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"Pay-Per View" Paper, Wire, Glass. by Debbie Smith Mezzetta Private Collection - Virginia 2015

Client Experience

Visual Merchandising
  • Home Staging - Long and Foster Real Estate, Washington, DC 
  • Lead Stylist, Merchandiser, Partner - The Artful Gift Shop, Vienna, VA
  • Custom Gift Basket Designer - Sutton Place Gourmet (Balduccis), Bethesda, MD
  • Greeting Card Merchandiser - InterArt and Hallmark, Washington, DC, Bethesda, MD, Arlington and Alexandria, VA
  • Book Cover Photo Stylist, Illustrator and TV show stylist - Quilt-In-A-Day – San Marcos, CA
  • Retail Merchandiser - Sears Brands, LLC, Carlsbad, CA – 2 merchandising excellence awards for the Los Angeles Region
  • Catering and Food Stylist – Debbie Smith – San Diego region, CA
  • Designer, Catalog Illustrator - Dunstone Smith English Toffee, San Marcos, CA
  • Promotional Displays Artist - Providence Recreation Center, Falls Church, VA

Visual Merchandising Consultant
  • Display Consultant – WAG Gift Shop at Barrel Oak Winery, Delaplane,VA
  • Art Exhibit and Fundraiser Stylist - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Product Merchandising Consultant - Lola's Laboratory, Arlington, VA
  • Book Signing Merchandising Consultant - Canine Commandments – Marshall, VA
  • Book and CD Sales Table Merchandising - John E. Marlow Guitar Series, Bethesda, MD
  • Gift Packaging Consultant – KD Creations, Mt. Rainer, MD
  • Retail Packaging Consultant – Minnie Moon Press, Silver Spring, MD

Event Stylist
Small Parties, Food and Table Setting, Decorating
  • Birthdays
    - (photos coming)
  • Bat Mitzvahs (photos coming)
  • Weddings - Domaszwicz, Brown and Lau Families – Vista and San Marcos, CA, Bethesda, MD
  • Engagement Parties – Little, Brown, Buzby and Jalickee Families – Falls Church and Springville, VA, Bethesda, MD
  • Bridal Showers –Domaszwicz, Brown and Jalickee Families – San Marcos, CA, Bethesda, MD, Falls Church, VA
  • Baby Showers – Brown, Tewksbury, Jalickee and Pursche Families – Falls Church, VA, Bethesda, Silver Spring and Mount Airey, MD
  • 50th Wedding Anniversaries – Milas and Mezzetta Families - Falls Church, VA, Millbrae, CA
  • Themed Birthdays - Harry Potter, Prince and Princess, Ancient Rome, Jungle Animals
    - Harry Potter Party - Ariana (photos coming)
    - Harry Potter - Tennley (photos coming)
  • Themed Parties, Seasonal - Autumnal Pumpkin Carving Parties
  • Theme Parties, Other - Dinosaur Tea Party, Crain-aversary (Health celebration), Christmas and Valentine Crafts, Luaus

Event Stylist
Art Events and Fundraisers
  • Gallery decoration - "RED" Art Gallery Fundraiser - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Event decorations, Photography backdrops -  "DREAM" Art Exhibit and Fundraiser - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Craft Booth Merchandising for DSM handmade gifts - Spring Art Market - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Exhibit and Event decorations - "Planet Cupid" Art Gallery Fundraiser - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Sales Table for DSM - Holiday Market - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Gallery decorations - "Reincarnations" Art Exhibit and Fundraiser, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Theme logo, merchandising - Animal Fundraiser, Art To The Rescue, Marshall, VA
  • Event Stylist - Operation Understanding DC - 25 Year Anniversary, Silver Spring, MD

Event Stylist
Booth and Table Styling
  • Craft Vendor Booth and product merchandising - Restored Beauty, K&D, DSM - Art On The Avenue, Alexandria, VA
  • Craft Vendor Booth Decorations, Product Merchandising - The Artful Gift Shop - Viva Vienna, Vienna, VA
  • Store front, vendor, Hors d'oeuvres and Table decorating, Product merchandising, - Boutique Night at The Artful Gift Shop, Vienna, VA
  • Craft Vendor Table for Restored Beauty, K&D, DSM - Friendship Heights Holiday Show, Friendship Heights, MD
  • Craft Vendor Table for DSM - Annual GPNS Craft Fair, Bethesda Women’s Club, Bethesda, MD
  • Craft Vendor Booth, product merchandising - Restored Beauty, K&D, DSM - Annual Old Town Warrenton Spring Festival, Warrenton, VA
  • Craft Vendor Booth, product merchandising - Clarendon Day, Clarendon, VA
  • Vendor Table product Merchandising - Annandale Honey and DSM - Mason District Festival, Annandale, VA
  • Craft Vendor table product merchandising - DSM - Holiday Show, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Candy Manufacturer Wholesale Market Booth, product merchandising, Dunstone Smith English Toffee, Las Vegas, NV
  • Book and CD Sales Table Merchandising - John E. Marlow Guitar Series, Bethesda, MD

Handcrafting Workshops

Secrets of The Paper Garden: Designer and Owner. Party backdrop installations, gifts and workshops for handmade paper flowers and sculptures. 
  • Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • Grown-Up Art Camp, Del Ray Artisans - Alexandria, VA
  • Home Parties -  Alexandria and Falls Church, VA, Millbrae, CA.​

Dinosaur Tea Party: Designer and Owner. Customized Thematic Tea Party that includes all of the traditional tea niceties -- along with styling and decorating dinosaurs.

Handcrafts:
  • One-of-a-kind Holiday decorations, ornaments, cake and gift toppers, table-top trees, paper-mache sculptures, hand-illustrated mugs. More to come!
  • Limited edition jewelry, decorative items and ornaments -- The Gift Shop at Barrel Oak Winery, Delaplane, VA

Professional and Gallery Experience


Group Exhibit

  • "Through A Looking Glass" - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • "March 150" - Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
  • "RED" - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • City of Alexandria, Virginia's 250th Birthday - Ladies Colonial Shoes, Size 1776, aka, Peach Cobbler, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA and Smithsonian Museum, Arts and Industries building (The Castle), Washington, DC
  • "RED" - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • "DREAM" - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • "Planet Cupid" - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • "Reincarnation"- Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
  • "Cancer – Now What ", UCLA, Learning Resource Center, Geffen-School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA


Public Arts Sculptures
  • “Chocolate Dipped StrawBeary” – Pandamania, Washington, DC
  •  “Pecuniary Pig” – Stash Your Cash, Washington, DC
  • “Chocolate Bird” – Beach Bird, Ocean City, MD
  • “Why Do Elephants Paint Their Toenails Red...” – Party Animals, Washington, DC

Illustration
 
Muralist - Various private homes throughout Southern California, Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Maryland.
Illustrator, Graphic Artist, Book Cover Design, Photostylist - Quilt-In-A-Day, San Marcos, CA
Muralist, Faux painting - JM Designs – Various homes throughout Northern VA, Washington, DC, MD
Illustrator - Children’s Language Books, Taipei, Taiwan
Illustrator, Correspondence School text books - Independent Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
 
Member

Del Ray Artisans Gallery - Alexandria, VA
Falls Church Arts - Falls Church, VA

Set Design and Decorating

St. Andrews Players, Arlington, VA production of "Whistle Down The Wind". 2023
St. Andrews Players, Arlington, VA production of "The Secret Garden" 2024