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Lawrence Ormsby and Carole Thickstun
Lawrence Ormsby was born in Arizona, and has spent his life exploring and enjoying the state's natural wonders. From an early age, drawing was important to him. After serving four years in the Air Force as an illustrator, he pursued an education in art and design from Colorado Institute of Art. In 1979, he formed Ormsby and Thickstun, a partnership with Carole Thickstun, and began a career in interpretive design. He honed his skills in pen and ink, watercolor, cartography, diagram, and three-dimensional modeling as different challenges in the interpretive field presented themselves. The work that he and his partner have done for national parks and forests have earned many national awards, but most importantly, have sold well and been enjoyed by many visitors. His children's book, The Pika's Tale, is due for its fourth reprinting this fall.
Carole Thickstun began designing at an early age, purchasing a small press in kindergarten and designing posters by third grade. While still in high school, she enrolled in Indiana University, and began taking classes in their just-emerging graphic design department. After completing all the design available at I.U. by her sophmore year, she transferred to University of Cincinnati, known for its strong program in graphic design. After three years there, she headed west and began freelancing in 1975. She met Lawrence in 1976 when they collaborated on The Pointe logo. In 1979, they formed their partnership, and began collaborating in earnest, pursuing projects from national parks, natural history associations, publishers and museums.
In 2002, Larry and Carole built their studio in Ironwood Forest National Monument, northwest of Tucson. Their new space houses their etching, lithography and letter presses, and is surrounded by Sonoran desert. The new large space has allowed them to continue to expand the interest they share in art and design reflecting the natural world.
books designed by O&T. . . . .prints for sale by O&T. . . . . awards won