With a BFA in Illustration and Drawing as well as the Graphic Arts, Christine's design skills are well-grounded in a wealth of artistic knowledge and ability. Her tech skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are expert-level, and constantly broaden with her thirst for new approaches and techniques.

Christine has been working as a graphic artist, illustrator and studio photographer for the past three years for JR Cigars, and has been in the graphic arts field for five years.

JR Cigar Company Profile: The company that began as a small Manhattan cigar shop is now the world's largest retailer and distributor of premium cigars in the United States. Its retail operations include three discount outlet stores (all in North Carolina), 5 retail stores, a direct-mail catalog, the soon to be released Cigar Magazine, as well as several internet-based projects including www.jrcigars.com. JR Cigar sells over 150 brands of premium cigars, including 52 proprietary brands, and ranks as the largest single customer of most of the world's leading manufacturers of premium cigars. Along with cigars, JR Cigar distributes smokeless and pipe tobacco, tobacco accessories, cigarettes, fragrances, apparel, jewelry and gifts. It is rumored that JR Cigar sells well over 50% of the longfiller cigars in the United States.

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