Work Experience

Lead Floral Designer   –  MI Honeybee Flowers

Detroit, MI – June 2017 to Present

An event floral design company

Responsibilities include – Design and creation of table arrangements, hanging installations, archways, flower walls, wreathes, bouquets, wearable florals and other event décor based on the vision and budget of each client. Other responsibilities include writing project proposals, execution planning, materials purchasing, delivery, décor installation, and teaching design techniques to new designers.                  

Freelance Installation Artist 

Detroit, MI – May 2019 to Present

Design and creation of installation art pieces for residential and commercial spaces

Responsibilities include – Customer service, design consultation, quote preparation, development of job plan, material selection and procurement, artwork installment, managing a small crew of artists, post event artwork removal and clean up, materials storage and maintenance.

Freelance House Painter 

Detroit, MI – Jan 2022 to Present

Painting for interior residential and commercial spaces and specialty paint work

Responsibilities include – Initial walk through and job assessment, customer service, color consultation, quote preparation, development of job plan, material selection and procurement, consulting with suppliers on industry best practices and new materials, mudding and repairs of drywall and plaster, preparation and painting of interiors, organizing outside contractors for larger repair work, managing a small crew of painters. Specialty work includes design and painting of murals and repair of existing murals.

Education

College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI – Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2011

                                                                                     Concentration in Fiber Arts, Minor in Painting

Exhibitions and Additional Information

A Detroit House of Music – Dec 2023 – Floral installation stage decor

Detroit Month of Design – Interwoven Fashion Show – Sep 2023 – Event co-host and lead floral designer of runway decor

Sidewalk Festival – Aug 2023 – Botanical Shrine Art Installation

Threshold Gallery exhibition – Alley Culture, Detroit MI – April 2023 – Botanical Art Installation

Collaborative Editorial Wedding Photoshoot – 611 West Philadelphia, Detroit, MI – Jan 2023 – Floral design and installation

Freelance Floral Design – Detroit, MI – 2019 to 2023 – Freelance floral design work for Detroit based companies Graham Stanton, Four Leaf Clover Studio, and Flowers for Dreams

Spirit of Hope Community Garden – Detroit, MI – Summer 2020 to 2022 – Volunteer gardener

Detroit Tango Collective – Jam Handy, Detroit, MI – Oct 2021 – Installation décor for Halloween party

Crownival – Crow Manor, Detroit, MI – Sep 2021 – Installation for 12^th annual music/art festival

Packard Art Collective – Detroit, MI – Oct 2020 – Entranceway installation for Halloween art show

BLMIAC Protest March – Detroit, MI – Jun 2020 – Contributed to interactive floral installation designed by Graham Stanton for closing location of protest march

Fireplace Installations Series – Various Detroit Homes – Dec 2019 to Mar 2020 – Series of floral installations around fireplaces in Detroit homes for a variety of events

“Forage and Feast” WDET Fundraiser Dinner – Frame, Hazel Park, MI – Sept 2019 – Contributed floral décor with foraged plants to dining room for local radio show fundraiser

Ceramics School – Popps Packing, Hamtramck, MI – Summer 2019 – Student at pop-up ceramics class with local artists Henry Crissman and Virginia Torrence. Beginning to make my own vessels to work into my floral installations

Excursions – Detroit Artists’ Test Lab – Detroit, MI – May 2019 – Floral installation for DJ booth and gallery dance floor for Movement Festival after party hosted by Chicago-based DJ group “Excursions”

Movement Festival Party – Packard Art Collective, Detroit, MI – May 2019 – Art installation inside collective house including painting, plant décor, and lighting

Freelance Floral Design – New Orleans, LA – Jan to Feb 2019 – Freelance floral design work for New Orleans based companies Kim Starr Wise and Doris Ione

Maintenance and Financial coordinator – Trumbullplex, Detroit, MI – 2013 to 2017 – Member of Trumbullplex collective contributing to property maintenance and collective finances. Oversaw renovation project of front and rear façade of Trumbullplex corner house and assisted with major fundraising to fund this project

Rochester Schools Alumni Show: Participating Artist – Paint Creek Center for the Arts – Rochester, MI Aug 2015

Garden Volunteer – Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home, Abiquiu, New Mexico – Summer 2015

Assistant Site coordinator – Arts and Leadership Program, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM – 2015

Welcome Center Display: Participating Artist – North Carolina Welcome Center – Mars Hill, North Carolina Jul 2015

Student Art Exhibition: Curator – Always Brewing Detroit – Detroit, MI – Apr 2015

Natural Dyes and Pigments U.S. Workshop Tour – Dec 2014 to Jan 2015 – A tour of two workshops (Natural dyeing taught by myself and natural paint making taught by my colleague, Mollie Walsh) brought to galleries, schools, and apothecaries around the country.

Trumbullplex Curates Alley Culture: Participating Artist and Curator – Alley Culture Gallery – Detroit, MI- Oct 2014

Create West Virginia: Participating Artist – Dietz Spencer Store – Richwood, West Virginia – Oct 2013

Arts & Apples Festival: Sales Volunteer – Rochester, MI – Jul 2013

Artist Residency – Azule – Bluff, North Carolina – Oct 2013 – Residency at Azule with culminating exhibition at Madison County Arts Council in Marshall, NC

String Theory Exhibition: Participating Artist – DC3 (Detroit Creative Corridor Center) – Jun 2013

Fiber Art Show: Participating Artist – Madison County Arts Council – Marshall, North Carolina – Apr 2012

Flow Gallery: Gallery Artist – Marshall, North Carolina – 2011 to 2017

Art & Artifact: Participating Artist– Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe, MI – Oct 2011

College for Creative Studies Student Show: Participating Artist – CCS campus, Detroit, MI – May 2011, 2010, 2007 and 2006

Fiber Arts Internship – Queso Cabeza Sheep and Llama Farm, Olivet, MI – Fall 2010 – Internship learning the details of farming animals for fiber, harvesting fibers, and processing fibers

Solo Art Show – Amsterdam Espresso Café, Detroit, MI – 2007

Farm volunteer – Catherine Ferguson Academy, Detroit, MI – 2006 to 2011 – Volunteered with garden and farm events, feeding and cleaning stalls of animals and weekly goat milking shift at high school for pregnant teen girls, teen mothers, and their children

Bike Art Show: Participating Artist – Back Alley Bikes, Detroit, MI – 2006