Rita Marie Ross

Rita grew up in Sandusky, Ohio, a small industrial town on the shores of Lake Erie. The high school she attended valued the arts and prized itself on a passionate faculty and a state of the art facility. It was here that Rita first fell in love with being a maker and working with hands. She continued her education under the guidance of a local silversmith. While living in Athens Ohio, Rita became acquainted with an art of basket weaving, a technique that has played a role in her metal work.

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Retreating from the bitter cold of the north, she moved to Austin, Texas and quickly settled among the arts community. She became the understudy of Daryl G. Colburn, a renowned non-ferrous metal sculptor, from​ ​1990 until 2011. Together they opened and managed galleries which promoted their works, as well as local artists.

Today, Rita continues creating woven copper sculpture and high end art jewelry for private and corporation collections.