Ruth Marshall Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Bronx, New York City.

Artist, Creator, Crafter, Knitting, Crochet, Teaching, Art Program creator, Recycler, Reuser, Animals & Nature, Tote Bags, environmentalist, fiber artist

Instructor for knitting and crochet workshops. All ages, all skill levels. Beginners, advanced. Children, young adults, adults, older adults, challenged individuals. Also guest lecturer as visiting artist - for stories regarding my personal, and professional experiences as an artist. Lectures vary in length and topics - from what it takes to have success as an artist, my creative process, textile art in general and environmental conservation. Please visit my website for more details - http://ruthmarshall.blogspot.com/p/home.htmlreference from EVA WAGNER - education coordinator University of Maine Museum of Art Ruth gave a power point presentation as part of UMMA’s Leonard Lecture Series, led agallery talk for guests for UMMA’s Art @Noon series and led interactive discussion sessions for two groups of middle and high school students. She tailored her talks to each group’s needs and carefully considered our guests’ questions. Her down to earth, witty, presentationscarefully intertwined the world of science and art.I appreciate Ruth’s candidness and ability to articulate the complex nuances of being anartist. For our younger audience, I found her to be very motivating; her message is one ofhope.

I teach Foundation Drawing to freshman animation students. I also teach Gesture Drawing to second year students.

Contemporary fine artist specializing in textiles

recreating natural environments for zoo animals and visitors to the zoo.

Mfa, Sculpture

Bfa, Sculpture, Printmaking

Activities and Societies: student union representative