Professional Experience
Owner & Artist
Annabelle Jones Jewelry
Denton, Texas
May 2009 to
Design and fabricate jewelry; manage business and web presence
 present
Adjunct Professor
 University of North Texas
 Denton, Texas
 Fall 2011
Teaching Metalwork and Jewelry design to undergraduate students in the College of Visual Arts and Design
 Fall 2012
Adjunct Professor
Dallas County Community College
Eastfield Campus
September 2008
Teaching Metalwork and Jewelry design to undergraduate students in the Fine Arts program
 to Present
Adjunct Professor
North Central Texas College
Gainesville Campus
January 2007
Taught Metalwork and Jewelry Design and Art Appreciation. Managed, maintained and expanded the Metals Studio.
 to May 2009
Model Builder & Design Intern
HKS Architects
Dallas, Texas
October 2007
Built architectural models for presentations and design studies. Assisted in design of buildings and preparation of
presentation materials, primarily in Hospitality Division.
 to February 2009
Teaching Fellow & Teaching Assistant
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
2006
Taught Drawing I to undergraduate students in the UNT Art Core curriculum program.
  
AutoCAD Technician
NeoRX Corporation through Aerotek
Denton, Texas
2005
Produced plans and diagrams of an existing building for radioactive decommissioning.
  
Teaching Assistant
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
2001 to 2002
Supported lecturing instructor of Art History Survey through grading, presenting exam reviews, and assisting students.
  
Education
    
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
2005 to 2006;
MFA in Metalwork and Jewelry Design.
 2001 to 2002
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
2002 to 2004
Graduate studies in Masters of Architecture first professional degree program.
  
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
1998 to 2000
BFA in Metalwork and Jewelry Design with secondary focus in Sculpture.
  
Parsons School of Design
New York, New York
1997 to 1998
Foundation studies including Design, Drawing, and 3-D Design.
  
Skills
Metalwork
Skilled in tools and techniques relating to non-ferrous metals including but not limited to: soldering, forming, casting, fabrication, and stone
setting. The primary focus of my work is on crochet, knitting, and fusing of metal.
Non-metal Fabrication
Model building skills incorporating use of laser cutter, hotwire foam cutter, table saw, band saw, power sanders and other shop equipment.
Computer Programs
AutoCAD, SketchUp (3-D modeling), Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and Excel.
Exhibitions
  
Celebrate Studio Jewelry
 DesignWorks Gallery
 Galveston, Texas
 2011
2011 Annual Faculty and Staff Exhibition
 UNT Art Gallery
 Denton, Texas
 2011
Faculty Art Exhibit
 Gallery 219 at Eastfield College
 Mesquite, Texas
 2010
Faculty Art Exhibit
 Gallery 219 at Eastfield College
 Mesquite, Texas
 2008
Materials Hard & Soft
juror Georgia Gough
 Greater Denton Arts Council
 Denton, Texas
  
2nd Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition
 Gallery 100
 Tempe, Arizona
 2007
Polished: 30 Years of Metal at UNT
 UNT ArtSpace
 Fort Worth, Texas
  
Denouement
 Cora Stafford Gallery
 Denton, Texas
  
Voertmans Annual Student Art Competition
juror Rainey Knudson
 UNT Art Gallery
 Denton, Texas
  
Annual Student Art Competition
juror Holly Johnson
 University Union Art Gallery
 Denton, Texas
  
Tapped
 Environmental Sciences at UNT
 Denton, Texas
 2005
Voertmans Annual Student Art Competition
juror Paul Bloodgood
 UNT Art Gallery
 Denton, Texas
 1999
Shows and Fairs
    
Love, Life, Wrapping Fundraiser
 McKinney, Texas
 December 2010
Sunflowers Market
 Dallas, Texas
 October &
November 2010
Chi Omega Christmas Market
 Dallas, Texas
 November 2010
Urban Bazaar 11
 Dallas, Texas
 October 2010
Urban Bazaar 10
 Dallas, Texas
 April 2010