Bio

1939

• Born Rosemarie Echelmeier in Philadelphia, PA

1954 – 1957

• Lower Merion High School, Narberth, PA
• Studied drawing and painting with Bill Bahmerman, Teacher and Portrait Painter

1957 – 1961

• Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

1963 – 1964

• National Academy School of Fine Art, New York City
• Studied with Morton Roberts

1965 – 1966

• University of San Francisco
• California Teaching Credential

1966 – 1970

• San Francisco Public Schools – Art Teacher

1967

• Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1969

• Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1970 – 1973

• Workshops in the Studio of Thomas Leighton, San Francisco, CA

1972

• Established a floral business in San Francisco. Moved the business to Marin County in 1974.
• Continued to focus on floral design until the early 1990’s.

1993 – 1999

• Classes with Glen Miller, Chester Arnold, Richard Lang and Virgil Elliott, Marin County, CA

1996 – 1999

• Attended workshops at Scottsdale Art School with Blair Buswell, Stanley Bleifeld and Bruno Lucchesi

2000

• Workshop with Eugene Daub, Petaluma, CA

2002

• Established a line of Goddess jewelry

2000 – 2003

• Ceramic workshops with Bill Albright, Marin County, CA