Ricky Tims successfully blends two diverse passions into one
very unique and interesting career. Thousands who have heard his
music affirm his skills as a pianist, composer, and producer. His
success as a quilter is equally significant.
He is known in the international world of quilting as an
enthusiastic and encouraging teacher, an award-winning quilter, and
a talented and spellbinding speaker. His innovative and
entertaining presentations feature live music and humor combined
with scholarly insights and wisdom. His quilts have been displayed
worldwide, and are highly regarded as excellent examples of
contemporary quilts with traditional appeal. He is currently the
co-host of The Quilt Show, an internet-based show for quilters that
also features Alex Anderson, C&T Publishing author and former
host of HGTV's Simply Quilts.
Ricky began designing and making quilts in 1991. In 2002, he was
selected as one of "The Thirty Most Distinguished Quilters in the
World." He maintains an international schedule of teaching and
speaking engagements, presents Ricky Tims' Super Quilt Seminars in
select cities throughout the United States, and holds week-long
retreats in La Veta, a tiny mountain town located in south-central
Colorado. He and life partner Justin Shults own Tims Art Quilt
Studio and Gallery, a space dedicated to promoting quilting as
art.
Ricky is passionate about quilting, and is delighted to share his
experience and enthusiasm with quilters of every level of
expertise. He is challenged by creativity in all forms, and
encourages individuals to cultivate self-expression, reach for the
unreachable, and believe in the impossible.
Quilting is a relatively new interest compared to Ricky's lifelong
passion for music. He began formal music lessons at the age of
three. He is a pianist, conductor, composer, arranger, music
producer, and performing artist. Tims' music is neither classical,
new age, pop, nor world, and yet it could fall under any of those
classifications.
Sacred Age, Ricky's newest recording, was released in January 2006.
The album project, featuring solo piano infused with Native
American instruments, string orchestra, and vocal orchestrations,
was created to suggest the beauty, majesty, and spirit of the
Spanish Peaks region of southern Colorado. Tims' music has wide
appeal for a diverse audience and has been described as "George
Winston meets Carlos Nakai meets Yanni."
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