About Art Worth

 Rebecca Low started doing art in 1993, which was inspired by scrap metal while taking walks with her dog, Pepper. Low decided to take a welding course with the pipe fitters to learn how to weld, which allowed her to make her own creations come to fruition. Previously an interior designer of 25 years, she left a successful career and never looked back. Luckily, those interior design skills came in handy when she designed and was the general contractor on her gallery and studio. Low works with many different types of materials, such as metal, glass, plastic, wood, fire and water. She also uses a variety of techniques in assembling her works.  When you look at the clouds you might see a dog, or perhaps a horse's head. When I look at what many people call ‘junk,’ I may see all kinds of things. Simply put, I create what I see. The inspiration behind my art is being able to see beyond ‘just a piece of metal’ or ‘rusted whatever’ and recognize its potential with passion and creativity. I take either found objects or raw metal (or both) and often combine them with paint, water, rock, glass, fire or any other material to create my vision. My intention is never to try and control; I instead let the visions and materials do that. Seeing things differently applies in many areas of life; it also leads to seeing people differently and giving them second chances - just like repurposing these found treasures. A signature of hers is the asymmetry of her creations. Rebecca is the owner of Rebecca Low Gallery and has a distinguished record as an artist of both public and private commissions. 

I am predominantly a ceramic artist who makes wheel thrown vessels, handmade tiles and tile mosaics using a variety of methods.  My original designs have evolved over forty years as a full-time artist. I continue to explore new glaze techniques, form and color.  I attended the Pretoria Art School at the College for Advanced Technology in Pretoria South Africa and The University of Texas at Arlington where I focused on ceramics and sculpture.  After returning to Texas, I became a full-time ceramic artist selling as well as exhibiting my ceramics throughout the Southwest. I also started teaching throwing and Raku firing workshops. In time I developed a strong signature technique for my contemporary ceramics.  Most of my vessels are thrown on the potter’s wheel. When working with my new Crystalline glazes I use white percaline clay and zinc-based glazes. I actually grow crystals in my glazes using ridiculously complicated firing schedules.  I have created several outdoor ceramic mosaic murals in Fort Worth, Texas. My latest Public Art project was designing 12 panels for the Iron Horse Station for TexRail at the North Richland Hill Station, installed March of 2022.  September 2014, I designed and installed a 233’ recycled glass tile mosaic reflecting the natural prairie grasses and flowers native to Grand Prairie Texas. This was a public art project for the City of Grand Prairie funded in part by a National Endowment for the Arts grant.  Along with my husband glass artist Raymond Rains and our dog Barney Summers I own and operate Cliff House Studio and Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas.

S. Janelle Montgomery is an art historian and curator living in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in North Texas before moving to Chicago, where she received a BA in Politics, Economics, Rhetoric, and Law and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Later, she returned to school to study art history, graduating with an MA from TCU in 2017. Ms. Montgomery has taught Art History at TCU and the University of North Texas. She has also served in curatorial roles at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Amon Carter Museum, and the Kimbell Art Museum. She is currently a Gentling Fellow at the Amon Carter Museum of America Art.

 Amy Bishop not only wears the hat as 

WRR’s midday host,

but also as the marketing manager.

Prior to returning to Dallas, Amy was the arts and culture beat reporter for Houston’s NPR affiliate and announcer at the former classical music radio station. As an award-winning journalist, her stories could often be heard statewide and nationally on Texas Standard and NPR’s Here & Now.

She started her career in radio at the age of 19 as a student DJ for KNTU at the University of North Texas, eventually working her way up to the Program Director position by her senior year. Amy graduated with a German degree, but had her sights set on continuing her radio career after college and worked in various capacities at a mixed bag of radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Her other radio experience includes working as a reporter/anchor/airborne traffic reporter for News Radio 1080 KRLD and as a reporter/anchor for the Texas State Network. Prior to leaving for a job in Houston in 2012, she was WRR’s midday host and earned a spot on the City of Dallas’ Wall of Honor for two years in a row. She is thrilled that things have come full circle by having the opportunity to share her love of classical music with WRR’s listeners.

In addition to classical, Amy’s musical tastes are broad. She is a self-proclaimed Beatlemaniac and a bona fide Anglophile, loving all things British. She often describes herself as a coffee-addicted crazy cat lady who loves to dance. She is a regular contributor to Arts and Culture Texas Magazine and an ardent advocate for supporting arts and cultural organizations.

Lauren Saba attended Northwestern University from 1995 through 1997 as a Theater Major, and graduated from U.T.A.  in 2001 with a degree in Art History and a double minor in Painting and Spanish. While at U.T.A. she studied under and was the personal assistant to artist and curator Benito Huerta. She credits him as her first true mentor. In 1998, she began exhibiting her  own artwork and it was here that her network to fine artists began. Between 2000 and 2004, Childs co-founded The United Voice Collective (UVC) in DFW for music, fashion, writing, architecture, and contemporary art. She served as Vice President and exhibited  as a featured artist for the organization. From 2003 to 2012 she owned and operated Sandscapes, a luxury refinishing company specializing in Faubois, Metallic Leafing, Furniture Restoration, and Verre Eglomise. Her clientele included primarily luxury corporations  and high-net-worth and high-profile individuals. Childs was trained by several European Masters, while also training directly under the CEO and head product developer and chemist Ray Sanders, of Faux Effects International. She was an instructor in Addison,  TX and Vero Beach, FL from 2008-2010. During this time she received the distinct honor of being inducted into The International Salon. The Salon is now recognized as the most important and significant gathering of decorative painters in the world, and includes  only around 100 artists selected globally. In 2014, Saba and J.W. Wilson founded Fort Works Art as a pop-up gallery and event space at Shipping & Receiving in Fort Worth’s Southside. In 2016, Fort Works Art opened as a brick-and-mortar gallery in Fort Worth’s  Cultural District. Showcasing some of the most important emerging contemporary artists internationally, she has taken the gallery to Miami’s Art Basel, and New York City during Armory Week to exhibit Fort Works Art. Childs has curated over 70 exhibitions and  worked with over 1000 artists. Also in 2016, she began Gallery of Dreams, a nonprofit organization with a mission to support local artists and youth residing in the Metroplex. Her own artwork has shown in Texas, Brooklyn, New York City, and Miami during Art  Basel at SCOPE. She has been a juror for exhibitions at galleries, community centers, schools, and art fairs. Childs is a benefactor of local artists and arts organizations, and has provided instrumental support to the growing art scene in Fort Worth, TX for  over 20 years.