Dawn Pedersen, owner and artist, with her son Theo

I am Dawn Pedersen, owner and artist of Blue Lobster Art & Design. I have been designing for Web and print since 2000, and I’ve been teaching since 2004. I have provided design services to clients from Australia to Georgia to New York City.

I live in West Sacramento, California with my husband, our son Theo, two cats, a bunch of tropical fish, and one special blue lobster named Terrence.

I can be reached at dawn@BluLob.com or
916.320.1371.

Ocelot, our previous blue lobster

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Mini Résumé

Dawn Pedersen

Experience

• Over 30 years experience in drawing and painting
• Ten years experience in Web and graphic design
• Five years experience teaching design and art
• Previously owned Dawn’s Brain Design for seven years

Technical Skills

• Expert skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver
• Advanced skills in Adobe InDesign
• Advanced skills in XHTML and CSS
• Advanced skills in installing and customizing WordPress, Gallery2, bbPress, and X-Cart
• Intermediate skills in Flash, PHP, JavaScript and MySQL

Teaching Skills

• Instructed students in graphic design, Web design, art, drama and life science
• Trained students on Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Office

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. California State University, Sacramento. 1998
• Teaching Credential, Single Subject Art. Chapman University College, Roseville. 2007
• Graduate Student, MFA in Drawing & Painting. Academy of Art, San Francisco. 2008