Rebecca Wagstaff

REBECCA WAGSTAFF {[email protected]} is an artist known for her realist botanic still life paintings in oil. Born in 1962 the eldest of eight children, she grew up in five different western states. She attended Brigham Young University, majoring in fine art. While working at a student job in the Book Repair unit of the library, she developed an interest in the work of Arno Werner, a German-born bookbinder, and moved to New York City where she both worked as a nanny and became Werner’s apprentice in Connecticut on the weekends. Returning to Utah she taught Traditional Hand Bookbinding for the BYU Department of Art where she renewed her acquaintance with artist Clay Wagstaff. They married and moved a few years later to Tropic, Utah—adjacent to Bryce Canyon N.P.—where they currently reside. Clay and Rebecca have two daughters, Hannah died in an accident at age 14. Miriam, an amazing violinist/violist is currently in her first year of college, which means her parents are no longer spending half of their time in northern Utah chauffeuring Miriam to lessons, orchestra, auditions, and performances. So they decided to turn their home in Tropic into a traditional Bed & Breakfast with a small Art Gallery in their living room and enjoy hosting guests from all over the world at RiverStoneInnandGallery.com