Adam Thas
E-mail: oalantern -at- yahoo.com
Work experience
Owner- The Wedding Lantern
2013 - present
In 2013 I created a small shop in ETSY to illustrate personalized wedding invitations and artwork for comic book fans. The shop has grown to sell through the US, and globally to Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Additionally my work has been featured on several websites as well "Don't Tell the Bride" on BBC3.
Skills
PHOTOSHOP- Editing
PHOTOSHOP- Color and Illustration
IllUSTRATOR- Adobe
CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
COMIC BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
ADVERTISING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Windy City Networks Graphics Division
2004- 2006
Worked in the grahics division of Windy City Networks on multiple contracts but mostly with Capital Records designing various album images and advertisements for Target, Walmart, and Best Buy.
2010 - present
Valley View School District
2002 - present
Art Educator for grades 6-8 at Valley View School District in Illinois.
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1997 - 2001
BFA with an emphasis on Education.
2010 - present
St Xavier University
2009 - 2010
Masters Degree in Teaching and Leadership
Concordia University
2012 - 2013
Masters Degree in Administration