Karen Mehren
Freelance Graphic Artist
San Diego, CA, USAMy work is geared toward children and animals (with a few diversions into artiness every once in awhile). Children are great because they are curious about their environment and navigating this big wide world. Animals are great because they generally don't hide their feelings. When the world becomes too big to comprehend, my work hopefully brings back a bit of the familiar.
Work Experience
Heads Up The Story Of Finn And Reef
Co-Illustrator
My responsibilities included sketching roughs for certain pages, sketching clean roughs, transferring sketches into Adobe Illustrator, conferring with client, layout of book art and text, researching some aspects of publishing
March 2015
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San Diego, California, United States
Comaville
Illustrator
My responsibilities included creating sketches and cover design concept, painting cover (watercolor)
June 2015
- June 2015
San Diego, California, United States
Third Eye Threads
Intern Illustrator
My responsibilities included sketching ideas, receiving feedback and making owner requested changes, transferring sketches into Adobe Illustrator, layout of burnout tag.
January 2015
- March 2015
San Diego, California, United States
The Lewis Center For Educational Research
T-Shirt Designer for Festival of the Arts event
T-Shirt Designer for the Lewis Center for Educational Research Festival of the Arts event:
Sketched concepts, conferred with client, illustrated approved ideas, prepared files for printer, transferred sketches into Adobe Illustrator
Sketched concepts, conferred with client, illustrated approved ideas, prepared files for printer, transferred sketches into Adobe Illustrator
September 2013
- September 2013
California, United States
Imvubu Products
Coloring Book Designer
Work was done in California, USA and sent electronically to South Africa.
Coloring book designer for Imvubu Products (Hippo Water Roller Project) Mandela Day event.
Wrote story, conferred with client, illustrated all pages (put into children's book with watercolor paintings), prepared files for printer, transferred sketches into Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
Coloring book designer for Imvubu Products (Hippo Water Roller Project) Mandela Day event.
Wrote story, conferred with client, illustrated all pages (put into children's book with watercolor paintings), prepared files for printer, transferred sketches into Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
April 2013
- June 2013
Fourways, South Africa
The Lewis Center For Educational Research
TShirt Designer for Festival of the Arts event
Sketched concepts, conferred with client, illustrated approved ideas, prepared files for printer, transferred sketches into Adobe Illustrator
September 2012
- September 2012
California, United States
Various Organizations
Payroll Administration
administrative duties in a broad range of industries requiring the following skills:
detail orientation, customer service skills, meeting deadlines, organization, adaptability/flexibility in changes to work flow
detail orientation, customer service skills, meeting deadlines, organization, adaptability/flexibility in changes to work flow
1989
- 2010
San Diego, California, United States
Education
The Art Institute Of California - San Diego
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
expected graduation in March 2015
July 2010
- Present
San Diego, California, United States
University Of Redlands
n/a
1984
- 1987
Redlands, California, United States
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Illustration,
MS Excel,
Ms Powerpoint,
MS Word,
Volunteer Activities
AIGA San Diego - Design for Good committee, 2014, 2015
AIGA - The Art Institute of California - San Diego, Secretary, 2013, 2014
Peer Mentors - The Art Institute of California - San Diego, 2011, 2012
AIGA - The Art Institute of California - San Diego, Secretary, 2013, 2014
Peer Mentors - The Art Institute of California - San Diego, 2011, 2012