About Us

Amy K. Ringler+Calaway

I inherited an interest in the arts by default. Both of my parents are artisans of varying degree. My father Tony Ringler is a draftsman, engineer, and printer. My mother, Sherry is an accomplished artist and master of many interior and fine finish mediums. I was raised in a very creative and busy household. Together, my parents taught me that anything worth doing is worth doing well and correctly.

I began working with my mother at a very young age, thus the beginning of my education in interior finishes. As her career and bloomed, my knowledge and skill expanded. Through her I have had the benefit of working in some of the finest homes in my community and beautiful estates across the country.

I have studied formal art at the collegiate level as well as private studio studies both in the United States and in Italy.

Scott M. Calaway

My husband and business partner. Scott is a graduate of UC law school and practices in Dayton, OH. While he has no formal training in the arts, living with me, he has picked up a few things here and there. He often works on site with me, much like I did with my mother, he gets to do all of the fun stuff; building scaffold, prep work, taping, etc. What a lucky guy. Behind the scenes, he is the sensible one, logical and creative, Scott is the maverick (according to Jimmy Carter, we all need one of those). He keeps the business end while I climb the walls.

Trivia:
Do you know why they bury lawyers 12 feet in the ground?
Deep down, they are good people.

Tiffiny L. Bednar
Oh yes, she does indeed regret the day that she met me. Friends since Kindergarden, Tiff has been the trusty sidekick in many of my artistic endeavors. It has been a long standing joke that she is afraid to walk into my house because she has no idea what we are up to inside. Sometimes we relax, sometimes we create, sometimes we string gigantic spider webs across my front porch for Halloween. The point is, a social visit may go terribly wrong at any time. In addition to working on site, Tiffiny is the organizational force behind Calaway Design Finish. She files, schedules, and makes sure I get where I need to be, when I need to be there. I wish I could figure out a way to clone, manufacture and sell Tiffinys, I would be a wealthy woman.
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