After studying at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, and graduating from Sacred Heart University in 1984, Karen began her career as a Graphic Designer and illustrator. Her work experience includes:

1. Pilot Pen Corp (illustration, animation, packaging design, POS)

2. Comp Design (advertising, illustration, packaging design)

3. Barbeau-Hutchings Advertising; Art Director (web design, collateral, illustration)

4. Graziano Associates of Fairfield (freelance design)

5. Productivity Design; Creative Driector (web design, collateral, illustration)

   Freelance and small business consulting

Trusted by many well-known brands, Karen brings an ability to integrate marketing objectives,
corporate identity and a fine-artists' sense of style, detail and emphasis to each project she
undertakes. Her work has garnered awards and won praise from various design organizations
and peer groups.

In addition to traditional free-hand illustration, Karen's extensive computer software experience
includes the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as well as Macromedia
Flash and Dreamweaver.