Hi! My name is Amber Clarkson and rather tell you about all my skills, such as how I am proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, and InDesign; I would like to share how I got here.  As well as what matters most to me.  I grew up in a small town in Tennessee wishing and hoping to make art my career. As I grew older, life had other plans for me in my early adult years as I married my now husband, battled with my health, and became a mother. Despite our busy  military lifestyle, this didn't stop me from pursuing art in many forms such as drawing, drafting, 3D modeling and many other hobbies. 

 Working in retail was not something I dreamed of doing. I knew that there was more that I wanted to pursue in my daily life. So in 2020 when the world experienced COVID, I experienced a life changing ambition. I lost my job due to closures everywhere but I took this as the step to go back to school to pursue exactly what I was meant to do.

  I had always loved art, typography, imagery, and being able to impact the community in a positive way. Graphic design is not something I am just passionate about but a dream I had been pursuing all my life. Along the way, photography had become a gained skill and passion to further push the bar higher for myself. 

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  In May 2024, I graduate with honors and a B.A. in graphic design and multimedia arts, a concentration in web design, and a minor in photography. At a time when I was at my lowest of not having a job, kids having to be homeschooled, and the world experienced a pandemic, I chose to pursue my true career. I chose to show my family and the world, you can still reach your dreams.