Welcome to appelworks.net. I'm Tim Appel (pronounced apple), fine artist. I was born in a small town in western Ohio called Edgerton and was raised on a dairy farm surrounded by acres and acres of land. It was a great place to spend my childhood. My dog, Queenie, and I would take adventures that would lead us through the woods and fields. . . me with my drawing pad and Queenie with her enthusiasm. When my mom rang the dinner bell, we would return at sundown with many pencil sketches and a pretty decent collection of Indian arrowheads. As long as I can recall, I've always loved to draw. After graduating from high school, I traveled east to New Jersey to pursue an education at Joe Kubert Graphic Arts School, where I majored in drawing and comic book art. My experience encompasses many stages of the art business from paste-up in advertising agencies to illustration for a newspaper publisher to freelance work for DC and Marvel Comics. Presently, I am employed full time as head pressman for DPC Printing.

I'm Maryann Appel, designer for appelworks.net. I was born and raised in New Jersey and attended the University of Hartford in Connecticut, where I received a BFA in Advertising Design. I have been in the graphic design business for over two decades. During the years, I have gone from a beat up, scratched into second hand drafting table with a swing arm lamp (the kind that would always fall over). . . to a polished computer table, a wireless high-speed laptop, a color printer, oodles of software, etc. The tools of the trade have changed but not my relish for design nor my ambition to create. I have a strong enthusiasm for every phase of the graphics business: research, concept and design, supervising a staff of designers, meeting with clients, making presentations, going on press runs for print approval and tackling the challenges of designing for the Web. I have worked in the creative departments of: Coleco Toys, Macy's, Burson- Marsteller, the United Jewish Federation, Gruntal & Co. and Ryan Beck & Co. In between, I have pursued a freelance business and have worked with charities (The Ronald McDonald House). Currently, I am the Art Director for the Global Association of Risk Professionals.