Resumé

Ayla Jane Gams
1557 Jackson Street
Oakland CA 94612
510-529-8033
MiAylita@gmail.com

EDUCATION

California College of the Arts, Oakland, Ca. 
Overall GPA: 3.5

Privately tutored by Barbieo Barros Gizzi, Massachusetts, 1993-1998

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Hard Press Editions, Massachusetts, Spring 2006
Freelance Illustrator
*illustrated narrative renderings for pre-teen chapter book mock-up that was later submitted to Scholastic Inc.
*Formatted illustrations within book text using Macintosh QuarkXPress.
*Illustrated book cover.


Hard Press Editions, Massachusetts, Summer 2006
Freelance Illustrator
*Illustrated cover for book mock-up later submitted to Publishing Houses specializing in fiction.


Pinguino Belize, Belize, Fall 2008
Freelance Designer
*Conceptualized and rendered "Pirate Penguin" design that later became the main logo for owner's yacht flag.


Rumpelstiltskin's Restaurant at The Village Inn, Massachusetts,
Summer 2008
Freelance Designer
*Illustrated sign design, color, and composition for local Inn restaurant. 
*Digitally rendered in Adobe Illustrator for final submission. 


Four Wings Institute, Kansas City, 2009
Freelance Illustrator
*Conceptualized and illustrated workshop logo for Four Wings Institute, an affiliate of The Hoffman Institute.
*Digitally rendered illustration in Adobe Illustrator.


LiveFromTheStadiumPub.com, 2010
Freelance logo designer
*Conceptualized and designed website main logo from illustration to graphic stage. 

Dot Dot Dot Design Studio, 2012
Freelance vector illustrator
*illustrated icons for Los Angeles based package design company as well as converted illustrations to graphic vector images in Adobe Illustrator. 


The Room To Grow Preschool, Rockridge CA, 2011
Teacher
*Supervised 15-25 children within a Reggio-Emilia based curriculum.
*Taught basic yoga/meditation techniques to three and a half to five-year-olds.


City of El Cerrito, California, 2009
Teacher
*Designed and taught art projects/activities for Casa Cerrito Pre-schoolers.

Projects by Ayla Gams