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Michelle Shefveland, Founder,
Product Designer,
and President of CottageArts.net,
has
loved photography, illustration, paper and fiber arts since her teen years, which
has evolved into a career as a graphic artist and photographer. She
has an affinity for nature photography and richly textured
collage, evident in her artwork that comprises most of the Simply Digital™
product line. As a passionate artist and writer, Michelle strives
to design beautiful products with which others feel inspired to
create their own stories and art.
During the
past five years, Michelle has also been a freelance writer and
designer in the craft and imaging industries. She has contributed/licensed
art, photography, or writing to
Adobe, Epson, HP, Jasc, Corel, NRN Designs, Creating Keepsakes, Simple Scrapbooks,
Memory Makers, Somerset Memories, Life Images, Scrapbook Craft, Lasting Moments, KMT Software,
Scrapper's Guide, ScrapJazz, and Creative Memories. Also on the
writing side, she authored the book, Scrapbooking the Digital
Way for Jasc Software/Corel in 2003, and served as a Charter Board
Member for Simple Scrapbooks' Digital
Scrapbooking Magazine, and Advisory Board Member for Somerset Memories
(previously known as Legacy) Magazine,
where she regularly contributes articles for their Digital
Workshop
column.
Michelle holds a B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems and has
over 15 years experience in the information technology and printing
industries As a
photographer, writer, and graphic artist, her passion is to
inspire and
teach others the exciting possibilities of creating art with the aid of
digital tools.
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Kris Shefveland, CFO and
Operations Manager,
holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science, with over 20 years experience in the
information technology and printing industries. His knowledge
and interest in digital scrapbooking and photography has been instrumental in the
formation and operation of CottageArts.net.
Kris and Michelle reside in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, with their
three rapidly growing kids. Scrapbooking will hopefully
slow down the growth process (or at least capture it, so they can
remember it!). They love to spend time on the lakes of
Minnesota in the summer and be cozy indoors in the winter!
Our Creative Team
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