HEllo!
I’m
Sherry West,
of Sherry West Art
and
Victoria West Designs.
ABOUT ME
PERSONAL
- Wife, 20 years
- Mom of 4, 5-19
- 1 huge hairy white German Shepherd, 13 clueless cats (+/-), 4 chirpy chickens, 2 cheerful chinchillas
- Fav color – periwinkle blue
- Practical joker
- Word puns are the bomb!
- If it’s funny, I’m on it
- 1/2 century old
- LOVE graveyard photography
- Can tell you anything and everything you don’t need to know about fairy tales
- Refined collector of art and craft supplies, especially stickers
- Love all things Japanese kawaii
- Any funny LEGO creations , especially the 3-in-1 sets
- Would love to have my own line of dolls
- Would probably be happiest working in the Barbie aisle at Walmart
PROFESSIONAL
Design, Illustration
- Designer, Stamp Addicts, UK, Hochanda TV
- Adult coloring book illustrator
- Paper doll artist, Original Paper Doll Artist Guild
- Illustrator, fashion, costume, children
CARTOONIST, HUMORIst
- Cartoonist, the Fishbowl
- Humorist
- Blogger
CHILDREN‘S BOOKS
- Children’s book author-illustrator, Morgan James Kids, NY, 2019
- Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
- Nominee, Newbery, Caldecott, Geisel Awards
POETRY
- Academy of American Poets
- Indiana Childrens Author Illustrator, Young Readers Center, Indiana State Library
- Poetry Society of Indiana
- Jimmy Knudsen Prize for Poetry & Prose
- Vermillion, Indiana Northeast Literary Journal, 2020
- PAPER DOLLS
- Valentina Dress A Doll, costumes, Paper Doll Studio News, Original Paper Doll Artists Guild, 2007
- Valentines Day, A Brief History, Paper Doll Studio News, OPDAG, 2007
- Carnivale Around the World, Paper Doll Studio News, OPDAG, 2007
PHOTOGRAPHY
- Contributor, Photography, Getty Images, Shutterstock, 2015
- Product photography, Ebay, Amazon, Etsy, Rubylane, 2003 to present
- Photographer, the Paper of Wabash County, 2007
GREETING CARDS
- Verse, lyric writer
- Designer
- Illustrator
CURRICULUM CONTENT CREATOR
- TOEFL content contributor,, Kaplan TOEFL Test Prep, NY, 2000
- Educational curriculum, Kaplan International Programs, 1999-2002
- ESL Instructor, Kaplan International Programs
- Assisted Homestay coordinator, Kaplan International Programs, 2019-2000
COPYWRITER
- Product copywriting, EBay, Etsy, Amazon, Rubylane, since 2003
- Top 1,000 eBay guide author, reviewer, vintage dolls, since 2007
PROOFREADER
- Proofreader, Copy editor, the Paper of Wabash County, 2007
EDUCATION
- BA, Creative Writing
- Professional Secretary program
- Phi Theta Kappa, international honor society
SHERRY WEST ART LINKS
https://sherrywestartsblog.wordpress.com
https://sherrywestart.wixsite.com/sherrywest
https://www.hochanda.com/product/73467/stamp-addicts-harmony-cling-stamp/406669
HAPPY ART FOR A HAPPY HEART! 