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BevJean Charles

Fremont,CA

Summary

To obtain employment in a facility where my artistic skills to be used in companies, art schools and special education schools. I enjoy working with children and adults and helping them discover the art. I would like my art talents to benefit a company or school to grow.

Overview

48
48
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/Designer

Bevy's ASLART
Fremont, CA
05.1977 - Current
  • Company Overview: I designed the patterns, made & sold huge windows to homeowners in Santa Cruz, California
  • Designed the patterns, made & sold huge windows to homeowners in Santa Cruz, California
  • Selling Sign Language magnets & ornaments internationally
  • Making my own molds, clay arts & raku
  • Worked with Deaf Expo as Art Coordinator
  • Sold artwork pieces to bookstores, gift shops, Vendor at Deaf World Games, Deaf Expo & online orders
  • Made leather art works into rocker chair, wristbands, book covers, iphone covers, repair leather items, sewing leather vest, painting on leather, belts, chair seats & upholstery repair
  • Designed patterns, sewing costumes, making quilts, create hat boxes, rugs, sewing heavy denim for upholster the sofa, rocker & ottoman
  • Taught my daughter in this field & helped her with her own fashion design business and set up the stage for her fashion shows
  • Training dogs in tricks using American Sign Language, won numerous trophies & mostly first places titles in CA & TN since 2003
  • Designed patterns, cut wood, restore, refinisher, recycle them into new pieces of furniture, custom made picture frames, crib into crib size beds, custom iron board with cabinets, shelves, Sign Language Clock, etc
  • Created art in 3-D forms with hands, faces and impressions related to Sign Language
  • Invented a unique design & created beaded jewelry, nature gem stones, theme necklaces & sign language hands spelling out the positive words
  • Designed & baked custom cakes, making hard candy lollipops out of molds that shaped in hands related to Sign Language
  • Selling them as wedding favors and special events
  • Prepared contracts for child actors with TV & film production companies assisted with auditions & homeschooling
  • I designed the patterns, made & sold huge windows to homeowners in Santa Cruz, California

Art Teacher/Acting Coach

Truckee, USA
  • Company Overview: Scheduled activities, entertainment, art projects for summer youths & made a safety tips video of for students
  • Scheduled activities, entertainment, art projects for summer youths & made a safety tips video of for students

Art Teacher/Acting Coach

Brentwood, USA
  • Company Overview: Scheduled activities, entertainment, art projects for summer youths & made a safety tips video of for students
  • Scheduled activities, entertainment, art projects for summer youths & made a safety tips video of for students

Education

Deaf Women’s Leadership Program -

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Visual Art courses -

Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA

Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses -

Ohlone College
Fremont, CA

High School Diploma -

California School for the Deaf
Fremont, CA

References

Available upon request

Volunteer Experience

Art Teacher/Acting Coach, Scheduled activities, entertainment, art projects for summer youths & made a safety tips video for students., Truckee, CA, 4 summers, Brentwood, TN, 1 summer

Referencecontacts

  • Jerilynne Keller, Artist
  • Zipporah Ross, Fashion Designer
  • Marjorie Sonnenstrahl, School Psychologist

Timeline

Owner/Designer

Bevy's ASLART
05.1977 - Current

Art Teacher/Acting Coach

Art Teacher/Acting Coach

Deaf Women’s Leadership Program -

Gallaudet University

Visual Art courses -

Santa Barbara City College

Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses -

Ohlone College

High School Diploma -

California School for the Deaf
BevJean Charles