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Orchard Studio
I hope you enjoy your visit!
Orchard Studio
I hope you enjoy your visit!
About Joann
All images © 2007 Joann Tomsche. Images may not be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the artist.
We can do no great things,
only small things, with great love.
Mother Teresa
only small things, with great love.
Mother Teresa
Biography
Joann Tomsche enjoys a rich and multi-faceted career in the arts.
Beginning with a career in graphic design, she later began exploring fine art and craft. She has developed skill and fluency in several media including painting, drawing, paper collage, fabric collage, paper pulp, and endless combinations of these. Her original pieces and reproductions are represented at local and regional galleries, and in private collections nationwide.
Joann also has a passion for encouraging creativity in children. She is the founding artist of the Idyllwild School smARTS Project and a member of the Children's Center faculty for the internationally recognized Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.
Joann lives joyfully with her family in the mountain community of Idyllwild, California. Her personal mission includes interacting with the arts as a natural, necessary and beautiful aspect of everyday life.
Joann Tomsche enjoys a rich and multi-faceted career in the arts.
Beginning with a career in graphic design, she later began exploring fine art and craft. She has developed skill and fluency in several media including painting, drawing, paper collage, fabric collage, paper pulp, and endless combinations of these. Her original pieces and reproductions are represented at local and regional galleries, and in private collections nationwide.
Joann also has a passion for encouraging creativity in children. She is the founding artist of the Idyllwild School smARTS Project and a member of the Children's Center faculty for the internationally recognized Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.
Joann lives joyfully with her family in the mountain community of Idyllwild, California. Her personal mission includes interacting with the arts as a natural, necessary and beautiful aspect of everyday life.
Artist Statement
Working in my studio, playing with colors and patterns, my moments of greatest pleasure come when all the pieces fit and the balance feels just right.
I enjoy exploring intense, lush colors and natural forms, and working in several media including painting, paper collage, fabric collage, drawing, or combinations of these.
Life is busy, and I find that being in the presence of simple, good things is a profound relief and joy. My hope is that the art pieces that I make will bring peace and pleasure to those who live with them.
Live with awareness, beauty and appreciation every day.
Namaste.
Joann
Working in my studio, playing with colors and patterns, my moments of greatest pleasure come when all the pieces fit and the balance feels just right.
I enjoy exploring intense, lush colors and natural forms, and working in several media including painting, paper collage, fabric collage, drawing, or combinations of these.
Life is busy, and I find that being in the presence of simple, good things is a profound relief and joy. My hope is that the art pieces that I make will bring peace and pleasure to those who live with them.
Live with awareness, beauty and appreciation every day.
Namaste.
Joann
Links to Love
My sister Rosann Winn is an incredible singer/songwriter and jazz vocalist in Fort Collins, Colorado.
EarthWitness is a non-profit foundation committed to bringing Native American practice and environmental science education to
school children.
Acorn Gallery in Idyllwild carries a great selection of my art tiles - great gifts!
My sister Rosann Winn is an incredible singer/songwriter and jazz vocalist in Fort Collins, Colorado.
EarthWitness is a non-profit foundation committed to bringing Native American practice and environmental science education to
school children.
Acorn Gallery in Idyllwild carries a great selection of my art tiles - great gifts!
