Visuwil Productions

Expect attention to details and logistics…an abundance of information and ideas…honest feedback and unseen perspectives …flexibility…professional response and resolutions…friendly customer service…outcomes met beyond your personal and client expectations… memorable experiences, eye catching everything and highly creative fun.

About Me {visuwil} event producer. event planner. food connoisseur. personal shopper…stylist. creative designer…writer…florist…photographer…artistic and idea guru.

I have always been fascinated with art and all which inspires me creatively!
I began drawing... creatively using mediums such as Crayola®️ markers, colored pencils, charcoal, and assorted acrylic paints to literally duplicate my favorite cartoon characters or cereal box icons. I started photography as a hobby...using my Mom’s little old “Girl Scout Brownie” camera...taking black and white snapshots of just about anything.
My creative nature allowed me to successfully completed a 5 week Wilton Cake Decorating Class...I being the only teenager...in a room full of senior women homemakers/bakers. My creative abilities even venture into areas such as writing, photography, food and beverage concepts…interior and floral design.
And, when I think about it...I’ve always been a creative.
I truly started as an artistic kid!
I began producing memorable events /special occasions...mostly grand surprises as a teenager for my family. While in High School...I was the guy who annually envisioned the theme concept for Homecoming and; produced the entire production!
I gravitated towards art and creative food presentation {catering}. And, while in my professional career I acquired the name “Visual Will” due to my creative nature and skills.
I eventually started my own event business...naming it visuwil® productions...and ; began living my dream of producing events professionally for both corporate and social clientele which featured elaborate decorations, fantastic food stations and; the most unique and memorable productions which incorporated Cirque-like masked staff…wearing theatrical costumes! Oh, what fun!

As a professional artist I have always been visually inclined...captivated by the thought of capturing beauty of any subject through color and bringing whimsical characters to life!

Currently, my artistic focus is creative iPhone photography. Eventually, I would like to take my photos and transform selected images into gigantic hand-painted…fine art masterpieces!

Artistic work featured:
Gurushots®️ Photography
a myriad of images featured on online galleries and within the pages of online magazines throughout the US and overseas.
Instagram®️ YouTube®️ and Facebook®️

Artistic Awards
PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE ARTIST AWARDS

• 4Culture COVID19 ARTIST AWARD; Awarded May/June 2020
• Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
ARTIST HARDSHIP COVID19 EMERGENCY / Monetary MATCH Award
Awarded May/June 2020 {received directly from President Michelle Y. Merriweather}
• Personal GoFund Me; Awarded May/June 2020
Funding to benefit current event décor and prop inventory.

My Work and Favorite Featured Creative Productions
• Eventaphobia featuring ORNITHOPHOBIA! The fear of Birds (visuwil®️productions Chicago/Seattle); • James Beard Wine Dinner featuring Celebrity Chefs Julia Childs and Emeril Lagasse (Chicago); • Chicago Lyric Opera Opening Party featuring Carmen (Chicago); • Three Arts Club Wedding (Chicago); • David Copperfield Opening for Steppenwolf Theatre (Chicago); • Annual Lincoln Park Zoo Ball (George Jewell Events Chicago); • Annual Steppenwolf Opening Night Gala (George Jewell Events Chicago); • Alliance Francaise at the Buckingham Fountain (George Jewell Events Chicago); • Newberry Library (George Jewell Events Chicago); • IML Opening Private Party at the House of Blues (Chicago); • Independently Gay 4th of July themed dance party production (visuwil®️productions / Five Nightclub Madison, WI); • Butterfly Museum Opening (Nature Museum Chicago); • Ragtime Opening (George Jewell Events Chicago); • City of Chicago Field Museum Campus featuring Frank Sinatra Jr. (George Jewell Events Chicago); • Man in the Iron Mask at CBS Studios (George Jewell Events Chicago); • The Garden of Good and Evil theatrical dance party production (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka®️| Circuit Nightclub Chicago);
• Erotic ( visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago);
• Pandora’s Box (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago); • Asian Invasion (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago); • Baby Boom (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago); • Prehistoric (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago ); • The Ice Ball (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago ); • The Skeleton Bone Halloween Party ( visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago); • Under the Big Top (visuwil®️productions / Absolut Vodka | Circuit Nightclub Chicago).

EDUCATIONAL AWARDS Professional Creative Writing Awards
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Department Special Honor Awards

• The Gordon Misner Writing Award August 2002
Awarded for excellence in creative within the Criminal Justice Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Note: Gordon Misner was a leader in recognizing disparities within the Criminal Justice system within both internal and external policy.
• The Wayne Kerstetter Merit Award August 2002
Awarded for overall achievement in overcoming life obstacles while attending school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Note: Kerstetter worked as Superintendent of the Illinois Bureau of Investigations; he worked hard to abolish the corruption of organized crime…to reduce criminal activity within local police departments.

Social Media
• NBC Interview with Natalie Martinez on Equality and Gay Marriage Celebrations (NBC 5 Chicago)
• WGN Interview on Equality and Gay Marriage Celebrations (WGN Channel 9 Chicago).
• Hilton Hotel Honors Newsletter
introducing Bill Harrison Park Avenue Cafe Director of Private Dining
• Boi Magazine on Local Promoters Favorite Local Dining Experiences
• Boi Magazine on Lakewview Chicago Boystown Creative Window Design
• Boi Magazine featuring The Ice Ball “Hot As Ice”
• Boi Magazine featuring Eventaphobia Kickoff Party at Hydrate Chicago.
• Gay Chicago Magazine “Someone You Should Know” feature.
• Gay Chicago Magazine featuring “Holiday Traditionas” written feature by Bill Harrison.

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