Hi, I’m Ann Woods, and I’ve been freelancing as AIMIA ART WORKS and its divisions since 1981, specializing in custom hand lettering--on walls, mirrors, sprayed photographs, wood, sculpture, and ceramics, as well as on paper. I also specialize in other book arts, including watercolor marbling, decorative papers with paste and other techniques, book structures and binding, and designing unique gifts and awards. I have been instructing adults and children in these arts for the last thirty-seven years, My training in ancient and medieval history has meant that along with theory and practice, the story of each of these art forms occupies a special place in my heart and in my teaching.
In addition to adult programs through extension programs in central Ohio
and West Virginia and at the Columbus College of Art & Design, I now celebrate my thirty-third year among Columbus’ Artists in Schools. Arts integration--in my case meaning integrating language arts, historical/cultural awareness, math, and science into my programs--has always been a guiding principle, as I work closely with teachers to assure advancement of their instructional goals and Ohio’s Fine Arts and academic Standards.