Natalie Totire Brinley
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 Caricature 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
Education
Moody Bible Institute: Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Educational Ministries, 1998
Institute of Children's Literature Correspondance Writing Course, 2002
Triton College: 30 Credit Hours in Fine Arts and Graphic Design Courses
Writing Experience
Newspaper Journalist for Fifth Avenue Journal from 2008-2011. Click to view.
Mission Trips and Volunteer Work
International Teams Summer Internship: Assisted Kindergarten class 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
Artworks: Taught art classes to homeless people throughout DuPage County from 2005-2006
Kids Alive: Taught crafts and painted murals in children's homes and schools in Guatemala in 2006 and Dominican Republic in 2015 and 2020
Joni and Friends: Volunteered with disabled children, taught art, entertained with facepainting and puppets in 2012 and 2013
Memberships
DuPage Art League since 2005
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
DuPage Writers since 2013
Honors and Awards
Phi Theta Kappa since 2019
President's Honor Roll from Triton College, 2009
Merit Awards
