Title: Buckstaff -Baths
Medium: Acrylic paint, a coat of lacquer sand and seal, clear coat lacquer finish.

Artist: Celeste Rogers
Hometown: Benton

Contributing Sponsor: Buckstaff Bathhouse

Exhibitor: Fordyce - Hot Springs National Park Service
Exhibit Location: Bathhouse Row

Artist Bio: A native Arkansan, Celeste resides in Benton with her husband Randy, a former resident of Hot Springs. She is employed at Applied Services in Benton, where she does metal design work, which she greatly enjoys.

Currently, she is enrolled at Pulaski Technical College, in the computer aided drafting and design program. Rogers is a Certified Master Florist and was formerly employed at Laurel's of Hot Springs.

She has two grown children, Wendy, a nurse, and Jacob, who just returned from Iraq with the 39th. Her parents are Philip and Mary Phillips of Poyen, AR.

"I do not have any formal training in the art world. My dad has told people as far back as I can remember that I simply have a God given talent, for which I am thankful."

Artist Interpretation: "I chose to do a design that I felt would reflect the cultural tastes and interests of Hot Springs. The Buckstaff Bathhouse with its history was decided upon because it is easily recognized by anyone familiar with Hot Springs. 

"I wanted to do a design that would be considered a souvenir from the area by whomever purchased it."

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