Kathryn Louise Wilson

Address: 1633 Melrose Avenue

Apt. # 307

Seattle WA, 98122

Cell Phone: (253) 905-6742

E-mail: katylucy@gmail.com

Work Experience

Eddie Bauer, Bellevue, WA

Textiles Designer/ CAD Artist May 2008- July 2009

Fashioning the majority of all textile designs used for women’s casual, dress, sleep, outdoor, and sports wear.  As well as the accessories for men/ women, and a few men’s wear pieces.

Forecasting print, color, and texture trends.

Sending all textile production to vendors.

Color matching from swatch to computer to printer.

Nordstrom Product Group, Seattle, WA

Contract Textiles Designer/ CAD Artist January 2008- May 2008 

Producing textile artwork for the women’s Classiques label. 

Nordstrom Product Group, Seattle, WA

Textiles Designer/ CAD Artist November 2005- January 2008 

Creating a wide range of textile artwork for all of the Boy’s/ Girl’s/ Baby/ and Men’s labels. 

Working closely with our international vendors on following the products through production.

Staying updated on the latest techniques, colors, and graphic trends.

Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

Education Department Internship, Summer 2004

Reorganizing and filing all archives onto Excel and Photoshop

Designing and managing several learning activities for the children’s summer camp, and local schools

Leading tours around the museum

Rite in the Rain, Tacoma, WA

Advertising Department Internship, Summer 2003

Digitally photographing and organizing all inventory for advertisements

Collaborating with the advertising team to create several adds using Photoshop

Using Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point on a daily basis.

The University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Photography Lab Monitor, Fall 2001- Spring 2005 (school year)

Mixing all chemicals for both silver and non-silver photo processes

Maintaining and organizing the lab

Assisting students through any of the processes (silver, van dyke, cyanotype, and gum bichromate)

Houston Children’s Museum, Houston, TX

Exhibition Supervisor, Summer 2002

Helping organize, supervise and create some of the daily activities for the children (art projects, and science experiments)

Education

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

B.A. in Studio Art, Emphasis: Photography, May 2005

Dean’s List, Fall 2004, Spring 2005

Cumulative GPA: 3.1 

Independent Liberal Arts College Abroad, London, England

Study Abroad Experience, January 2004- June 2004

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA                                                                                                                           

 History of Furniture and Intro. to Interior Design Winter quarter 2008

Houston Community College, Houston, TX

Computer Graphics, Summer 2002

International Baccalaureate, Houston, TX

Art, and English Placement Exam, Summer 2001

Experiencia, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Spanish Language School, Summer 2000

Rice University Summer School for High School, Houston, TX

Spanish, Life Drawing, Shakespeare, and Chemistry (non credit) Summer 1999

Glassel Art School, Houston, TX

Life Drawing, Spring 2001

Fashion Drawing, Summer 1999

Photography, Spring 1999

Awards and Publishing

The University of Puget Sound’s Senior Art Show, Spring 2005

Best in Show

The sixteen photo collages were hanging for a year in the University Library next to their permanent Chihuly pieces.

Open Line wrote an article about my work in the show

Photographed and designed the shows postcards, and posters

The Tacoma Rising Show

13 photo collages displayed

The University of Puget Sound’s Crosscurrents, Spring 2005

Two photographs were published

Deans List, Fall 2004 and Spring 2005

The Internationalist, Fall 2004

Three photographs published 

Kittredge Gallery Student Art Show

 Shown several pieces each year (Fall 2001-2004)

 First place in photography, Fall 2003

Houston Independent School District Art Competition, Spring 2001

Second place

One photo collage permanently showing at the University of Puget Sound, Trimble Hall

Computer Proficiencies

Well accustomed to Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Office Suite,  InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator.

Proficient in Auto CAD (Ned Graphics) including Design and Repeat, Storyboard, and Color Reduction and Cleaning.

Adept in Photoshop, especially for textile design; creating repeats, and color reduced files.

Skillful in Pointcarre; producing knit and woven simulations.