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- Ruth Thompson
- 129 Vienna Avenue
- Niles, OH 44446
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- Phone: (330) 544-1991
- E-mail: SignyD@aol.com
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- Ruth Thompson is a native Ohioan and a current "redhead." She escaped the University of Alabama with
- a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design and Art History, and soon began her own business, Tarnished
- Images. Her interest in fantasy was assisted by her Mom, who brainwashed her with tales of faeries and
- goblins and other weird stuff all through Ruth's childhood. This, along with a steadily growing artistic
- ability sent her careening into the "phase" (her father's term) of actually drawing this weird stuff.
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- Her sister pushed Ruth into a fantasy/science fiction convention art show and locked the door until Ruth
- agreed to show the pencil sketches she had done of their group's FRPG characters. By the show's end,
- most of the pieces had departed with happy new owners, a trend that continues to this day (but without the
- sister stuff).
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- Ruth has been honored with numerous Artist Guest of Honor appearances at conventions all around the
- country and many accolades and awards. A New York publisher saw Ruth's work at one of these shows
- and was impressed enough to offer her a contract for book covers starting in January 1996, which Ruth
- accepted, thereby fulfilling some prophecy somewhere.
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- Her publishing credits include artwork for Royal Fireworks Press, Wizards of the Coast, Palliard Press,
- Steve Jackson Games, TSR, GREY WORLDS MAGAZINE, Black Dragon Press, Mayfair Games, Last
- Unicorn Games, and others.
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