carla toth

Artist Statement

Carla Toth
Artist statement
Art has always been a part of my life. I spent a lot of time outside drawing as child making paper mache spending 4 years 4yrs in high school around
the pottery wheel, going to Southern Illinois for around 3 years learning fine arts, sculpture, & design. I continued my dream and education at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and graduated with an associate in Lettering & Design.
I worked at 4 different printing companies doing keyline paste up, produce
photographs on stat machine, designed flyers, ads, and typesetting.
I did attend a watercolor class with Margi Hafer at the Tall Grass School in Park Forest, IL.
I am working on shows to to enter in various meetings and some art for some friends.
My work has a unique quality of variety, spirituality, and it is apart of my life as a wife, mom, family, church, friends, and animals. My friends in my watercolor class are simply amazed at what creative work I will come up with.
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Education -
Associates in Lettering & Design
Spent 3 years at Southern Illinois University
Professional -
Bob Howe Agency- Chicago, Miller printing Company- Chicago I|
Bob Howe Agency- Chicago I|
Available Business Printing Company -Chicago, Il
Inland Printing Company-Peotone, I|
Delivered Chicago tribune newspapers for 9 years
Freelance Hand painted sign for Manteno Golf course, Ace hardware, Manteno, II,
Hair salon and Insuance Agency in Bourbonnais, I|
Hand painted a saw, portraits for various people, sculpture of feet for brothers wedding, painted dogs for family teacher, and many others.
Calligraphy for music awards for Linda Lager' Violin / piano school in Northwest Indiana Painting during our church service Jesus on the cross and another scene from the Bible story and I did in front of a woman's event.
Awards-
An award for a design of a cologne bottle when attending American Academy of Art
10-7-2017 Art of Illinois " Daisy May" Honorable Mention @Gallery Seven in Joliet, II
Juried shows
2017 Tall Grass Wings Show, Park Forest, I - Full Moon at night
2017 Moraine Valley, Palos Park, II " Daisy May"
Tall Grass- Mark of the Hand, 2017 "Happiness in my Mess" and " The Narcoleptic Dream "
2018 Bicentennial Art of Illinois Show, Lockport, II " Happiness in my Mess" 2019 Art Barn
2022 Tall grass MULTI-PLICITY show
2022 Frankfort Historical Museum