ARTIST PROFILE
Margaret Burke is a talented and experienced graphic artist able to meet a variety of your business, individual or not for profit association needs.
Her business, Black Wolf Designz, is a sole proprietorship promoting digital art, graphic design, photo restoration, and custom designed, quality imaging.
Margaret’s skills can create a ‘look’ or brand for your business or not for profit group, design promotional materials or create a customize ‘memory montage’ of photos to capture history or memories of a loved one.
Old photos,personal, company or community group, have a historical value that increases each year but the quality of the image may be degenerating. In addition, old portaits allow us to have a look at the inward life of our forefathers the people of another historical time. They need and deserve restoration and presevatiuon for future generations.
In addition to historical digital photo work, Margaret’s photo restoration and arranging can focus on camps, the family homestead, pets or anything that is special to someone. Among the many advantages are that copies can easily be made for other family members and pictures that are often scattered among various family members and other places (online, museums, etc.) can all be brought together to be shared with everyone interested in a copy.
In addition to her growing business, Margaret volunteers and has received special recognziation for her skills and time from the Sault Area Hospital Foundation, the Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie & District, Indian Friendship Centre, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, Japan Karate Association and local artists, among others.
Memberships:
Local: Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie & District, The Indian Friendship Centre, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, SuccessBuz for Women
Web: Aboriginal Business Canada
Margaret also sits on the Special Events 80th Anniversary Committee for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, where she has added valuable assistance to the 2008 marketing campaign.
Black Wolf Designz will succeed because of Margaret’s:
- High quality graphic design work and proven industry reputation
- Self-movtivation to learn and move forward in the advancing markets
- Developing relationships with small businesses and helping to meet the great demand for Black Wolf Designz services in the Algoma District
- Strong social network, and ability to build partnership’s with organizations
Margaret Burke graduated from the Humber College Business Management program in 2003 and possesses five years graphic experience, along with 15 years of computer experience.
Her exceptional marketing and graphic training and skills are based in her artistic talent, for which she obtained certificates at Cambrian College, Sudbury, ON where courses included: Advertising & Sales, Webpage Design HTML, Purchasing Management and Small Business Operations.
Multimedia design challenges require talented artists, who can combine traditional skills as designers, illustrators, fine artist, and photographers with computer expertise. Margaret can do all of that and relies on a number of different computer programs to assist with creating and arranging the various parts of a design project.
Black Wolf Designz looks forward to continuing provision of services for veterans, small businesses, local artists, and aboriginal organizations within the Algoma District.
Current projects:
- 80th anniversary Cash Celandar of Memories, and
- 80th anniversary marketing campaign for the Royal Candian Legion Branch 25
- Photo restoration for clients
- Graphic designs for artists and small businesses
For the Legion cash calendar project she reviewed hundreds of rare photo images in the Legion’s archieves and then digialitized a selection and arranged them memorable montages to illustrate each page of the calendar. Project organizers and those puchasing the calendar have all been impressed with the production.
She can reached at 705-257-9460, blackwolfdesignz@hotmail.com
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