The Saturday morning figure drawing classes I took when I was in high school convinced me I should study Fashion Illustration in college. Four years of figure drawing? Yes, please. 

In the course of my career I have designed logos, ads, t-shirts, social posts, and packaging for clients as diverse as: Boyd Gaming, JCPenney, Belk stores, Matco Tools, NAPA Auto Parts, and the Racine Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. I’ve taught graphic design and illustration for 4 colleges. I’m a 9-time American Advertising Award winner for illustration and design.

I create paper dolls for doll and paper doll publications and have participated in the International Paper Doll Convention, sometimes as a judge, sometimes as a presenter. Three years ago I started making ink drawings on paper plates as a creative discipline. The growing number of paper plate drawings have been included in two art exhibitions.

I currently live on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi with a dog and 3 spoiled cats. I have a studio in the attic where I draw, design, paint, and create paper dolls until it is time to sew my next cosplay.

Follow me on Instagram for art, turtles, cats, odds and ends: https://www.instagram.com/aceytray/ 

Photo by Jeff Harrison.