ARIEL IS AN ARTIST WHO WORKS PRIMARILY IN THE MEDIUMS OF MAKEUP & WARDROBE STYLING. AS A DESIGNER, SHE CONCEPTS FOR NARRATIVE PHOTO AND FILM.

SHE TAKES A SPECIAL INTEREST IN PRODUCTIONS THAT UTILIZE CLOTHING, MUSIC, & ENVIRONMENT AS CORE ELEMENTS OF THEIR VISUAL STORYTELLING.

SOME OF HER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE A B.A. IN INTEGRATED STUDIO ARTS WITH A MINOR IN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ESTHETICS LICENSING. REGULAR RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING AND EXECUTION OF HER APPLIED ART FORMS.

ARIEL WAS BORN & RAISED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HAS LIVED THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN WEST. SHE FOSTERS A VARIETY OF INTERESTS IN THE CREATIVE AND OUTDOOR CULTURES INCLUDING FREE-DIVING, FALCONRY, TRAIL RUNNING, & PHOTOGRAPHING HER OWN PERSONAL PROJECTS. SHE LOVES THE OCEAN VERY MUCH AND HAS BRANCHED OUT TO UTAH FOR IT’S CLIMBABLE ROCK COLLECTION AND NEW SPACES TO CREATE.

SLC / LA. WILL TRAVEL ANYWHERE. ARIEL@ARIELLAFONTAINE.COM 909.217.5457

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PERSONAL PROJECTS & CREATIVE PROCESS:

PORTFOLIO OF HIRED WORK:

Pando & palette
Pando & palette
Traveling Circus: The Dockworkers• Platinum Palladium print from digital negative on paper. Wardrobe, makeup, hair, photography, set & print processing by me, Ariel LaFontaine. • As the last dregs of summer cling, I keep thinking about
Traveling Circus: The Dockworkers• Platinum Palladium print from digital negative on paper. Wardrobe, makeup, hair, photography, set & print processing by me, Ariel LaFontaine. • As the last dregs of summer cling, I keep thinking about the circus. This series is part of a project I did in college over 10 years ago that I’m really fond of. Some people spent their college days in raucous living experiencing their first time stab at life as a self-proclaimed adult and whatever that entails. My raucous college days included me talking my peers through firsts including holding a boa constrictor, riding a horse, and breathing fire. •Caption contd. in comment under “The Clowns”. Models: @jeffreyjazz @ryan.yekao , Taylor Barton, & Jake Erickson #circuslife #circuseverydamnday
Pando & palette Traveling Circus: The Dockworkers• Platinum Palladium print from digital negative on paper. Wardrobe, makeup, hair, photography, set & print processing by me, Ariel LaFontaine. • As the last dregs of summer cling, I keep thinking about