Sarah Wilson's profile answers

One involving Illustration and/or graphic design where I have enough freedom to execute projects for my client or employeer in their best interest. Somewhere where I am respected for my work and skills and opinion, rather than taken advantage of as the "make it pretty" girl.

I love to dance, so altho I am not a big drinker, I love going out with friends just to dance and have a good time. It's an excellent way to get out energy.

I love to do yoga, pilates, free weights, and walking. There are lots of hills here, 1,000 ft above sea level, so it's a much more affective workout when walking.

I enjoy cooking and baking; if i had endless supplies, I would cook and/or bake every meal we eat forever.

Drawing, painting, sculpting and photography are artistic activities i love to do in my spare time when inspired. I own an IMac G5, so I do alot of designing for myself on that. I am currently working on my freelance with it.

I love to go out with my husband. No matter what we do together, it's always an adventure!

Of course, i love to shop (when I have the money)!

I like tattooes and piercings, so when I have the funds, i like getting new ink and holes in my body. Nothing super crazy, relax!!

And of course, we hang out with friends, whether its gong to a bar, out to dinner, bowling, or hanging out playing ridiculous board games....

1> Making someone stop and look at the piece b/c it is different from any other execution of the same type of project.

2> Acknowledgement when it's accepted well, and when it is not so that I may do better.

3> Proper information and materials if/when they need to be included in a design. I dont enjoy getting scolded for having incorrect information in my work that was given to me that way....

Myspace, other designer's websites, artist's websites, band websites.

I visit blogs on blogger and myspace the most.

When I was with Water To Go, I got to go to the annual convention in Las Vegas, NV. It was fun to travel to the west since I haven't gotten a chance to be out there much prior. We spent 5 days there, and altho there wasn't much down time, we really enjoyed ourselves when we DID get to relax.

My abilities. If anything, I have always been commended on my execution of projects. Also for my willingness to take on a challenge, working hard, and willingness to help out however I can.

I honestly don't think you need to know/use all the "proper design terms & language" when communicating with bosses, companies, and co-workers. Its not a game to see who knows more. Its most important to be able to find a solution to a artwork dilema....

My role models are other artists my age that I see doing so well. They are motivated and talented and it drives me to want to do better and to really get myself known as an artist.

I admire creative people like fine artists, chefs, musicians, fashion designers, and graphic artists.

I knew when I was a 3rd grader I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. I took many art lessons as a pre-teenager. I was forced into a Catholic High School, which unfortunately had NO art program. I applied at art colleges, liberal arts colleges, and universities from the time I was a sophmore in high school through my senior year. I was first accepted at a liberal arts college called Rosemont University in PA. I attended for one semester, and then transfered to Monmouth University where I recieved my degree. Upon finishing school, I moved back home, and after getting engaged, I worked for a very small, local design/webdesign company. I later moved to south-central Jersey with my husband and worked for a corporate company located in west Jersey. My husband and I decided that we needed a change from Jersey, and once our lease was up, we moved to North Carolina in October 2006. I now work for yet another small company doing newspaper work as a designer and reporter and laying out two magazines.

I am not saying this is at all an ideal path for a graphic designer to take, but this is the way God's plan has gone for me thus far....

My very first job was being a bus girl when I was 14 in a restaurant in the town where I grew up. It was a resort area, so I had MANY summer jobs of all kinds: bus girl, waitress, hostess, barista, sales, icecream server, bakery assistant, kitchen prep, etc.