I started ITW Group in 1999. My art and publishing journey started in high school when I discovered silk screening in art classes and realized I could print hundreds of posters from a single sheet of silk mounted in a frame. From the time of that experience, my art was connected to the ability to communicate on a larger scale than 1:1. I was hooked.
My first formal job in publishing was in medical textbook publishing for Saunders Publishing in Philadelphia (purchased by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and Harcourt was acquired by Reed Elsevier — now RELX — in 2001).
I attended St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana, as an art major, and transferred my sophomore year to the University of Notre Dame’s architecture department, when I discovered that the art studios at St. Mary’s closed at midnight, but the art studios in the architecture department were open 24/7!
Through the many years following university, I’ve worked on all kinds of art and publishing projects. When personal computers first appeared, I bought the first graphics-enabled PC that was available to the public to publish topographic maps for exploration geologists. When Apple appeared, I rented time on the Apple computers at a Kinkos in Texas and started a magazine for parents, Austin Family Magazine. I was determined to stay at the forefront of artistic creation and publishing technologies, and that desire has never diminished.
I’ve created print and digital art for national magazines, daily newspapers, books, websites, posters, billboards… just about any type of publishing project. I’ve solved a great many printing and publishing problems with clients’ art and have years of experience to draw upon. I have a Master’s Degree in Information and Library Science from San Jose State University (2014); a Master’s Degree in Teaching from the University of Southern California – USC (2012); and a Master’s Degree in Education Media and Instructional Technology from Full Sail University (2011).
In 2022, I started experimenting with artificial intelligence software to edit images and videos.
These are exciting times for artists, and I’m grateful for the continuing support of my local and state arts community and arts organizations in Northern California.
I’m a member of the Nevada County Arts Council and Nevada County Media.
Let’s be in touch!
Margaret@ITWGroup.com
+1 (530) 575-0128