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The Magical
World of Christine Mix
Children's Illustrator For Kids of All Ages
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Christine Mix
Children's
Illustrator/Author - SCBWI
Full Member
P.O. Box 174, South Londonderry, VT., 05155
Phone/Fax: 802-297-3464 Email: cmixart@yahoo.com or cmixart2@gmail.com
On-line Portfolio: www.chrismixart.com
Creative
Strengths
Children’s illustration & writing, theatrical painting/design,
computer graphics
Dreamweaver, Paint Shop Pro 7, Photoshop, Illustrator, , Microsoft Word
Professional Experience
One children's non-fiction short true story, Standing
Up, published in Chicken Soup for the Childs Soul,
May, 2007
Sold 2 B/W Ink children's
illustrations to Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrator's bi-monthly
Bulletin for publication - April, 2005 and 1 in pencil, 2008.
Illustrated the children's
book, Write Out of the Oven, For grades 5-8
Published by Teacher Ideas Press/Greenwood Publishing, written by Josephine
M. Waltz
Illustrated 10 B/W Full page and 10 B/W Spot Illustrations in Pen Ink/Water
color wash,
Published, January, 2005 - Recently received a nice review
from the Parents Choice Foundation
Provides School &
Library Illustrator/Author visits, art programs & lectures
For children of all ages, Vermont 2005 - present
Designed program/poster
art & set graphics for the play "The Phantom Tollbooth"
produced
& performed by The Mountain School, in Winhall , VT., at the Dorset Playhouse,
March 2003
Signed licensing/marketing
agreement with Courage Cards/Exclusive Cards, Minnesota - 2002 -2007
For 4 original holiday children illustrations as greeting cards
Freelance Artist/Illustrator, in Florida 1991-1997, Vermont 1998-present
Has established large clientele through galleries, retail interior designers
and private buyers.
Children's Cartooning
Teacher, Winged Arts Studio, Maple Street School, Summer - 2008
Taught children's illustration and cartooning classes for kids 7 - 13, Manchester
Village, VT.
Children's Illustration/Cartooning
Teacher, Frog Hollow Gallery & Art Studio 2005-2008
Taught children's illustration and cartooning classes for kids 7 & up,
Manchester Village, VT.
After School Art Program
Teacher, Substitute/Teacher's Aide, Vermont, 1999 - 2008
Winhall Mountain School, Dorset Elementary, Dorset Library, Flood Brook Union
School
Children's/Assistant
Librarian, Jamaica Library, Jamaica, VT. 2002 - 2003
Coordinated programs for children, shelved & categorized books
Head Scenic Painter,
1994-1995 - Delray Playhouse, Delray Beach, Fl.
Designed, painted, oversaw paint crew for theatrical productions
"Alice in Wonderland," "Moon Over the Brewery," "Odd
Couple" and "Irene"
Christmas Visual Display,
1993-1994, Bloomingdale's, Palm Beach, Fl.
Freelance assignment painting & decorating for the Christmas season
Theatrical Scenic Painter/lighting
technician - Freelance 1991-1995
Jupiter Theatre- Jupiter, Fl., Pope Theatre- Manalapan, Fl., Caldwell Theatre,
Boca Raton, Fl.
Freelance A/V Technician, Videographer - Total Audio Visual Services, Palm Beach, Miami, Fl. 1994 - 1996
Art Department Assistant
for the children’s film, “Maggie and the Pirate” 5/1991
Tampa, Fl.
Art Department Assistant/Costume Person for Independent Film, "Electra" Alpha Media Productions, Spring Hill, Florida 1990 -1991
A.V. Producer, Group Technologies, Tampa, Fl. 1986-1990
Coordinator of A/V Dept., produced graphics, videos and photography for training
and marketing.
Copy Person, News Room
- Tampa Tribune & Times, Tampa, Fl., 1986
Tampa Tribune & Times, Tampa, Fl.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,
1999- present
Member of the Vermont Arts Council, Chaffee Art Center, Rutland,
VT., 2003 - present
Member of the Florida Motion Picture & Television Association, Tampa,
Fl. , 1987-1991
Academic
University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl. 1988 - B.A. in Mass Communications,
B.A. in Fine Arts
Awarded Art Scholarship for painting from Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Fl. 1983
Studied art at Coker College, Hartsville, SC, 1981 - 1982
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