About Pat Lutz and our Helpers
I
started teaching art out of my home over twenty years ago. I was
starting to get quite a few students so, with much fear and trepidation,
I decided to open a full scale business.
So, in 1987, my husband Chuck & I began looking
for retail space for the studio. Fortunately, we discovered the Tannery
and our wonderful landlord, David Hall. There was a small space upstairs
in the main mall that we thought we could work with. At that time Chuck
was doing a lot of photography and we decided to teach art and
photography together. There was just enough room for a couple of tables
and a tiny darkroom. We built some cabinets to hold artwork and supplies
and we were on our way. Because we were both teaching, we called it
Lutz & Lutz Studios.
Marge
Recke, R.N., M.Ed., (left in photo) was one of the first students at The Artists
Playground, back when we were upstairs in the Tannery Mall and
was called Lutz & Lutz Studios. When Marge retired from
her position as a consultant in the nursing profession in the year
2000, she started volunteering during our morning classes.
Her experience as a teacher, coupled with her experience as an art student, has given her a unique perspective. Marge loves to help new students to get off on the right foot. Her favorite things to teach are the Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting. With her great organizational skills she is really able to focus on the needs of our new students and steer them in a good direction with the student having fewer 'false starts' that might otherwise have been the case.
When she started painting, Marge worked mostly in oils. Now she is working in watercolors and pastels. She has been consistently selling her work over the years and has had many group and 'one woman' shows.
Mary Goldsmith, RN CH
Mary Goldsmith, R.N., started taking oil painting lessons at The
Artists Playground about 10 years ago. She has gone on to learn
drawing and watercolor. Recently, Mary is enthusiastically
developing her creativity by producing original images using digital
art combined with ink jet transfers and gelatin prints. She is
finding within herself the same limitless potential she encourages
in our kids.
Mary has volunteered with us for 7 years, helping with the Monday afternoon kids class. Everyone loves her because she is incredibly gentle, supportive and encouraging. Mary loves children and started volunteering when her 2 daughters went off to college.
Mary also has a Hypnotherapy practice here at the Tannery. calmhypnobirth.com
