J I L L

MACK A Y

P R ODUC T D E S I GN

E X P E R I E N C E

N A T I O N A L P R E S E N T A T I O N S

J ILL MACKAY ENTERPRISES LLC

PRODUCT DESIGN 1993- PRESENT

Licensed product line design & development for the jewelry, crafts, and giftware industries. Licensor to chain stores, manufacturers and television retailers including: Michaels Stores Inc., Sizzix, Ellison Educational, Jewelry Television, F&W Publications & Darice. Full Client list upon request. Currently selling in over 2000 stores and online.

J ILL MACKAY ORIGINALS

JEWELRY DESIGN 1983 - 1993

Jewelry Designer for the nationally syndicated

television shows daytime drama: The Guiding Light, and freelanced for Paramount Studio’s: Star Trek: The Next Generation. Clients also included fashion designers, theater groups, museum stores, department stores

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CON T A C T

I am an experienced designer in the craft and creative industries. Always looking for new opportunities to design for manufacturers, chain stores and television retai lers.

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2015 The Arts Incubator of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado Travel Team – Training the Trainers In Berea KY

2015 Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Show Anaheim, CA Seminar: New Materials & Technology

2014 Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Show Anaheim, CA Seminar: Crafting the Future: New Materials and Technology 2013 Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Pueblo CO Seminar Presenter, Sustainable Business Models for Creatives 2013 Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Show Anaheim, CA Jewelry Making Trends & Manufacturing Innovations

2009 Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Show Anaheim, CA Seminar Presenter: Jewelry Making Trends

2008 Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Summer CHA show Chicago, IL Seminar Presenter: Product Line Development

2004 Connecticut Department of Culture & Tourism, New London CT Higher Order Thinking Schools Conference, Workshop Leader 2001 Manchester’s Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, PA

Presenter, Arts and Healing

1996 Embellishment, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX. Lecture: The Business of Art

1995 - Embellishment, Houston Convention Center, Austin, TX. Lecture: The Business of Art

1994 - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York Summer Lecture series: The Business of Art

1994 - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York New Techniques in Polyester Plastic

A U T H O R

LARK BOOKS, ASHVILLE, NC

The Pattern Companion: Mosaics: Author

Creative Garden Mosaics: Author

Patriotic Crafts: Contributing Designer

Creating Fantastic Vases, Contributing Designer

The Michaels Big Book of Arts & Crafts: Gallery Artist MARTINGALE PUBLISHING, WOODENVILLE, WA

101 Earring Designs

Layer by Layer, Collage Projects for Home Decorating Holidays at Home, Crafts to Celebrate the Season

A W A R D S

2015 INNOVATIVE PRODUCT SHOWCASE MAKER CON, SAN

FRANCISCO, CA LITESEEDS LED Stickers

2014 SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM AMERICAN HISTORY

Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Liteseeds LED Stickers

2008 WOMEN'S JEWELRY ASSOCIATION

Winner 12th Annual WJA International Diva Jewelry Design Contest 2000 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES,

WASHINGTON DC

Artist In Residence, Representing the nation's artists 2000 MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION, WASHINGTON DC

Artist & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium T E L E V I S I O N & V I D E O

2016 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, FORT COLLINS, CO

Talent interview promoting the Arts in Public Places program 2016 F&W PUBLICATIONS/INTERWEAVE, FORT COLLINS, CO Two hour-long educational videos for my licensed line of Sizzix jewelry making dies

2016 & 2015 BEADS, BAUBLES & JEWELS PBS, CLEVELAND, OH On air guest, Jill MacKay® jewelry lines

2011 & 2012 JEWELRY TELEVISION, KNOXVILLE, TN

On air guest, television retailing Jill MacKay® jewelry lines 2009 BEADS, BAUBLES & JEWELS PBS, CLEVELAND, OH

Talent & Interview

2005 ACTIVA PRODUCTS INC. MARSHALL, TX

On-air talent and industry expert for two segments for television show DIY Network

2004 AMERICAN FOAM TECHNOLOGIES INC. PITTSBURGH, PA Producer and educational content editor for two 30 minute educational videos.

1996 - WTAE TV, PITTSBURGH, PA

Talent appearance on a half-hour, television special titled: Success by Six, Mind, Body & Spirit.

1994 - THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CHICAGO, IL Assistant Producer, production of an educational video to promote active involvement

within the membership to combat and solve health care issues of children in poverty through the CATCH program.

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