Hi my name is Rita Childress and here is my artist statement: When I began making art I felt it only natural to pick up a ruler and start measuring. I believe this is due to my fathers influence. He is a draftsman, and as a child I always enjoyed watching him at his drafting table. Math and precise measuring have always been the starting point for my work. More often than not there is a radial, isometric, straight or wavy grid underlying my art. The ...Expand text.
Hi my name is Rita Childress and here is my artist statement: When I began making art I felt it only natural to pick up a ruler and start measuring. I believe this is due to my fathers influence. He is a draftsman, and as a child I always enjoyed watching him at his drafting table. Math and precise measuring have always been the starting point for my work. More often than not there is a radial, isometric, straight or wavy grid underlying my art. The 
