Holly Stone-Barker is an illustrator and educator who specializes in cut-paper collage. Her striking work incorporates texture, print designs, and shadow for a unique effect. A prolific designer in a variety of fields, Stone-Barker has worked for such clients as Clubhouse Jr. Magazine, La Capitol Federal Credit Union, and Harris DeVille & Associates, Inc. She combines her illustration experience with her love of education by instructing art programs for school-aged children with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. She is an instructor of design at the college level for Delta College of Arts & Technology, Inc. in Baton Rouge, as well as a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Since the early 1990s, Stone-Barker has garnered such honors as the Lantern Award for her work with the Louisiana Ammonia Producers. She has also been involved in several exhibitions, including the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Gallery and a juried exhibition at Master Eagle Gallery in Manhattan, and her work has appeared in the twentieth through twenty-second annual editions of RSVP: The Directory of Illustration and Design.
In 1992, Stone-Barker graduated with honors from Pratt Institute in New York with a BFA in communications design with a strong emphasis in illustration. She enjoys experimenting with new artistic media, which she tries to incorporate into a style that coincides with her love of cut paper and visual texture. A native of Valparaiso, Indiana, Stone-Barker lives in Zachary, Louisiana, with her husband, Wayne, and her two children, Ella and Stephen.
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