 — 1995
1996: Nelvana Storyboarding course.
1986 to 1989: Attended Sheridan College School of Animation
2008 SCBWI Winter Conference Illustration Award (2nd place). Shortlisted for the 2007 ENnie Award (RPG Publications) for "A Fairy's Tale" Firefly Games