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About the Artist - Trisha (Teffeteller) Selgrath
I always knew I wanted to do something creative as a career. For my Fine Arts Degree, I concentrated on Advertising so I could combine many of my skills. Design, illustration, photography, writing, computer graphics and business are all part of a good Art Director's portfolio and I loved them all.
While still attending college, I met my future husband, Randy, at the Houston airport. Now, that’s a story. We were married about a year after I graduated from the University of North Texas in 1986. I traded in my unusual maiden name, Teffeteller, for another one, Selgrath. Recently, we celebrated the twenty-second anniversary. |
I freelanced in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX area for several years which allowed me to work on a wide variety of accounts. I would do art direction, illustration, storyboarding, copywriting, conceptualization, package design, point-of-purchase design, pre-press, PR and much more. Even after moving to Atlanta, GA area, I continued to freelance before joining an agency. Finally, after years of climbing the ranks in advertising, I reached my goal of becoming a Creative Director. I enjoyed coming up with concepts and meeting with clients, but I still loved to get my hands dirty designing projects. I spent more time delegating and less time doing design and illustration.
By my early 30's, I decided to freelance again carving out time to paint and start a family. I'm so glad that I did because my children are such precious gifts that add greater purpose to every area of my life. |
Dawn - oil on canvas |
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In 1997, while pregnant with my first, I was painting a large mural on his bedroom wall when the idea for Imaginative Murals was born. People loved the mural and wanted one of their own, but I didn’t want to be gone painting in people’s homes leaving my infant behind. So I combined all my experience with printing and my love of painting to create inexpensive prints of murals that look better than the real thing. I painted the murals in my home studio while the baby slept and Randy called on stores to sell them on the idea. Launching a business and starting a family at the same time is not easy but it has afforded us both more time with our children while we ride the entreprenurial roller coaster. We were the first on the market selling die-cut, trompe l’oeil style murals and quickly gained international distribution through retailers, decorators, catalogs, TV shopping networks and the internet. I used my backgound in advertising, marketing and public relations to spread the word. |
When I turned 40, I longed to add deeper meaning to my work. I guess I’ve always been a philosopher and wanted to share some observations I’ve made during my journey. While
continuing to work on the Imaginative Murals and the Focal Point Murals lines, I began to
pray for guidance. I tried to reserve quiet time and leave my mind open. During one of these meditations, my mind was filled with motivational words and their meanings. They were action
verbs of how to create a more meaningful life and the meanings weren’t like those in the
dictionary but more akin to poetic verse.
Soon, I had pages of them - almost 200 uplifting definitions. I knew from that first moment
of inspiration that these messages were meant to be shared. So far, I have illustrated over 54 of
them using a colorful, expressive style that enhances their uplifting messages. I have had so
much fun! I created abstracts depicting people devoid of external embellishments while
focusing on their spiritual essence. |
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