https://www.roxyratzow.com/work daily 1.0 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619221054186-PBLIK6SU0STMNZN297D2/Roxy+Ratzow_thesis+painting+snall.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619227578627-82KN4I839Q523C8J4YEP/eucalyptus+vertebrae.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619230401949-329XFBRJEJ8DR82BMEVP/roxyrTSA+illustration.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619230456077-T5CP0P0T1WGKH2IPOJNT/Crystals-03.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619296749101-NNI7DX5XXFFZ4RGPW8P6/CAcover.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1649818593260-D5ODEEDZ175RDI17DVTD/Orange+branch.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619215059747-X28YIHHIZD2UMCBK3AJ5/oval+frame.png Other Work - Art & Graphic Design: A Thesis Where is the grey area between art and graphic design, and when does one become the other? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619215716601-I2R50D70JF8UOVALXAWI/illuminated-manuscript-header.jpg Other Work Illuminated manuscript https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619214782968-NPACRA5Z4DNARIB7U8OY/DES471.references.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619214792811-NGS8JES4VMHYO56JS7AZ/DES471.references3.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619214785533-L2SXIF4TWN9WCYEI0Y0S/DES471.references2.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619216695329-47J6LHXY8MAZ0ZK5ED6M/Thesis+art2.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217044286-39RGM3BHO9HCPXZ6FASK/Thesis+art3.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619216633993-48JFN6DCMB4ZBQ5A8FSN/Thesis+art4.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217234272-8ASUM27URBBN37EGG5WK/Thesis+art.png Other Work - Out of this series I created this design Which I decided to move forward with and create a non-digital version https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217702514-Y5VPB28LQ46Q3WJCRYMA/IMG_0349.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619218047511-UZUD5S1BF3AHLW5K16H9/IMG_0434.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217751574-HT395OMFIHIN7W8FWI5Q/IMG_0360.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619218223017-9XRKOL0Q1HUUCQ3ZPVBV/IMG_0435.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217966772-325YDIRHNCG2WR8T1AUJ/63461029734__9621DE7C-CCDA-4613-9889-9DF4088A3FBA.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619218360117-OTXM6T9GN6JKOAQMDXAL/IMG_0402.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619217930273-G15AKBDHPW7QXH78OWMW/IMG_0516.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619218314022-1X2U81W7TI4O4I9EQL3M/IMG_0441.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619218548909-5BUXL3WMS4GW7FJDCBPV/Roxy+Ratzow_thesis+painting+snall.png Other Work - The completed painting From here, I considered how this design could be applied in other ways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619220033393-G9NFWIZKA14J2ZEPB71W/Extracted.png Other Work - Extract and repurpose I created a pattern by extracting the elements of the design and applied them to a wallpaper. I also imagined how it might look if this design was used for a tattoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619223007233-FP8MWNJST5W0UR0087HR/NiF+plan.png Other Work - Nature in Flux: A Series The plan was to create 5 pieces on wood panels. Starting with line art drawings which would then be transferred onto the wood. Afterwords, using a wood burning tool to redraw the lines into the wood. Once the line art has been burned, color will be added using either acrylic paint or gouache. This was an exploration of my interest in the natural world through the content and materials used for this pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619224158205-1QCBZE24ULSX73NBE3TU/line+art+copy.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619224232358-OD38CDD9YNCM7G6DFOLO/woodburn01.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619224283900-CQXGSSFYQ1V0YSH8K2T5/woodburn.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619225370800-X592GMEK2XF8GTU9GFSN/IMG_9903.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619225553408-90R7L4LPQIQJBAHAKOX0/IMG_9921.jpg Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619227072395-A1L3GUEW5U23XFNUCNT4/NiF+series.png Other Work - The final pieces After each image was transferred to their boards, I spattered gold enamel paint across each. Once that was dry, I used gouache paint to color them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619288871531-CX6KOL8XFATWJIA2CIDX/Crystals-01.png Other Work - Crystals: A Series Each one is named for the colors I chose; Rose Quartz, Citrine, and Peridot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619288915084-YL9VFQ5ARFG5A50HS82G/Crystals-02.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619288940746-I2YUAAJTKK9IBWORY058/Crystals-03.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619228737486-WCFK204NPKE3KX58N89L/roxyrTSA+illustration.png Other Work - Curiosities of the Cat: An Infographic For this project, I was asked to create an infographic for a poster. I chose to create a mandala out of cat bones and research folklore and superstitions about cats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619228902783-16K6TJGCP3CWXHM16SI9/roxyrTSAfinal.png Other Work - After creating the artwork This really became a practice of layout and typesetting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619291870981-K7NZWZP9H200GPNLRCM0/122076569_196259528577798_7608250302022003878_n.jpg Other Work - Cosmetic Alchemist: A Little Bit of Magic The hair sorceress herself, Miss Rachael Ann was fortuitous when she chose the name Cosmetic Alchemist. After working as a craft hairdresser in Portland, Oregon, she began dabbling in creating her own natural lip balms, which she infuses some good old fashioned spellwork into. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619291951808-QL3SUC5T2Y26N7S2SP48/131212098_861022184649142_4154452884391216225_n.jpg Other Work - Crafting magic Each batch of lip balm is created using distilled water that has been charged by the energy from the full moon. The balms are then infused with essential oils to compliment the sign of the zodiac in which the moon is passing through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619293733617-17MINDOPM1H2ANOZILA1/CA_lipbalm_MockUp+copy.png Other Work - Simple elegance Each design features a swirling script and the symbol for the zodiac under which full moon they were charged. The labels are black and white allowing for the beauty in the craft of the lip balms to speak for themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619293860438-NRUWTX7BYZZ3IJ862TPC/Cosmetic+Alchemist.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619293882941-KZPCGRI4UTQMP3KABLVO/Cosmetic+Alchemist2.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619293897950-EIXH6UUFHTZGLM6OECZ1/Cosmetic+Alchemist3.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1619293918942-OGOR8KPRJQKLIB2PVQR8/Cosmetic+Alchemist4.png Other Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/d7185b8e-d12b-4abc-92ca-4966146b1e5f/Wolf+skull.png Other Work - Tattoo Inquiries https://www.roxyratzow.com/about daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/c439875c-2c28-4afb-b37d-0a93b0786daa/tempImageozeoBT.jpg About - Roxy Ratzow Hi there, my name is Roxy! I enjoy working in many different mediums, my style has a soft touch mixed with a hint of the macabre. After being a self-taught artist for most of my life I began studying graphic design and further exploring the artistic world. In 2021 I graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor’s of fine art. I have continued to expand my skills and now work as a licensed tattoo artist at Rosewater Tattoo in Portland, Oregon. https://www.roxyratzow.com/links daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://www.roxyratzow.com/faq daily 0.75 2024-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a7709815512f88fdfbd9d/1633744760720-H8H7M8BZXRU3QOBIHZ94/yellow.png FAQ https://www.roxyratzow.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-01-31