• H I G H L I G H T S

    HIGHLIGHTS
    • Six years experience in the Children’s Home, Apparel, and Accessories market. Created prints, patterns, repeats, and original artwork for a wide range of products including home textiles and home accessories, children’s apparel, and art and craft kits.
    Lines include Walmart’s Smarts & Crafts. Kid Made Modern, J Crew crewcuts, Target’s Handmade Modern.

    • Expertly interpreted, recolored, and redrafted assets and artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

    • Consistently scores above 90% on the Munsell Hue Color Test.

  • E X P E R I E N C E

    DESIGNER
    TODD OLDHAM STUDIO, New York City / September 2016 - Present
    Concept and color designer for a diverse range of children’s products, and packaging
    • Created products include: apparel, bedding and home accessories, and art, craft and activity kits
    • Developed and created presentation boards and social media content
    • Styled products for photoshoots, created stop motion animations, and gifs, and retouch product photos


    DESIGNER
    KID MADE MODERN, New York City / September 2016 - July 2019
    Concept and color designer for packaging, products and promotional materials
    • Created products include: apparel, bedding and home items, and art, craft, and activity kits
    • Developed and created presentation boards and social media content
    • Styled products for photoshoots and retouched product photos

    FREELANCE ART AND DESIGN FACILITATOR / 2013- Present
    • Maintained production schedule, expenses and invoices for all projects. Accommodated tight and shifting deadlines.
    • Sourced, purchased and produced various digital and soft goods for a variety
    of artists and designers.
    • Clients include: Target, Makers Shop, Dana Viraldi, Prelsey Oldham, Tura Oliviera, Julia Elsas, J.E.D. Group, Chilewich, Purl Soho

    ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF FIBER, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF 3-D FOUNDATIONS
    EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Pennsylvania
    • Developed syllabus, researched and organized field trips, and conducted class for Spring Semester
    • Designed promotional materials for Fine Art Department visiting artist


    ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF FIBER
    MARYLAND COLLEGE OF ART, Maryland
    • Developed syllabus, researched and organized field trips, and conducted class for Fall Semester

  • E D U C A T I O N

    Master of Fine Art, Fibers
    Cranbrook Academy of Art

    Bachelor of Fine Art, Integrated Design Curriculum
    Parsons School of Design

  • S K I L L S

    Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premier, MS Office, Social Media savvy.

    Pattern drafting, draping, sewing, hand embroidery, hand knitting, crocheting, weaving, beading, various embellishment techniques.

    Wide based knowledge of materials for both soft goods and hard goods.

    Native English speaker, Fluent in Turkish

    Currently learning 3-D modeling software Rhino and Blender, and web design software Figma