Independent Artist & Art Educator | 2020–present
Creates commissioned paintings and digital illustrations, develops visual identities, and teaches individual and small-group art classes.
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Curriculum vitae.
Experience
Milk & Honey Studios | Co-founder
Creates fine art and illustration and develops studio classes, workshops, and faith-inspired community art experiences in Greater Orlando.
LiveTrends | Contracted Display Artist & Interior Designer | 2021–2022
Created large display walls, moss murals, and decorated spaces using painting, sculpting, and woodworking.
Garces Bros Studio | Set Designer | 2017–2022
Designed and created sets for music-video productions in Central Florida.
Education
Ringling College of Art & Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, Sarasota, Florida.
Selected Publications
Alice McGraw Likes to Draw | Illustrator
Children’s book by Rich Bergman and Sandra Hanan. Visual storytelling, character development, and finished illustrations.
The Search for Great Great Grampa’s Tail | Illustrator
Children’s book by Rich Bergman. Character-driven illustration and visual narrative.
Lines for Trees: Vol. II | Featured Artist
Contributed artwork to a collaborative art book supporting Australian bushfire relief.
Recognition
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition | 2020
“Fearless” selected; mixed media in gouache, acrylic, digital, and colored pencil. Documented by Ringling College.
Skills
Traditional & Digital Art
Painting, gouache, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, illustration, Adobe Creative Suite, Procreate, visual storytelling, set and display design, and art curriculum development.
Additional Recognition
Excellent Use of Storytelling | TPIE 2022
Recognition associated with her collaborative display-design work for LiveTrends at the Tropical Plant International Expo.
Best Display | IV Lounge Spring Flower Festival | 2023
Recognized for an art display at the spring flower event.
Art Teaching Recognition | Apopka Family Learning Center
Recognized for developing an art program for children.
Teaching & Community
Orlando Museum of Art | Teaching Artist
Led a Monet-inspired acrylic painting workshop for the museum’s Paint the Night Away program, August 2025.
Apopka Family Learning Center | Arts Education Teacher
Developed art curriculum and creative activities for children through community arts education.
Milk & Honey Studios | Workshops & Classes
Individual and small-group instruction, community art experiences, and Praise & Paint workshops.
Additional Projects
IMAGINE | Senior Illustration Portfolio
Original conceptual picture-book and illustration project developed at Ringling College.
The Places We’ll Go | Collaboration with Valerie Turner
Illustrated travel-poster collaboration, included in Turner’s portfolio book.
Handmade Paper & Wedding Invitations
Illustration and handcrafted invitation design; explored letterpress and book arts at Ringling College.
Commercial Illustration & Display Design
Brand artwork, illustrated product labels, music-video sets, display walls, moss murals, and sculptural decor.