TECHNICAL ABILITIES
Drawing:--------pencil, charcoal, conté, sanguine, chalk and oil pastels.
Painting:-------acrylic, oil, watercolor.
Printing:--------eau forte, wood block, lithograph.
Pottery:---------wheel, hand building.
Mosaic:---------mosaic making using all material.
Sculpture:------clay modeling, carving and other 3-D building techniques, mold making.
Welding:--------arc and bronze

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I am self employed, working in various sectors of the arts. I often work closely with designers and architects transforming residential and commercial spaces using various faux finish applications, paint and plaster mural mosaics.

MOSAIKD
I have created a community arts project, Mosaikid, engaging kids in a creative process in order to create mosaic murals.

May 2006-----------École Élémentaire Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 8' x 4' mosaic, le jardin magique
May 2007-----------Howard Park Elementary School, 2 murals 4'x8', the seasons
---------------------------one week workshop with grades 2 and 3.
June 2007---------- École secondaire Étienne Brûlé, 9'x 17' mosaic mural, francophonie
July 2007------------Nellie's Community Center & Women's Shelter, what Nellies represents to us
---------------------------one week workshop with 15 children producing a 27 small mosaics and 2 4' x 3 ' mosaic murals
July 2007------------Starlight Starbright Foundation, 4' x 6' mural
---------------------------a group of terminally ill children created this mural in a one day workshop to offer their thanks to ---------------------------the Starlight Starbright Foundation
November 2007---Regal Road Junior Public School, grade 3 - 4 french immersion studentsooooooooooooooooooo -----------------------------2 pc mural installed in the front foyer of the school on the theme "my passion".

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
I volunteer in daycare and kindergarten settings holding art workshops for the children.
I teach an "art of mosaic making" course at Central Technical School as part of their continuing education program.
I supply teach at French elementary and secondary schools around the city.

EDUCATION
1992-1995 ---Central Technical School, Fine Art Diploma
1997 -----------Polyvalente de Lévis, Welding

I speak French , English and Italian