Kasha Ritter

Kasha Ritter Acrylic ink, Sculpted canvas, Sculpted Duponi silk

"This is your world. Shape it or someone else will." Gary Lew

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Artist Statement

1964

Born: New Jersey

1982-83

Elmira College: Fine Arts/psychology

1984-85

Graphic Careers, Inc., Rochester,New York.

One year intensive program in graphic art/design

Ron Ketchum Design studios

1985-86

Glenn Godfrey Communications, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Freelanced/solo exhibitions

1985-86

Emerald Isle Print Shop, Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

Print shop asst. manager, layout, sales

1986-87

SEI Technical Institute, Cary, North Carolina:

technical illustrator

1987-1989

MWR Marketing Services, Okinawa Japan: Assistant Art Director.

Exhibited in various shows on-island

Started line of hand painted children’s clothes

1989-90

Established Kashas Kreations

Freelanced graphic art, commissioned fine art pieces

1990-94

Creatively raised children. Learned more about creating by watching them than I ever absorbed in an art class. Expanded the Kashas Kreations line. Added canvas floor cloths, hand painted glassware, mixed medium pieces and murals.

1995-99

Expanded client base/completed commissioned pieces

2004

Designer/Artist of Pink Star Gallopalooza Horse,

Louisville, Kentucky

Pink Star chosen to make an appearance at Louisville's Annual

"RACE FOR THE CURE"

Participated in various TV spots, newspaper and magazine interviews for PINK STAR and breast cancer awareness

Donated pieces of artwork to the Shamrock Foundation's Annual Art Auction, Louisville, Kentucky

Donated pieces for St. Francis High School's, "Imagine" Art Auction, Louisville, Kentucky

2005

Commissioned artwork for various private clients

Designed Handpainted Survivor Glasses

for Louisville's First Pink Tie Ball.

Created two molded canvas pieces for the Pink Tie Ball

Donated artwork to The Shamrock Foundation.

http://www.shamrockpets.com/spc/#mce_temp_url# Art Auction

Donated artwork to St. Francis High School's

"Imagine" Art Auction

2006

Commissioned to hand-paint 250 glasses used as invitations, for

Sullivan & Cozart, Louisville, Kentucky. Designed/created various other brochures/graphic work for the "TEE-off for the Home". Sullivan/Cozart donated proceeds of this even to The Home Of The Innocents in Louisville, Kentucky.

www.sullivancozart.com.

Displayed current works at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky.

Created line of PINK-wear, titled: "But, anway..." in honor of Kathy Seibert. PINK STAR horse honored to be on the game box of DERBY DIVAS bringing continued awareness to the fight against breast cancer. DERBY DIVAS games are given as complimentary, celebrity gifts at the MINT JUBILEE, Louisville, Kentucky. www.derbydivas.com

Donated 8 hand painted glasses to Charlayne Hunter-Gaults Fundraiser, " My Sister's Keeper", Oak Blufffs, Mass.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/july-dec.06/africa_07-20.html

Commissioned to handpainted 150 handpainted glasses for The Pink Tie Ball in Louisville, Kentucky. Donated the following pieces of artwork for the Pink Tie Auction: 48" diameter floral canvas floorcloth; Hand painted denim jacket with matching coffee tumbler; 36" Hand painted, molded canvas end table with 2 matching hand painted wine glasses; donated one full year of hand painted glassware: a new set of 8 glasses every month.

Donated design services to Zen Garden Restaurant, Louisville, KY to help recreate the environment for their Thanksgiving dinner. Each year the owner of Zen Garden feeds hundreds of people for free and asks that they donate to a charity of their choice. Hand painted glassware was also donated for this event to enable patrons to have a memento of their donation.

First piece of published poetry in "We Moon '07 Gaia Rhythms for Womyn. Mother Tonge Ink publisher. Page 95, excerpts for the piece entitled: Divine Chaos. www.wemoon.com.

2007

Completed commissioned pieces from previous clients.

Donated artwork to St. Francis High School's "IMAGINE" Art Auction.

Contacted by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for children), Owensboro Kentucky requesting Art donation for their 2007 fall Art Auction. Dontated three pieces for the September 28th, 2007 event. "Pansy" piece was chosen as background artwork for the Art Auction Invitation. Invitation can be viewed on my website under Donations in the Gallery Section.

www.casaofdcky.org.

Commissioned to paint 200 glasses for the Susan G. Komen Annual Pink Tie Ball in Louisville, Ketnucky.

2008

Currently working on a series of pieces.

Donated artwork to the following:

CASA, Owensboro, Kentucky

Imagine Art Auction, Louisville, Kentucky

Art for the Animals, Louisville, Kentucky

Pink Tie Ball, Louisville, Kentucky

Cancer fundraiser, Salem, New York

Tee Off for The Home 2, Louisville, Kentucky

Developing a line of purses and bags made soley from yoga mats. Established Yoga Mat Made LLC, January 1, 2008.