Coopa Coopa! Art and Fashion Design
 
 

Where art, fashion and music come together as one! Page 5 includes resume
  

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New!!! July 5, 2006
Apple Pink Large hand bag
Coopa Coopa! Design by
Charles Cooper Jr.

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New!!! Coopa Coopa! Wooden Handbag
by Charles Cooper Jr. July 27th, 2006


Charles E. Cooper's Boi:

Charles Cooper is an exceptionally talented artist that holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has won various art competitons such as Mattle's creating a new "Barbie" design in conjuction with the very popular collectors magazinge "Whites Guide for Collecting Figures". He had the great honor of recieving the silver cup for outstanding artist during a Black History month celebration. He has done numerous fashion shows in the Washington D.C. area. He is a dedicated elementary school art teacher who enforces the importance of art as a part of a childs education. He also has tought a college level fashion illustration class and a summer extended education program at the Church of a Rising Savior in Baltimore city.

Charles' gold is to make Coopa Coopa! a household name. Creating a boutique in the Baltimore/Washington metropolatian area.

RESUME: Education

Objective: To obtain a position in the education field, as a teacher within a growth oriented area.

Capabilities: Teaching art grades kindergarten to fifth grade. Teaching in a highly innovated and creative manner that the students will understand.

Education: Virginia Commonwealth University-Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Design and Illustration.

Fashion Design and Illustration Training
Fashion Intern

Faye Michael's Design - while attending VCU
surface design experience, Cad, Illistation and creative designing.

Job experiences
Art teacher- Midtown Academy Charter School Baltimore, City Maryland. Art instructor kindergarten to fifth grade.
Implementing art skills appropraite for each grade level.

Art teacher- Matthew A. Henson Elementary School #29 in Baltimore City, Maryland. Art instructor grades pre kindergarten to 5th grade. Implementing art skills appropraite for each grade level.

Coopa Coopa! Fashions
Hand Painted garment designing and illustration. Free lance art illustration work. Home decorations and counciltation. Charles Cooper

Fashion Instructor (adjunct) Fashion Design and Illustations. Baltimore City Community College. Sally DeMarco- Fashion Design Chair person
Human figure drawing and fashion design techniques. Fabrication, still life, color contrast and basic computer adobe photo shop skills.

RESUME: Fashion

To obtain a position in the Fashion Design Industry as a designer within a growth oriented area.

Education: Virginia Commonwealth University BFA degree

Capabilities: Adobe Photo shop, Adobe illustrator, some CAD experience, Fabric and Print design, illustration/design theory, surface design, draping,pattern making,story boards,sample making, garment construction and production, fashion show production, specification sheets, historical costume research and design, art history, spicifically 19th and 20 century fashion. Music coordination for fashion show as an independant study.

Experiences:

Current job:
Midtown Academy Elementary school art teacher (look for information above under "experience" for details of job responsiblities).

Matthew A. Henson #29 Elementary School Art teacher (look for information above under "experience" for details of job responsibilities).

Coopa Coopa! Design: Hand painted garments and crafting. (look at information under education for more details).

Instructor: Fashion Illustation, Baltimore City Community College. (Look above for details of job description under the Education resume).

JoAnn Fabric - Inventory Control Specialist/Manager
Recieving shipment, merchandising, entering data of shipment, store key holder

Faye Michael Designs - illustrator, computer designs, trend boards, clerical duties, swatch sampling.

The Sports Authority- Fashion Displays/merchandising/sales.



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New!!! Coopa Coopa! Wooden Handbag
By Charles Cooper Jr. July 27th, 2006

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New!!! July 5, 2006
Large Moacha hand bag
Coopa Coopa! Design
by Charles Cooper Jr.