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Resume: Masha Falkov


Full name: Maria Soodak

Phone: 509-978-9037 (call or SMS alright)

Email: mashafalkov@gmail.com

Social Media in order of most activity:

TikTok

Facebook

Instagram

Contact:


Photoshop CC

Adobe Premiere Elements (haven’t used Premiere since it went to the subscription model but am capable)

Procreate

Affinity Designer (but can use Illustrator as well)

Mandelbulb 3D

Hexels

Aseprite

Audacity

Rudimentary PureData and CSound

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Pixel art animation

Audio Design, field and studio recording

Photography and photo editing

Glasswork

Pen and Ink

Watercolor

Can perform rudimentary 3D modeling for renders and 3D prints, and can learn more if given time.

Can work with acrylics if the world depends on it but would have to think about it.

Can code a bit if held at gunpoint.

Can create interactive installation art if given enough coffee ( https://youtu.be/PXZHMINO2DQ )

Areas of Expertise:


Education,

History,

Fun Facts!

2004-2007 - New College of Florida, Class of 2007 - ultimately majored in art but also studied biology for 2 years, electronic music, anthropology and Hebrew.

2009 - I become a US citizen in a ceremony held in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World on Independence Day Weekend.

2009 - 2010 - Working as an accountant for Nemo’s Utopia (run by Nemo Boko), an online vendor of visionary art, graphic novels, and other fascinating items on which I tried not to spend all my earnings.

2011 -2019 - Selling my artwork as a vendor at festivals, conventions, and other events.

2011 - Present - Learned to work with glass, primarily making scientific glass molecule models for Erowid and other clients.

2015 - We move into a castle in Winthrop, Washington.

2018 - My husband and I host the Castle Soodalkov Game Dev Retreat at our home.

2020 - I open up my own studio and gallery. I sign the lease 2 weeks before lockdown in Washington State.

2021 - Shortly after vaccines become commonly available, I optimistically sign the lease again. Hello Delta!


Volunteer Work

2016-2018 - Mentoring Program, Methow Valley Elementary School

2017 - 97.5 Root Radio, Twisp -Ran a weekly music program for 32 weeks

2020-present - Independent Learning Center, Twisp - Apprenticeship & Intern program I’m a part of through my studio


Big Art Projects

2017-Present

2012 - Present

2006-Present

2008-2013

Unstable Scientific - Work in progress - independent pixel art video game:
Character design, background art, animation, audio, overall game concept, level and content design.

www.unstablescientific.com

Molecule Zoo - A source of glass molecule models for the discerning science nerd. Clients have included ThinkGeek and Erowid, and dozens of PhD candidates or their loved ones looking for a gift related to their area of study. I’ve probably made over 2000 molecules at this point. This was one of my primary sources of income for the past 9 years.

www.etsy.com/shop/moleculezoo

Post Psychedelic Cyberpunk Tarot - A custom tarot deck with a theme of science, technology, and psychedelic-era philosophy adjusted for a more modern age. I began the project in 2006 and have since updated it 5 times, most recently this year with its own booklet.

(the link may not work, something went wrong with Google Domains, oh no!)

www.postpsychedeliccyberpunktarot.com

This is an older page for it…www.mashafalkov.com/#/postpsychedelic-cyberpunk-tarot/

The Gossamer Web - A graphic novel in 3 parts I worked on and printed up. I began working on a sequel in 2015 but it lost momentum after work on Unstable Scientific began.
www.mashafalkov.com/#/the-gossamer-web-graphic-novel/


EXHIBITS

2008 - Green Bull Gallery - Bradenton, Florida

2009 - Exotic Deco Gallery - Sarasota, Florida

2011 - Written on the Body - Portland, Oregon

2014 - Written on the Body - Portland, Oregon

2016 - Confluence Gallery - Music as Muse exhibit

2018 - Confluence Gallery - Realms Exhibit

2019 - Confluence Gallery - En Masse Exhibit

2020 - Confluence Gallery - Gems and Geology Exhibit

The vast majority of the time I’ve shown my art, it’s been at festivals such as Faerie Worlds, Conscious Culture, and Okanogan Family Faire. I attended street fairs and weekend markets, holiday fairs and themed conventions of all sorts. Unfortunately the pandemic has put a stop to this endless source of joy.