Smelly Rhino Studio

Here’s the amazingly talented staff at Auzias!

You wont find a more talented and diverse set of art skills than here. Our design expertise covers all this and more: Fine art, graphic design, theater and studio set design, trompe l’oeil and mural design, decorative finishing for residential commercial and movie production, costume design, Interior fabrication.

Rebecca Salcedo

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Rebecca received her education in Fine Art and French at Seattle University and in Grenoble, France. In addition, She received formal training in decorative painting in Louisville and Atlanta, and has been certified by European Master Michel Nadai, in the art of painting trompe l’oeil murals and ornamentation. Rebecca has been a painter and mixed media artist for over 20 years. She has also been involved in costume and set design with the Acworth Theatre. History: Co-founded Auzias Designs in 1992, with Carolyn de Turenne (an apparel company). Transitioned to Interior Design upon moving to Atlanta in 1999, and was a senior designer for 7 years in the furniture industry, until finally coming back to painting. Affiliations: Atlanta Artist’s Center.

About Custom Pet Portraits

We share our home with 2 dogs, and so they are like children, and I tend to personify them quite a bit, imagining them on little adventures and even their thoughts in moments of boredom! I love all animals and personally, I feel they improve our lives and our spirits. I would love to share my joy with you, too!

Kat Hagan

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Katherine (Kat) Katherine Hagan received her undergraduate in Fine Art Painting at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. She then moved to Savannah where she received her Masters in Computer Art at SCAD. After completing her education, she moved to Atlanta where she worked as an Interior Design Consultant for 3 years. She has been an Art instructor for the past 2 years in the Atlanta Metro area. Kat has been a freelance artist for 10 years, and she is well versed in original concept illustration, theatre set decoration, prop design and fine art mediums. See more from Kat

Megan Gryder

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Megan Megan Gryder received her B.A. for Production Studies in the Performing Arts at Clemson University, where she specialized in scene painting and design. For 5 years she has worked professionally in the entertainment production industry and as a freelance artist in Washington DC, Baltimore, and Greenville SC. She recently moved to Atlanta after getting married. Megan loves to apply her theatrical scene painting knowledge to paint interiors and design murals for clients, and creates custom sets or props for event companies. She is also working as a substitute teacher at a private school and has contracts from local theatres such as GA Shakespeare. See more from Megan

Carolyn de Turenne

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Carolyn received her degree in Apparel Design in Seattle, and has worked as an apparel designer since 1992. She co-founded Auzias Designs in 1992 with Rebecca. She has continued her career in apparel design with Nordstrom.com, and now Eddie Bauer in the Seattle area. Carolyn is a Senior pattern maker and designer, with a broad knowledge of fabric and design. She can do anything with a concept in fabric. It’s amazing!

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