some of what i DO & have done...
Freelance Artist & Designer
1987-present
o Photographer: digital and 35mm - portraits, events, landscapes, travel documentary o
Graphic Designer:
business cards, CD art, flyers
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Painter: watercolor,
acrylic, mixed media on silk, landscapes, abstracts
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Children’s Art
Teacher (summer camps and after school programs): responsible for creating
curriculums
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Photo Editor and
Layout Designer: school yearbooks, print advertising
o Art Editor: University of California Arts & Literature annual publication
Upstate Films Theater, Rhinebeck NY
Deputy Director/Manager 2007-2009
Projectionist 2005-present
Monkshood Nursery, Rhinebeck NY
Farmer's Market Vendor 2006-present
Anthropologie Catalog, On-Location
Location Manager 2004-2006
Location Scout 2003-2006
Producer 2004-2006
Assistant
Home and Fashion Stylist 2003-2004
Production
Assistant 2003-2004
Martha Stewart Weddings
Magazine, NY NY
Location Scout 2004
WHO MADE WHO, NYU Student Film, On-Location
Producer 2001
Rose and Radish Florist, SF CA
Customer Service
Staff 2005
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Assisted walk in clients
in making arrangements, and making purchases
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Took phone orders
for delivery arrangements
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Maintained flowers
throughout the day
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Made deliveries all
around the SF Bay area
Levi’s & Sure Fit, NY NY
Stylist, Assistant stylist, Photo
Assistant 2000-2004
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Worked with
photographers to prepare sets for shooting
o
Shopped for
accessories and props
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Dressed mannequins
and sets to further stylistic goals of clients.
Cassiday Studios, NY NJ & CT
School Portrait Photographer/Photo Assistant 2003
o Photographed individual students o Arranged sudents for class portraits o Edited and organized digital files o Set up shooting locations and oversaw equipment Stone Kelly Florist, NY NY
Assistant Floral
Designer 2003
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Assembled bouquets
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Prepped cut flowers
for bouquets
Catalina Island Performing Arts Camp, Catalina CA
Art Director &
Art Teacher 2002-2003
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Created curriculum
of art courses for the camp
o
Hired and trained
art teachers
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Ordered materials
within budget
o
Taught batik to
campers
o
Oversaw art
department
Clouds Hill Farm, Portland OR
Art Teacher 2000
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Worked with camp
director to come up with a curriculum which fit into the “appreciation of the
outdoors” theme of her camp.
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Created project
plans for five age groups.
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Instructed classes
which led to the completion of several garden craft projects which campers
could take with them and utilize in their gardens at home.
Twin Ponds Nursery, Rhinebeck NY
Assistant
Horticulturist 1999-2008
o Assisted with annual inventory in nursery and updated files. o Planted and
maintained private and public gardens
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Cared for
perennials, shrubs, and trees grown at Twin Ponds Nursery
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Learned landscape
design fundamentals as well as essential small business practices
The Black Swan :: Stoney Creek :: Santa Fe :: The Albatross :: Kate’s Joint :: Bulls Texas Café, NY &
SF Bay Area
Bartender 1998-2008
o
Maintained composure
and humor in high volume, high stress environments
o
Trained new staff
o
Opened and closed
establishments alone
o
Balanced registers
accurately at beginning and end of shifts
o
Oversaw inventory
Best Beverage Catering, SF Bay Area
On-site
Manager and Bartender 1998-1999
o
Managed crews for
set-up, operation, and clean-up of events with 40-300 guests
o
Trained new staff
o
Worked concurrently
with clients, guests, and staff to ensure smooth events
The New
Yorker Magazine, NY NY
Intern
1997
o
Responsible for
creating weekly mock-up of magazine
o
Conducted photo
research in the New York Public Library Photo Archives and at the magazine
o
Cross checked
cartoon and written content to ensure appropriate autonomy of segments of the
magazine
o
Filed cartoons and
prose into the New Yorker Library for easy reference by employees and
interested readers
o
Received telephone
inquiries regarding various segments from back issues and researched response
DeCordova Cultural Arts Camp, Lincoln MA
Camp
Counselor 1988-1990
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Facilitated camp
projects by mediating between rotating art instructors and my assigned group
of children.
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Encouraged
creativity and boosted confidence through attention and caring.
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Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, NY NY 2003
Cooper Union College, NY NY 2003
Traveled around the world 2000-2001
California School of Professional Fabric Design, Berkeley CA 1998-1999
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland CA 1997
National Bartending School, SF CA 1997
University of California, Santa Cruz CA 1992-1996
Studio Art Centers International, Florence Italy 1994-1995
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Coursework
included graphic design, painting, batik and textile painting, lithography,
jewelry-making, and Italian design.
Rhinebeck Central High School, Rhinebeck NY 1990-1992
Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School, Cambridge MA 1989-1990
American International School, Florence Italy 1988-1989
Buckingham Browne & Nichols Jr. High, Cambridge MA 1986-1988
Phillips Elementary School, Watertown, MA 1979-1986 drop me a line: farleycrawford@gmail.com
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