Directory

Industry Experience

• Freelance Illustration & Design (1998–present)
• Performing Songwriter (2014-present)
• Senior Art Director; Kel & Partners, Boston, MA
• Creative/Interactive Lead; Embarc, Newton Upper Falls, MA

Selected Clients: Llewellyn Publishing, Guideposts Publishing, Rhode Island Monthly Communications, Sky Publishing, Wind River Records, The Fay School, Cape Cod Songwriter Retreat, Last Dance Productions, New Haven Folk Consortium, Vinegrass Music Festival, Peak Coffee & Teas, EcoTarium Science & Nature Museum, Staples Inc., Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare, Biogen-Idec, Sepracor, Athena Diagnostics, Mandarin Oriental of Boston, Rodman Ride for Kids

Publications:

• ‘Black Walnut Ink: My Attraction with Extraction’, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Illustration Blog
• ‘Grimoire of Shadows’, Llewellyn Publishing
• ‘Pagan Ways’, Llewellyn Publishing
• ‘The Stone That Rolled Away’, Guideposts Publishing
• Rhode Island Monthly Magazine
• Sky & Telescope Magazine
• CCD Magazine

Awards (Interactive Design & Branding):

2008 Publicity Club of New England Bellringer
2009 MITX Honors for Best Use of Social Media and Branded Content
2008 MITX Honors for Best Use of Social Media and Web 2.0
2007 MITX Best Professional Services
2006 W3 Interactive Silver Awards for Non-Profit, Professional Services, and Healthcare
2005 MITX Best Interactive Website in Real Estate
2005 Web Marketing Association Standard of Excellence
2005 MITX Honors for Biotech Industry Website
2004 MITX Honors for Healthcare Industry Website
2002 MIMC Honors for Healthcare Industry Website

Selected Recognition (Performing Arts):

2018 – CT Folk Festival; Emerging Artist Showcase Finalist
2019 – Providence Folk Festival; Featured Artist
2021 – Club Passim Campfire Festival; Featured Artist
2021 – Maine Songwriters Association; Performing Songwriter Award
2017 – Rhode Island Songwriters Association; Performing Songwriter Finalist
2017 – Rose Garden Coffeehouse; Performing Songwriter Finalist
2021 – Suzi Wollenberg Folk DJ Emerging Artist Showcase; Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA)

Exhibits:

• Sophomore Climate Change Group Shows (curator); Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
• Roland Scherman’s ‘Tripping The Light Fantastic’ Photography Show; Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA
• ‘Shadowbox’ Group Show & Silent Auction; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
• MassArt Illustration Faculty Show; Gutman Library, Harvard University

Workshops:

• Worldwide Climate and Justice Teach-In; Walnut Ink-Making Skillshare; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
• Worldwide Climate and Justice Teach-In; Material Mapping; Sourcing Pigment from Nature Skillshare; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Interviews:

The Woodshed Podcast with Aaron Tornberg, ‘Episode 31: Ric Allendorf’

SongBreak with Linda Sussman & Josie Bello, livestream 2022

The Old Songs Home hosted by Bob Weiser (WOMR) – live radio performance & interview

The Hour 9 Lounge hosted by Stan Blackmur (WICN) – live radio performance & interview

The Song hosted by Mary Wheelan (FCAT-TV)

Acoustic Blender hosted by Bill Revill (WESU)