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ABOUT FONTAIN

Ω No life or career is a straight line to one path.
There are many roads in a life well lived Ω

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RANDOM FACTS ABOUT FONTAIN
I was born in Washington DC.

I lived and worked in San Francisco, CA as an animation artist at Studio Actual Size, aka Colossal Pictures. I also worked for Moving Media as a storyboard artist.

Here in Southern CA was a Fine Arts teacher for Futures Academy for 15 years.
I took a year off to travel, paint and care for family members.
My favorite art style is surrealism. I love to paint and I sell my work regularly.
Currently I am completing a children's book illustrating story has to do with animals and music. I like to write and record music.

When I am not busy with my husband playing music for Bollywood parties, weddings and events I am having fun on hikes and goofing around with my son who loves art, music and movies.

I worked and lived in Malaysia and Singapore for about a year. That was a wonderful time and I have many interesting stories to tell. For a long time I was performer with a musical  gypsy circus called the Magique Bazaar. If you want to know more about my musical adventures your can go to www.flashsitar.com

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FONTAIN RIDDLE
408 666-6207

SUMMARY

  • Traditional drawing and panting as well as digital graphic arts expertise

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Graphics and Illustration

  • Taught traditional art as well as computer graphics for 15 years to
    elementary school, high school and college students

  • Computer application skill: MAYA 3D, Adobe Creative Cloud programs Illustrator, Photoshop

  • Experience with: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google

  • Video editing expertise: Premiere

  • Audio editing expertise: Pro-Tools,

  • Facility with HTML, HTML5, XHTML, CSS

  • ADOBE CC Certification, Photoshop
     

EXPERIENCE

Fine Arts Instructor
Futures Academy/ Fusion Academy Laguna Hills, August 2015-2024  

  • Teaching Digital Photography and Photoshop Editing

  • Teaching Art Appreciation and Applied Drawing and Painting

  • Teaching Music Appreciation and Applied Music
     

Extended Freelance Design and Storyboard
     The Design Office: Anaheim, CA August 2015-December 2015

  • Branding work: logo, letterhead, info-graphic

  • Preparation for print media

    Moving Media
    Design and production company (on call)

  • Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design

  • Storyboard for litigation illustration and TV commercials and product advertisements

    Studio Actual Size (a subdivision of Colossal Pictures)

  • Paint and Ink animation cells for TV commercial products such as Charmin, Red Bull, Lowenbrau 


      Art Masters Program-Instructor/Volunteer Coordinator

      Oka Elementary School Fountain Valley, CA 5/13-5/14

  • Purchase and administer art materials for five hundred students

  • Research and prepare monthly art lessons in the manner of featured art master

  • Train twenty parent volunteers through lecture and demonstration to replicate lessons

  • Coordinate training dates and assign volunteers to seventeen K-5 classes

  • Deliver art history lectures and project instruction to students as a classroom instructor

  • Manage communication between volunteers, school staff, and Art Masters representatives
     

    Program Assistant
     Fountain Valley School District, Fountain Valley CA 9/12-9/14

  • Coordinate communication between students’ households and school staff

  • Facilitate music lesson plans, classroom setup, and student preparation

  • Assist string orchestra teacher with instruction and classroom management

  • Remain with students as needed until caregivers’ arrival

  • Set up furniture and equipment at assemblies and recitals

  • Provide stage assistance and student supervision during performances

    Visual Marketing Artist
    Trader Joe’s; Campbell, CA 7/08-8/11

  • Created original graphic designs for products and store displays

  • Utilized both traditional and digital graphic art media

  • Verified pricing daily with networked scanning equipment

  • Communicated pricing and inventory updates throughout art department

  • Specialized in wines and varietals

  • Maintained extensive file archives of prior store signage and other artwork


     Computer Graphic Imaging Instructor/Curriculum Designer
      Cogswell Polytechnical College; Sunnyvale, CA  2/98-4/04

  • Maintained current knowledge of industry trends and technologies

  • Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate students

  • Evaluated and graded students’ class work, assignments, and projects

  • Prepared course materials such as syllabi, media projects, and instructional handouts

  • Collaborated with colleagues to address teaching and research issues

  • Advised students on academic and vocational curriculum and on career issues

  • Planned, evaluated, and revised curriculum, course content/materials, and methods of instruction

  • Designed curriculum for the following Computer Graphic Imaging program classes:

  • 2-D Design, Storyboard, Music Video Production, Digital Clubhouse, Creative Content Development
     

EDUCATION

  • Golden West College; Huntington Beach, CA; Digital Arts, Web Development

  • Cogswell College; Sunnyvale, CA; Associate of Arts degree, Computer Graphic Imaging

  • Ringling School of Art and Design; Sarasota, FL; Bachelor of Fine Arts


    Art website: www.beatmagic.biz
    Music website: www.flashsitar.com
     

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