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Mentoring is a rewarding experience for both the mentor and the mentee. Creative Manitoba serves as a facilitator to help up-and-coming rural artists find mentors to further their artistic growth. In this spotlight, graphic designer and mentor Cherilyn Misling and her mentee Marley S.R. Moose talk about their experiences working together!
Marley S.R. Moose (she/they) is a visual artist working in both traditional and digital media. She has exhibited her work at Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery. An artist from very early on, she has been working on branching out into various illustrative media.
Cherilyn Misling (she/her) is a graphic/brand designer focusing on social media content design, full identity design, and web design through her company Cher’d Designs. She received her graphic design education through The Toronto Film School and has worked to narrow down her area of expertise and excel in the field.
I have been an artist since I first started drawing, although I began painting and learning more about colour theory in middle school while living in the South Osborne part of Winnipeg.
I have been practicing art professionally since 2021. I create on a freelance basis for clients around my tri-community and all over Manitoba. My hope is to extend my reach to other provinces in the future.
Together, we have been talking about the more professional aspects of logo design and more efficient ways to create new pieces. I typically don’t do digital work so having Cherilyn nearby helped a lot with the motivation to keep on going.
Marley has a strong artistic background in working with physical media such as sketching and painting. We used the mentorship program to really focus on bringing her art to life in a digital form. This was a great time to teach Marley the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator. Once we created the artwork, I was able to share my knowledge with Marley about how client work is presented to clients. A submission for the Paskwayak Gas Bar Logo Contest was a great way to put that knowledge into practice.
I enjoy seeing all the pieces come together, it helps me develop patience. I enjoy art, you can send a message with it or create just to have fun and learn. With art there always is room to learn and develop techniques and with so many mediums available it’s never-ending knowledge!
Marley S.R. Moose
My passion comes from working with clients to find their visual voice, to create and ignite the spark they require to reach their audience, and seeing my designs out in the real world.
Cherilyn Misling
I feel as if my art has become more put together since participating in mentorship. Looking back on older pieces, I notice my newer art is more vibrant and flows together much nicer entirely.
Having the opportunity to pass on my knowledge and skills to a younger artist was truly something special. This program allowed me to step out of my comfort zone a little and practice teaching. Seeing Marley’s ideas come to life was so cool. I love the way her mind works and she has taught me new ways of looking at things.
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