About me

Ruth Perkins

AZ, United States

I have always had a vivid imagination, frequently earning the unwanted attention of my school teachers when they found the drawings I had tucked into my text books, or found me gazing out the window instead of taking notes.

My father was an artist, and I grew up wanting to be the same, so I got my degree in Illustration from the CA College of the Arts in Berkeley, CA.

My art dolls have been gifted to cancer survivors or those struggling with cancer and major illnesses. Some are struggling with the loss of a significant loved one. Some of my dolls are created for a lighter purpose; the spirit dolphin was a gift for someone who collects dolphins. He cavorts now with the rest of her beautiful dolphin collection. :-) Some are made simply to be a creative muse to hang above a computer, to whisper ideas in an author's or artist's ear...

 I have a need to create beauty and light; objects of art and personality that delight the eye and spirit.

I’m a desert girl and I love the smell of the rain on the desert. The sight of a huge wall of dust and rain sweeping across the Phoenix valley, eclipsing entire subdivisions at a time, is truly awesome in the original sense of the word...

I love Arizona, even though I get grumpy about the heat for the better part of the year. I share my messy home (well, a girl's gotta have priorities and I'd rather create art or write than clean house!) with my two 'children' - two sweet kitties who have a tendency to find trouble when I least expect it! If you'd like to contact me, email me at ruthieperkins@hotmail.com.

Enjoy, and blessings to you. Ruth Perkins, creator of Lily Rose Moon Art.com.