SILHOUETTES OF YOU

Patricia Ramos Dorfmueller, of Metamora, Indiana, has been an artist for some 72 years. During that time she has worked in many mediums and in numerous settings. However, her major artistic production may prove to be her four children. As any mother would attest, rearing three sons and a daughter is no small feat. But Pat, while doing that, also managed to produce four siblings who have developed their own artistic talents, three of them as silhouette artists... In 1947, Pat began her commercial career in St. Louis with the May Company in retail advertising. During 20 years in Cincinnati, she continued doing drawings for Lazarus, Elder Bearman, and Mabley and Carew. Designs reflecting Pat's unique style appeared in fashion sections of nationally known papers and magazines. Greeting cards provided a second commercial outlet for her creativity. Her beautiful illustrations appeared on cards produced by Gibson Greeting Card Co. and by other companies, both in the U.S. and overseas. Not..