Ruth Franks Bush
Studio: 801 Mahoning Street Lehighton PA 18235 610-377-2600
Gallery: 84B Broadway Jim Thorpe PA 018229 cell 702-415-8030
hours: Thurs-Sun 11-5:30 2nd Saturdays 11-9
My desire to be an artist stems from my childhood, with memories of playing with colored pencils with my twin sister at my grandparents’ house. After obtaining an advertising art degree from Kutztown University in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, I worked as a designer in the corporate art departments of Bank of America and Blue Cross, and then as a toy and package designer for Hasbro Toys in New England. After relocating to the southwest, I enjoyed creating souvenir products with my husband, including posters and books, and was pleased to hear from customers entering our store that we had the “Disneyland” of souvenirs. Medical illustration, architectural renderings, computer packaging, renderings for the EPA, and botanical illustrations for the Rodale Press kept me busy for several years until I decided to pursue painting, designing pieces for an art studio catering to the High Point furniture industry. I spent 6 years in Las Vegas working closely with interior designers in the residential as well as the hotel and casino industry. I currently own a gallery in the quaint town of Jim Thorpe where I continue to design pieces for the hospitality market, and the gift and home décor market. I am most known for my tapestry style images, rendered in acrylic on canvas.
Clients/ Collections:
Monsoon Gallery, Bethlehem
Ann Jackson Gallery, GA
Gallery at Summerlin, Las Vegas
Barona Casino, San Diego
Avi Casino, Laughlin
Thunder Valley Ranch, CA MGM Grand, Las Vegas
New York, New York, Las Vegas
Green Valley Ranch, Henderson
Reynolds Foundation, Las Vegas
Daniels West Home Furnishings, Las Vegas
The Mirage, Las Vegas
The Caruso family, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas
Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Rampart Casino, Las Vegas
Bellagio, Las Vegas Harrahs, St. Louis
Sierra Health Nevada Bank
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Belvedere Hotel, San Francisco
