>> My name is Jackie Wong [phonetic] and I'm a freelance artist, specifically working in paper.
I create art literally using paper, and usually I work with mainly card stock,
so kind of the stuff you would find in the scrapbooking aisle at Michael's and stuff.
And I use that stuff to create dimensional paper illustrations.
So if you imagine a flat drawing or painting, I simply take the same concepts
and then just layer it into almost like a diorama,
and that becomes what we call paper sculpture.
Or I often do kind of pop-up work, which is the stuff you see in cards or books.
So I freelance.
My clients vary.
I've done some stuff with Disney Consumer Products.
I created a pop-up card that is now currently in their Disney Store Baby.
I've also done things for American Greetings, mainly kind of concepting work for them.
And then I also do stuff for toy companies, kind of like MGA graphic design and packaging.
My days vary a lot since freelancing.
Some days I literally sit at home and don't have to change out of my pajamas.
Other days I actually wind up having to go out.
I don't do a lot of meetings actually in person as a freelance artist.
Usually those are all done via telephone or email.
And so a busy day mainly consists of kind of having to write back a lot of emails.
If I have a meeting at all, it's usually in the mornings.
I have to go meet with a client or drop off a project
and then I come back and kind of do more emails.
If not, right afterwards I'll run errands in terms
of buying supplies and then kind of working.
For me I usually find that I'm most efficient at night,
so I usually work between 7 until about 1 AM.