•  
    dmassa@roadrunner.com
    Permanent Address: P.O. Box 331; North Conway, NH; 03860
    Cell phone: 603-986-8910
    Home Phone: 603-383-4637
     
    To create custom illustrations. I try to establish an open-flow of communication with my clients so that their vision is successfully transmitted onto paper.  My services range from clients wanting illustrations of their loving pets that have passed, illustrations of homes, barns and cottages the client wishes to have made as a special gift or for themselves and illustrations of people, places and things dear to their hearts.  All I request is a photo or jpeg image of the subject they want illustrated.
    I also illustrate covers for hard cover books and children's picture books.
     
    I specialize in the following mediums: soft pencil, black & white pen and ink, colored pen & inks and Prismacolor pencils. People who hire me want a hand art illustration, a timeless and passionate illustration that makes even the more ordinary extraordinary.
     
  •  
    • Illustrator

      , Self-Employed, North Conway, NH,
      • Illustrated tributes to Michael Jackson by pen & ink and PrismaColored pencils
      • Developed a collection of PrismaColor pencil illustrations
      • Portrayed a trio of Mother and Child fashion illustrations using pen & ink
      • Launched an annual series of Christmas cards, employing pen & ink and PrismaColor pencils
    •  
    • Custom Wedding Gown & Formal Wear Designer, Donna Massa Fashions, North Conway, NH, 1999 2005
      • Managed the pricing, custom-production, and distribution for formal fashions.
      • Developed and organized a benefit fashion show featuring all Donna Massa bridal wear for the Childrens Burn Center in the Shrines Hospital.
      • Created and designed southwestern beaded-fringe, pleated-fleece scarves to boutiques throughout the Mount. Washington Valley area.
    •  
    • Head Bridesmaids & Informal Wedding Gown Designer, House of Bianchi, Boston, MA, 1975 - 1998
      Introduced innovative fashion trends in the world of womens bridal wear from the mid 80s to the late 90s. All of Donna Massas dresses were featured in magazines, Bride and Modern Bride.
      • Increased the House of Bianchis revenue by designing unique and saleable dresses; which started as beautifully illustrate sketches that showed the dresss contours and details in 2D form. In the early 80s, Donna Massas fashion illustrations were featured in Pacific Coast Travelers magazine.
      • Designed patterns for the illustrated sketched which brought the dress from 2d to 3D; a pattern is composed of various sections of the dress (e.g. front and back bodice, sleeve, and collar) which are then placed on fabric, cut out, and stitched together.
      • Trained and supervised pattern-makers for the House of Bianchi.
      • Acted as a fit-model for over 20 years, providing measurements that matched the silhouette of the companys average client.
    •  
  •  
    •  
    • Workshop in Life-Drawing, Luna Gallery, North Conway, NH
      Taught a 12-week course with eight students sketching a live model
    •  
    •  
    • Workshop in Pencil, Pen & Ink and PrismaColored Pencils, The Graves Gallery, North Conway, NH
      Taught a series of exercises to five students in pencil, pen & ink, and PrismaColor pencils Mount. Washington Valley Arts Association Member
    •