Alana Kotze
REsume
40 years old
Driving License
Wilderness South Africa
Professional Status
Freelancer
Open to opportunities
About Me
The nature of my diploma course has paved way for me in many creative independent projects,requiring initiative and self motivation and a wide range of skills.
I am very enthusiastic and determined and love working close hand with people and children.
I have a keen eye for detail and love working with my hands.
I am also very flexible and quick to pick up new skills and eager to learn from others.
I am looking for part time or full time work either assisting an artist or artistic business alike,where i can add value to exciting projects and or business and develop my current skills further . I also have great analytically skills and that i know suits well with the needs for customer assistance.
I am a great communicator and have good organizing skills,with my background in art and art directing i would make a very successful and creative studio assistant.
i Would appreciate any opportunity to make a substantial contribution by exploring business through applied art.
I am very enthusiastic and determined and love working close hand with people and children.
I have a keen eye for detail and love working with my hands.
I am also very flexible and quick to pick up new skills and eager to learn from others.
I am looking for part time or full time work either assisting an artist or artistic business alike,where i can add value to exciting projects and or business and develop my current skills further . I also have great analytically skills and that i know suits well with the needs for customer assistance.
I am a great communicator and have good organizing skills,with my background in art and art directing i would make a very successful and creative studio assistant.
i Would appreciate any opportunity to make a substantial contribution by exploring business through applied art.
Self emlpoyed
Self employed
Since 2012
Freelancer
Wilderness,Garden Rote
South Africa
- Trade in Leather,crystals and art at markets in Wilderness and Sedgefield area
- Leatherwork for Earthdrop and making various leather goods/horse sadlebags/bags /belts ext
- Repair of horse sadles and tack for Black Horse Trails
- Living on and cultivating an ecofriendly,medicinal small holding with big veggie garden,fruit trees ext
- makeing produce with whats availabe on land, selling at organic market
- Building on knowledge of medicinal plants and making tinctures and ointments of seasonal and anual plant flowers
Shop Manager
Faery Gem
2011
to 2014
Full-time
Wilderness,Garden Route
South Africa
- assist in creative outlet of shop and presentation
- broadened skills in sales and marketing
- flourished in Crystal Healing and various alternative healing teqniues
- built vast knowledge in leadership and management roles
- book keeping
- buying on of stack
- contact Darina Concannon 0448501002
Shop Assistant
Faery Gem,crystal,jewelery and fairy shop
2011
to 2014
Full-time
Wilderness,Garden Route
South Africa
- assist in creative outlet of shop and presentation
- Broadened skills in sales and marketing
- Flourished in Crystal healing and various alternative healing techniques
- Built vast knowledge in leadership and management roles
- book keeping
- buying on of stock and pricing ext
- contact Darina Concannon 0448501002
Art Department Assistant
ZA News
2010
Full-time
Cape Town
South Africa
- South Africa's first life size puppet,political satire show
- worked close-hand with Zappiro,whom the puppets design was based on his cartoon drawings
- built molds for sculptures
- casted and specialized in French imported 2part Latex foam
- sculpting hand and molding of hand gloves
- latex spray,airbrushing puppets
- contact Liesl Reddeck 0722335452
Internship: art department films
Cfx,independent films and student films
2006
to 2009
Part-time
Cape Town
South Africa
- props making for 2 international adverts
- props,make up,set dressing ext
Childminder-London Uk
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
2004
to 2005
Full-time
London
United Kingdom
- ages 3 month to toddlers-
prep of bottles/food/activities and daily planning and structure - used World at their fingertips curriculum for infants
- introduced experiences that create exploration of infants and todlers
- ages 2-5 years
inspire and play,prep and layout of activities incorporating each child's different needs and development stages - developed great bonds with "key children" parents and family and in so doing with parent meetings ext. could work close-hand with all the necessary development stages and individual needs of the kids
- additional first aid and food hygiene course
Caretaker for Disabled-London Uk
agnency
September 2003
to November 2004
Part-time
London
United Kingdom
- helping young lady to take care of herself, including assisting to toilet,feeding ext
- playing educational games and keeping her company during full day, from breakfast till dinner
- we explored outdoors as much as possible and did daily park walks
Childcare assistant England
Various agencies
January 2003
to June 2004
Full-time
London
United Kingdom
- Assisting main teachers and caretakers in daily routine activity's
Tough supervised and cared for baby's from 10 months to toddlers,all necessary care including feeding,preparing milk and exploring milestones with them in a intimate setting
Course outline : Beauty make up
Special effects make up
Sculpting
Molding / casting
Props fabrication
History of art
Film history
Design and Self promotion
Airbrushing
Photography
Specialization areas:Beauty make up and hairstylist
prosthetic and caracter make up
special affects make up
sculpting-facial,caricature,realistic
mold making-silicone and resin and various other materials
got offered a teaching position at City Varsity,decided to relocate to the Garden Route
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Special effects make up
Sculpting
Molding / casting
Props fabrication
History of art
Film history
Design and Self promotion
Airbrushing
Photography
Specialization areas:Beauty make up and hairstylist
prosthetic and caracter make up
special affects make up
sculpting-facial,caricature,realistic
mold making-silicone and resin and various other materials
got offered a teaching position at City Varsity,decided to relocate to the Garden Route
basic childcare ground training for ages 3 months to 2years
Matriculate in Subjects
Biology
Art (Jack Mayring Art Academy)-Distinction
Home Economics
Geography
English
Afrikaans
Biology
Art (Jack Mayring Art Academy)-Distinction
Home Economics
Geography
English
Afrikaans
- shop admin
- book keeping
- client relations
- in plasterscene
- earthclay
- foam
- poliurathane
- fiberglass and resin molds
- 3 part and more
