Artist/ Instructor: Creation Imagination Art Studio/ Creation Imagination Art Classes for ages 2 & upwww.creationimagination.com, www.staceykaelin.com, www.arttutorials.com
PO 1433 Bayonne, NJ 07002 201-436-8152 email@staceykaelin.com, creationimagination@hotmail.com
Experience
Sept. 2004 - Present, Sole Proprietor and Instructor of Creation Imagination Art Classes for Children featuring multi-media art instruction for ages 2 and up
2007, Published illustrator
2004 - Present, Webmaster and designer of www.creationimagination.com
2001 - Present, Professional artist specializing in public murals & mosaics
1991- 2009, Library Assistant & Artist in Residence at the Bayonne Public Library
Special Projects:
2007 – Cover design and illustrations for Curries and Kababs: Indian Recipes Spiced with Reminiscencesby Dipali Sen, a memoir of family stories with accompanying recipes
Public Murals & Mosaic Projects ( 2001 – Present)
---Completed an exterior mural entitled "Butterfly Tapestries" on behalf of Hudson Cradle in Jersey City, NJ
--- Completed a mural for the Pediatric Waiting Room of the Jersey City Medical Center, a community volunteer project in conjunction with Liberty Mutual
----Work has commenced on a series of murals and a stained glass mosaic with a Greek and Roman Mythology theme for the 2nd Floor Hallway of the Bayonne Public Library
----Completed a mural entitled "Submerged" depicting ocean creatures for the Children's Room of the Bayonne Library (Dimensions: 2, 225 sq. feet)
----Completed a mural entitled "Solitude" (260 sq. ft.) depicting a balcony and seascape for the Main Lobby of the Bayonne Free Public Library & Cultural Center
----Work ongoing for mural depicting an Egyptian Tomb Painting (32ft by 9ft high, 288 sq. ft.)
----Completed a mosaic in hand-cut stained glass of a "Fire-Breathing Dragon" for the City of Bayonne (Dimensions 6ft by 9ft, 54 sq. ft). The mosaic, the "Fairy Tale Castle" Mural, & "The Knight & His Lady" Mural were unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony conducted by the Mayor of Bayonne on Novemso appeared in the Bayonne Community News, the Jersey Journal, the Bayonne Journal in addition to being featured on Channel 12 Neighborhood Journal.
---Completed a mural entitled "Fa ---Completed a mural entitled "Fairy Tale Castle" for the Bayonne Library (Dimensions: 9ft by 12ft)
---Completed a mural entitled "The Knight and His Lady" for the Bayonne Library (Dimensions: 9ft by
---Commissioned to create a series of additional murals and mosaics on behalf of the City of Bayonne
---Completed an original mural entitled "Animals of the World" on behalf of the City of Bayonne (Dimensions: 360 sq. feet - 9ft high by 40 ft wide) Featured as a the cover story for both the Jersey Journal and the Bayonne Community News, also appeared on Channel 12 Neighborhood Journal.
1991- Present Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne, NJ
Senior Library Assistant - Children’s Dept. 1996-present, Art & Music Dept. 1991-1996
----Designed a banner to celebrate the Centennial of the Bayonne Public Library commissione by the Director of the Bayonne Library
- ----Completed a painting in Celebration of the Library Building Centennial commissioned by the Library Board of Trustees as a gift for the Mayor of Bayonne
----Art Director and set designer for The Bayonne Library Brides of The Millennium Show
----Designed architectural sketches for the renovation of the Main Library's courtyard
----Created designs for new flooring for four departments of the Bayonne Public Library
----Developed a Teacher Resource Center in the Children's Department of the Bayonne Library
Assisted in the planning and implementation of all children's programming:
----Parent Toddler Program (children ages 18-24 months, accompanied by parent)
----Lapsit Program -Stories, songs, and arts and craft projects. (children ages 2-3, accompanied by parent) ----Story Hour - Program includes storytelling, songs, a brief video, and an arts and crafts project. (children ages 3-5)
----Summer Reading Club -Thematic approach through art projects, games, guest speakers and entertainers (children in grades k-6)
1991- 1996 Free Public Library and Cultural Center of Bayonne, NJ Art & Music Department
----Assisted in selection of all materials for Art & Music including text, computer software and music sound recordings ----Taught patrons computer usage including internet searching and word processing----Assisted in grant writing ----Conducted research on behalf of patrons via the internet and other electronic databases----Performed reader advisory for adults----Responsible for writing and editing press releases and other documents ----Daily circulation control and maintenance of library materials----Organized art displays for local community groups----Assisted in the planning of artistic programming
Education
Aug. 2009 - present
Currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Fine Art, Illustration at FIT
Anatomy, Live Model Drawing: School of Visual Arts ( Instructor, Andrew Gerndt)
Portrait Painting in Oil: School of Visual Arts (Instructor, John Parks)
Illustration: NJCU (Instructor, Dennis Dittrich)
Jan. 1999 - Jan 2002 St. Peter's College Jersey City, NJ
-- ----MA in Elementary Education with a Specialization in Teaching
Graduated Suma Cum Laude, 3.95 GPA
Praxis II (NTE) Score 178
----Student Teaching Midtown Community School Bayonne, NJ
September 10 - December 14 2001
Jan. 1998 - Aug. 1998 Rutgers State University Graduate School New Brunswick, NJ
----Attended the following courses: Computer Technology for Information Organizations; Children's Art & Literature Survey, History of Information Organizations
1992-1996 St. Peter's College Jersey City, NJ
----BA , Psychology with a minor in Art History
Graduated Cum Laude, 3.66 GPA
Received 3.98 in field of Psychology
Honors
----Member of Hudson Artists of Hudson Artists of New Jersey, Inc. Asked to become President of organization in 2008 but declined due to scheduling issues
----Graduated SPC Graduate Education Program with Honors (Summa Cum Laude, 3.95 GPA)
----Inducted into the Graduate Education Honor Society.
----Honorable Mention in Graphics & Mixed Media Division Hudson Artists Regional Exhibit 1999
----2nd Place in Graphics & Mixed Media Division Hudson Artists Regional Exhibit 2001
----Undergraduate full academic scholarship;
----Member of the Kappa Alpha Alpha Honors Program;
----Inducted into Psi Chi, The National Psychology Honor Society;
----Inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, The National Jesuit Honor Society;
----Dean's List 1992-1996
----Published poetry and artwork in the Pavan (SPC's school magazine);
----Graduated St. Peter's College Undergraduate program with Honors (Cum Laude)