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cheryl sharpley, july 2002

I designed my first website in November, 1999, for the Main Street Singers of Los Altos High School, as a required assignment for the introductory HTML/Web Design class at Foothill College.

The design experience was so interesting and rewarding, I decided to continue taking classes and pursue my interest in web pages and the internet. Other clients were soon calling asking for our help . . . and I was on the great adventure of becoming a website designer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my work and welcome your


Kristen Sharpley, opera singer

KristenSharpley.com

A website about my favorite opera singer . . .with a brief bio, a link to her pdf resumé, a link to current appearances, and a page where you can send Kristen fan mail. Any resemblance to her web site designer is purely coincidental!



Main Street Singers home page

MainStreetSingers.com

The Main Street Singers wanted a website that would feature information about their membership, tours, repertoire, alumni and sponsors. We plan to add audio clips to this site eventually to allow users to hear the wonderful music the group makes.



Main Street Singers home page

WoodArchitect.com

Educated in Oxford and originally licensed in England, Henry Wood, A.I.A., has been working as a San Francisco Bay Area architect since 1977. Wood's architectural services include: site analysis, building survey, building and interior design, planning/permit processing, construction drawings and specifications, construction support. His web site shows detailed views of new construction, remodels, and interiors.


SportSpectator.com

SportSpectator.com

SportSpectator.com offers concise yet thorough rules and basics for major and minor sports, educating sports spectators and creating fundraising opportunities for athletic teams. The site features links to shopping at Amazon.com and gives an online version of the information that is available in the company's well-received foldout sports manuals with testimonials from well-known athletes in many sports.



Kristen Rettig: Fine Gifts for Home and Garden

Kristen Rettig: Fine Gifts for Home and Garden

Pop-up pages give viewers a detailed view of this artist's exquisite decoupage plates. Decoupage is the French art of cutting and gluing papers to surfaces. Kristen Rettig's large collection of botanical prints and vintage ephemera find their way into her eye-catching designs that are applied to clear glass plates.



Etienne Gallery

Etienne Gallery, The Art of Suzanne Etienne
This site showcases the work of artist Suzanne Etienne whose primary medium is acrylic on canvas. More than 80 paintings are featured. Etienne Gallery also presents a biographical sketch of the artist, information about current shows, and a form users can submit to inquire about customized work.

Cover Story, Los Altos, CA: fine European bed linens, Italian dinnerware, bridal registry

Cover Story, Los Altos, CA

A personalized bridal and gift registry and online shopping are part of this site that features fine European bed and table linens, Italian dinnerware, ceramics, pewter, fragrances and candles. Cover Story also specializes in wonderful seasonal and holiday decorations and exquisite corporate gifts.

 



Musica Mundi

Musica Mundi Concert Tours
A site that features information about the Tuscany International Children's Chorus Festival, the Copenhagen International Children's Chorus Festival, biographies of conductors Jean Ashworth Battle and Henry Leck, and provides photos and information about Custom Tours.

Etienne Arts-Nicole Etienne

Etienne Arts, The Art of Nicole Etienne
Another artist's gallery featuring the contemporary work of Nicole Etienne, displayed in thematic galleries. Included are a biography of the artist, a price list of work available, a form for joining the artist's news update list. Both artists websites are slower loading due to large graphics.

Tiffany Court home page

Tiffany Court, A Senior Assisted Living Retirement Community
An elegantly appointed and beautifully landscaped retirement community in Walnut Creek, California. The site features photos of accommodations, a monthly activity calendar, descriptions of the dining with sample menus, staff photos and contact information, and a map.

Retirement Administration Inc home2 page

Retirement Administration Inc.
This website creates a web presence that allows the reading of quarterly newsletters online via PDF files and gives prosepective visitors insight into services offered. The logo and artwork were adapted from a brochure another firm had developed to give the client a consistent face and employs the grey/blue color scheme with its with its business-like "Wall Street” look throughout.

BHI Pipe

Bogart-Harvey/BHI Pipe
A site for a manufacturers representative for pipe products for municipal water and sewer systems. Offering links to all the companies that BHI represents, the site provides basic point-of-presence information and details how to contact BHI.

Senior Referral Services

Senior Referral Services
An easy-to-understand website that spotlights a service for finding housing placement for seniors. Besides detailing the services that proprietor Nancy Peterson offers, visitors can also read a biography of the chief executive and testimonials from clients whose lives have been changed for the better by allowing SRS to help them connect to suitable placement.

Breastmilk Solutions - Jane Morton, M.D.

Breastmilk Solutions, Jane Morton, M.D.
Dr. Jane Morton, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, designed two videos to give a new mother the inspiration and information she needs regarding breastfeeding the term or the premature baby. This is the first e-commerce site I have designed. We used Bigstep.com as the host. Working inside their templates for the catalog was tedious, but the site gives a lot of information and several easy ways for customers to purchase these unique teaching videos.

Helen Mehl Gallery

Helen Mehl Gallery
This site features the art of Helen Mehl, whose primary medium is watercolor. Helen resides in Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii and we were able to handle all the details beyond an initial meeting by her mailing photos of her work, and detailed information about each piece via email. She has a "purchase page" listing work available for purchase and asks interested parties to email or phone her regarding purchase methods.

J & L Digital Precision Inc.

J & L Digital Precision Inc.
J & L Digital Precision, Inc. has provided quality metal fabrication since 1967 for the aerospace industries of the seventies through the computer and biotech industries of the today. The site features details of materials used, the facility and high end equipment used to produce prototype and production runs with lead, OFHC copper, stainless, aluminum, steel, and most plastics for all industries including computer, electronic, food and beverage, and medical. The web site was developed by another designer in 1998;  some animated gifs were removed, custom navigation buttons installed, CSS employed to make pages load faster and look uniformly crisp and business-like. 
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