Artist Karen Ruddy
100 foot Mosaic Wall teaching project (5th Grade)
I graduated
from Doane College, Crete NB with a Fine Arts Degree in Art and Education in
1973 and due to my husband being relocated, I had to take advantage of what was
available to me at the time and place - and that led to a Masters and Ph.D. in
Library Science. Thus I secured positions as Library Director for library
Consortiums, College Libraries, and taught Library Science online for my Alma
Mater, Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX. For thirty six years I toiled in
these positions and only occasional Christmas Cards allowed me to do what I
loved best, create art.
Bead Paintings - the artist like to combine media
© Karen Ruddy
In 2004, my husband, Victor, and I retired back home to
Emmetsburg, Iowa and I relished producing Art in all it’s forms since that
time.
Mural - "Eleven Birds and a Butterfly (6X8')
© Karen Ruddy
I try to decide what I love doing best, and I love doing ALL
of it. Drawing, sculpting, pottery, ceramics, jewelry-making, printing, mosaics,
murals, painting, teaching art, statuary reconstruction, all are my passion.
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