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| CHRISTINE M. (FREUND) THORNTON Phone: (847) 797-8382 E-mail: christinethornton@wowway.com www.christinethornton.com |
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ILLUSTRATION EXPERIENCE:
Click here to view current Children's Book Illustration Portfolio
Featured Artist: One-woman exhibit at Willow Yoga in Arlington Heights, October and November, 2007. Click here to see art
from the yoga series.
Participating Artist: "SCBWI Children's Book Illustrators" juried show at the Chesterton Art Center in Indiana, October 2007.
Christine contributed three original illustrations from "HEADING TO THE WEDDING" and the illustrated letter "Q"
Illustrator: “HEADING TO THE WEDDING”: full-color, 32 page picture book, written by Sara Shacter and published by Red
Rock Press, 2006. To hear an interview with Christine about the making of the book, click here. then click on "Writer's
Webcast."
Client list includes:
Willow Yoga
Springboard for the Arts
Red Rock Press
Stevens Design
SCBWI
Featured Illustrator: 2005 Prairie Wind Newsletter, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
2002 -- 2008
Founder and Network Representative for the SCBWI Illinois Illustrators' Network. Organized monthly meetings for
children's book illustrators with varying levels of experience, prepared discussion topics, hired presenters, organized field trips
and orchestrated critiques. Maintained an e-mail list to communicate with 170 members.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2004 -- present
Christine Thornton’s Art Studio: Founder of a semi-private art lessons studio for children ages 5-14. View a sample lesson
plan or read about Christine's philosophy of art education.
Fall 1994 -- Spring 1997
Mount Prospect Elementary School District 26: Full time art teacher at Euclid and Indian Grove Schools, grades K-5.
Taught art to nearly 1000 students per year. Attended curriculum writing workshops then updated the district's elementary
visual art curriculum to meet state of Illinois standards. Founded after-school art club for fifth graders.
Spring 1994
Substitute Teaching: Glencoe District 35 grades K-8 and Avoca West District 37 grades K-8.
Fall 1993
Student Teaching: Glencoe Central Middle School grades 5-8, Glencoe District 35. New Trier Township High School grades
9-12, District 203 in Winnetka.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Type 10 Special Illinois Certification
Bachelor of Fine Arts, December 1993 for art K-12 Issued 1994
Major: Art Education Concentration: Painting
AWARDS AND ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
Academic: Professional:
University of Illinois Dean’s List, 4 years National Art Education Association member
Talented Tuition Waiver for Art, 4 years Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators member
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society SCBWI Illustrators’ Network Representative
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