Mike O'Day

Mike earned a degree in Advertising Design/Commercial Art in St. Louis, Missouri in 1985, and was employed in a number of ad agencies. In Los Angeles, he worked as a party caricaturist and freelance illustrator, publishing his artwork in many national publications. Mike continued his freelance illustration career in Seattle, splitting his time between his art, and helping raise his two sons as a stay-at-home-dad. He’s worked in many different media including painting, printmaking, computer graphics and others.

Mike has taught art to children for the last seven years, and has many class projects displayed throughout Maplewood K-8 elementary school in Edmonds. In 2004 he was admitted in the Frances Anderson Sculptor’s Workshop where he is presently focusing his energy on ceramic sculpture and garden art. In 2006 Mike’s ceramic piece “Red Plant Man” won Best of Show in the Edmonds Arts Festival and was purchased by the Edmonds Arts festival foundations permanent collection. He is also a member of Artists Connect in Edmonds and has participated in numerous juried art shows and has had a number of solo exhibitions.