Friday, April 30, 2010

Introducing our final two new roster artists

Win Ratz – enameler
Cheyenne
Win Ratz has been practicing the art of enameling for over thirty-five years, as well as working with watercolors, acrylics and collages for fifteen. She is a founding board member of Enamel Guild North East, a member of the International Enamelist Society, the Cheyenne Artists Guild, and the Society of Layerists in Multi-media. Her work has been exhibited and sold at various galleries and museums. Win has taught sixth through twelfth grade students, given public demonstrations and held workshops on enamel techniques, collage and watercolors. She tailors her workshops and techniques to the age of attendees and the time available. Contact: 307-635-7174; e-mail: winorron@gmail.com; website: www.winratzart.com


Jeffrey Tish – theatre scenic designer
Cheyenne
Currently a freelance scenic designer, Jeff Tish earned his B.A. in theatre with an emphasis in scenic design and a minor in costume design from the University of Wyoming. Jeffrey offers workshops to groups and schools in scenic design, construction, prop building, scenic painting techniques and shop organization. He has designed over seventy-five productions in the last twenty years and received the Scenic Design Award at the National Association for Community Theatre in 2007. Jeffrey can travel throughout the state, providing guidance throughout the entire scenic design process for your community theatre or school production. Contact: 307-630-7778; e-mail: jtish52@gmail.com