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Education

Haute École de Joaillerie, Paris France 2024

MBA, Specializing in Jewelry Management

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Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA,  2021
Major: Metals and Jewelry Design B.F.A. Program
Minor: Sequential Arts

Isis Vera at the bench
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l’Ecole des Arts Joailliers / Maison Van Cleef & Arpels
Summer School: de dessin de Haute Joaillerie <<Oiseau>> 
1st Place Winner 2019

Workshops

Dessin de bijou à main levée

(2024 Paris, France )
70hrs Introductory course of hand drawing and illustration techniques used in High Jewelry illustrations, focusing on style used by French jewelry houses

 

Workshop Dessin Gouaché

(2023 Paris, France )
Intensive 5 day workshop focusing on understanding the principles of gouache techniques used in High Jewelry illustrations.  

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FIDA x London Fashion Week Commercial Fashion Illustration  (4 Week Course)

(2022 London, United Kingdom )
Online course focused on artistic, financial and commercial side of fashion illustration.  4 week intense course working with industry leaders to develop visual language, personal style in commercial fashion illustration.

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SUMMER SCHOOL: DESIGN OF HIGH JEWELRY (5 DAY Workshop):

(2019 Paris, France)
Chosen for 1 of 8 positions from 50 world wide final applicants to participate in 5 day workshop at the L’École des Art Joaillerie lead by VC&A Studio Director and Designers Concentrated workshop on High Jewelry design process for concept to final product. Awarded the 1st of 2 invitational 2 week design internship at the Design Studio of Van Cleef & Arpels.

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THE ART OF GOUACHE IN HIGH JEWELRY- THE LIGHT (6HR Workshop):

(2018  New York, NY)

 Concentrated workshop for High Jewelry rendering on form, lighting, and shading by working Gouache Artisans from Van Cleef and Arpels design studio.

 

THE ART OF GOUACHE IN HIGH JEWELRY- THE COLOR (6HR Workshop:

(2018 New York, NY)
Concentrated workshop for High Jewelry rendering color used in with instruction by working Gouache Artisans from Van Cleef and Arpels design studio.

Jewelry bench education and strong technical skills allows for fast product research, development and problem-solving in the design process as well as manufacturing. Work process in line building include sample making/mock-ups, Illustrator, Rhino CAD, hand sketching and gouache renderings to create product collections. 

Specific Skills

Language

Design

  • Mood Boards

  • Trend Analysis

  • Market Research

  • Color Forecasting

  • Technical

  • Hand Sketching

  • Technical drawing

  • Gouache Rendering

Programs

  • 3d Design ( Rhino 7.0, Rhino Jewel,    T-splines, Matrix, Matrix Gold)

  • Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat)

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Meetings)

  • English (Native)

  • Spanish (B1)

  • French (B1)

Contact

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Rights and Trademarks for Portfolio Commercial Work belong to retrospective companies who hold design rights. New York, NY 10001

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