Marguerite Carlson

Student

Detroit, MI, USA

Work Experience

School Art Centers International Florence (SACI)

Illustration Student

Presently doing a Study Abroad experience in Florence Italy during the Spring Semester of 2013. From January-May 2013 at the School Art Centers International-Florence. Focusing on Fashion Design, Italian Language, and Art History.
January 2013 - Florence, Italy

College For Creative Studies

Resident Assistant

Preformed tasks required to keep student housing safe and running smoothly by enforcing rules, checking the building, and assisting residents when in need of help or questions. Responsible for student housing keys while on duty, fire alarm security, particular access to student housing buildings, and money
September 2011 - Detroit, Michigan, United States

La Petite Robe Di Chiara Boni

Fashion Illustration Intern

Worked collaboratively and independently on the Autumn/Spring 2014 dress collections for La Petite Robe. Collected inspirations, developed sketches, and created fashion illustrations for the completion of the collections. Contributed a fashion illustration for the exhibition help in Milan, Italy, at the Fondazione ENAIP which demonstrated the design process.
May 2013 - August 2013 Florence, Italy

Club Monaco

Stylist

September 2013 - Present Novi, Michigan, United States

College For Creative Studies

Ambassador

Lead campus and housing tours for perspective students. Described different art departments/majors.
July 2011 - August 2011 Detroit, Michigan, United States

College For Creative Studies

Pre-college Mentor

Mentored High School Students in CCS housing by keeping the building safe, forming friendly relations with students, and planning activities for times when they did not have studios. Gained access to particular places in the building, handling money, and organizing forms.
July 2011 - August 2011 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Colony Swim Club

Red Cross Certified Lifeguard + Water safety Instructor

Monitored the pool by surveillancing the scene constantly, preformed saves for drowning victims. Granted security code/keys to the swim club to clean the pool, and to open/close the pool before and after hours, worked in the Snack Bar managing inventory and cash at the end/during every shift.
July 2008 - August 2012 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Education

Studio Art Centers International-Florence

BFA in Illustration

Study Abroad Program for a semester in Florence, Italy. Studying Fashion, the Italian Language, and Italian Art History.
January 2013 - August 2013 Florence, Italy

College For Creative Studies

BFA in Illustration

Studying Illustration with a concentration on Fashion Design.
September 2010 - Present Detroit, Michigan, United States

Awards

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Painting, Weaving, Wheel Throwing, Woodshop,