Valentina Lazar

About

I first discovered that I have a talent for drawing when I was a child -- it was then that I first felt that I had already set a direction for my life through that discovery. I have been working very hard to transform that talent into a sustained passion, lifestyle, and income source ever since. I studied different art techniques, be it graphics, painting, or clay modelling, even metal restoration and photography. I also ventured into body and wall-painting, into digital design, as well as glazed ceramics.

Experience

FAUVE ATELIER

Sep 2016 – Present

Remote

Illustrator/Graphic Designer

Two techniques that I love to mix when illustrating a theme are watercolor and digital editing. My portfolio consists of logos, an illustrated children’s book, family portraits, cards, posters, and patterns for printed fabrics. Because of my passion for handwriting, I created my own font, which I often use for my letters to customers or even just to easily add my signature to a product. As a trained illustrator/graphic designer, I also love to use different types of pens, stokes and textures, all to create an unique visual content.

Atelierul din Padure

Aug 2016 – Present

Cluj-Napoca

Arts Teacher

During this time, I coordinated a fine arts course developed for children, in which their imagination was meant to materialize through various themes and techniques, either through drawing, collage or painting. The purpose was to familiarize the children with skills other than those learned through the usual program, as well as to lead them into forming a comprehensible plastic language.

FAUVE ATELIER

Sep 2009 – Present

Remote

Visual Artist

Apart from being a self-taught ceramist and passionate silk-painter, I am forever in love with photography and watercolours as well; I created the place of my dreams, Fauve Atelier, an artistic project that I have been developing for a couple of years, a project through which I want to bring colour, smiles, attitude, and courage into the lives of women. I try to do so not only through unique accessories and pieces of clothing that I manufacture in my studio but also through small tableware or decorative objects made of porcelain. These are meant to sweeten one’s breakfast, brunch or dinner. Here is my online-shop that I have developed myself https://fauveatelier.com where you can see some of my work.

AVA STUDIO

Sep 2006 – Present

Remote

Photographer

My passion for photography began to develop during the years of my adolescence. Since then, it has become an important part of my professional life, a part for which I am always seeking to improve my technique, my style, as well as the concept that I want to transmit.You can find my portofolio website at http://studioava.ro/ -- through it, I succeeded in creating a coherent story through emotions captured by camera lenses.

Education

Universitatea de Arte Plastice

Sep 2006 – Jun 2009

History and Theory of Art

Skills

Languages