She/Her pixelforeststudio.com emily.maria.lucy@gmail.com Graphic & Web Design, Interdisciplinary, Painting/Drawing, Photography Online Mentorship BIO Growing up I’ve always had a zest for life and visual aesthetics. I received my undergraduate degree in photography and digital illustration from the University of Minnesota, and my Masters degree in graphic and web design from MCAD. Then moved to Colorado and developed a graphic design based curriculum for Denver Public Schools. After that, I was a web designer for ImagineThat marketing firm in Summit County, Colorado, working with a variety of clients within the Vail and Breckenridge areas. Since then I’ve been running my own freelance design studio, which has allowed me to work and travel all over the world. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY & MENTORSHIP The luxury of having another set of eyes to spit ball back and forth over creative work is the best way to elevate your practice. Sometimes we get stuck in our own work and fail to see it from other perspectives. Whether or not we choose to experiment with the input from others, is ultimately up to us, but the value of that conscious choice becomes higher with each input we receive.