Ruth Spitzer - Altered Art at PaperQueens.com

Ruth Spitzer

As a young child I always used to paint and dabbled in calligraphy, so art has always been a part of my life. From the age of 13 - 23 I put aside my brushes and pens to concentrate on my sporting career, and I played professional field hockey up until I moved to Australia almost 7 years ago.

Moving countries, adjusting to a new culture, missing my family and newly married got me thinking about the past and how much I missed my ‘roots’, and through this I once again found my inspiration for the arts. I re-acquainted myself with my pens and brushes and began painting and writing, and so fell in love all over again. I then took up Scrapbooking about 4 years ago and the last 2 years have added Stamping, ATC’s and Altered books to my repertoire

Needless to say I’ve taken over one of the guest rooms in the house, stocked from floor to ceiling with shelves, books, paints, brushes, papers, you name it, I’ve got it, and boy have I spent money acquiring it, but loving every minute of it. My own private sanctuary.

I’ve found immense pleasure in joining the various online groups and stamping clubs, societies and attending workshops. This has done wonders to expand my knowledge and skills and I’ve met some fabulous people along the way.