Natalie Totire
Proficient in:
Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
Art Experience
Illustrated books for various partners using watercolor, acrylic, and Photoshop
Airbrushed T-Shirts at Graphic Pointe from 2005-2012
Portrait and Caracature artist
Mural Artist : In Chicago, Guatemala, and Dominican Republic
Facepainting Artist : Joni and Friends, Awana church events, 4th of July Parade, Western DuPage Special Recreation, Evangelical Family and Child Agency
Sculpture Artist: Independent service for custom designs
Other: Created the signs for the YMCA bus for the Lilac Parade in 2016 which won first place
Writing Experience
Newspaper Journalist for Fifth Avenue Journal from 2008-2011
Mission Trips and Volunteer Work
International Teams Summer Internship in Bolivia, 1997
Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel: Served and taught art at orphanage in Albania in 1998 and 2000
Advancing the Ministries of the Gospel: Volunteered with construction and worked with medical facility in Lima, Peru in 2003
Kids Alive: Painted murals in children's homes and schools in Guatemala in 2006 and Dominican Republic in 2015
Joni and Friends: Volunteered with disabled children, taught art, entertained with facepainting and puppets in 2012 and 2013
Memberships
DuPage Art League
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Rewards
Phi Theta Kappa since 2010
Two Special Merit Awards from DuPage Art League