Introducing our new intern: Ruth Ashby!

Ruth is a young artist who loves learning about a wide variety of things. She grew up in the south, but ventured to the North West to pursue a degree in Graphic Design at Brigham Young University-Idaho. After two years of school, she is excited to be back in Atlanta for a break and to learn more about printmaking with the Atlanta Printmakers Studio! She has previously worked with a non-profit organization focused on art and education and is looking forward to learning more about the everyday work of businesses like these. Ruth was introduced to printmaking through a university class, where she worked mainly in woodcut reduction prints. She had two pieces of her work exhibited in art shows in Rexburg. Graphite has long been her favorite medium (especially for sketching plants and animals), but woodcut has become a close challenger for that position. She loves it because it forces her to slow down and enjoy the process of making art in a tactile way. Handicrafts have been part of her life since she was little, such as knitting, crochet and basket weaving, so she was excited to embrace printmaking as another tactile experience when it came along. In addition to making art, Ruth loves to read, play piano, and spend time outside. She is the oldest of five siblings and lives with her family and dog, Lucy, in Marietta.