WHAT
IS THIS SITE ABOUT?
Some highlighted
titles below are links to product connections
A
SHOWCASE
This
site was created solely and wholely
as a showcase. Thomas Rucktenwald participates
in many art showings and private arrangements.
The site was originally created as a
location that would highlight the work
and allow others to see what could be
by what had already been done.
The
site also provided credibility and has
allowed Tom to enter a number of different
art shows.
This
website is intended to remain that showcase,
displaying a multitude of art, both
available now and historical, as well
as creative projects.
HOW
DO I NAVIGATE THIS SITE
This
site contains many hot links, either
text or image, that will allow you to
get to a new page. There are 4 major
sections of the site and layers below
each of those sections. Clicking the
title "HOW DO I NAVIGATE THIS SITE"
brings you to a portion on this page
where both the pictured numbers and
the titles are links to the product
described by that number, title, and
associated description;
The
four (4) areas are:
1. Doctor Who
2. Movies &
TV
3. Custom Work
via Themes, Restaurants, Work Locations,
or Home/Family Needs
4. Showcase of
Art that is no longer available
There
is also a page that features new
creations and products, €ûbut since
it draws from the 4 major pages, it
is not listed as a primary destination.
It will be commonly used by fans to
see what Tom has most recently created.
Many of these items are headed to the
next convention, so this page will allow
fans in that area to quickly see some
of the new art that they will see in-person
at the show.
Links
on each of these pages will take you
to named/titled products.
SALES
FROM THIS SITE
In
the past, this website did not allow
for direct sales from the website. Tom
is still interested in utilizing this
site as a showcase only, however, many
items shown are offered for sale online
elsewhere.
Thomas
Rucktenwald has arranged with a new
sales site, Incredelicious, to sell
a number of the items displayed on the
site. The Incredelicious site is located
at this link - Incredelicious-Thomas
Rucktenwald.
That
link will take you the Thomas Rucktenwald
main art listing, allowing you to see,
in one place, all items listed on the
site. Individual items that have been
listed for sale through Incredelicious
will display that link on the individual
page of this site.
We
invite your questions or requests. Please
contact Tom at tom@thomasrucktenwald.com
New
Offerings and Listing
Tom Rucktenwald is always
working on new matted autograph presentations
or on custom projects. The new offerings
and listings page provides you with
the latest in matted autograph and custom
presentations.
Many
of these will be scheduled to appear
at art shows. Some will be available
for the public prior to or after a show.
Please see the information associated
with the new item.
New
items will also be listed under their
category.
Doctor
Who
The show that started
Tom creating matted autograph presentations
requires a special space. So many items
have been created for this category
in the past. So many are being collected
now or are ready-to-make. So many are
in stock, ready for display or, in some
cases, sale.
The
Doctor is a hero worthy of legend. He
is a man that travels in a machine that
is bigger on the inside than it is on
the outside. It travels in time and
space; it can go anywhere in the universe.
The
Doctor is more than 1,000 years old.
With age has come wisdom, as well as
courage and action. He is the character
that kids love and admire and grown-ups
pretend to be.
The
actors and actresses that play roles
in this TV program are normally warm
and gracious. Conventions like Chicago
Tardis or its predecessors, and Gallifrey
One in Los Angeles, allow fans an up-close
and personal relationship with the people
that made this show come to life. Unlike
American actors, British actors and
personallities normally answer their
own fan mail; it is part of the culture.
If one writes to some of the actors,
some that are large stars and personalities
in the UK, they will write back personal
and sometimes lengthy messages including
anecdotes about the show. Communication
with them is really a joy; meeting them
in-person is even better. Tom is blessed
to have received several hundreds of
autographs from these kind and generous
personalities through the years.
Movies
and TV Shows
Thomas Rucktenwald builds
matted autograph presentations for movies
and TV shows that he enjoys. Since this
activity is something that he does because
he enjoys it, making these movies and
programs is a lot of fun.
Tom
enjoys Joss Whedon's creations, finding
that he is normally ahead of society's
demands and desires. Old sci-fi movies
are also great fun; the 30's and 50's
sci-fi creations are great fun. Classics
are normally of interest, but new and
creative shows are also fascinating.
Tom
is putting more concentration into this
area since joining the Comic Con art
show. A good balance of product has
served very well
Custom
Creations, Public Sites, and Work Places
A new area of creativity
presented itself within the last year.
Tom had been framing artwork for friends
and relatives for a few years. In 2012
and 2013, Tom decorated the ICONS Room
in San Clemente, CA, a dsplay of over
a hundred framed items, many having
autographs. The restaurant celebrates
iconic people, places, and things that
made our life fun and memorable. Every
15 to 20 minutes, your waiter or one
of the others would sing a classic tune
as a famous singer or personality might
sing.
Most
recently, Thomas decorated the Nixon
Room in the Precinct restaurant. Richard
Nixon was a resident of San Clemente
and the room was actually the home of
much of the memorabilia prior to the
formation of the Nixon Museum in Yorba
Linda.
Because
of work within these two restaurants,
Tom has received requests for custom
personal/family creations. One request
includes an audio system that will reproduce
quotes and sayings from family members.
A description for this will be on the
site soon; a description will allow
a potential buyer a greater understanding
of the product and quality that can
be expected from the end result.
Showcase
of Sold, Donated, and Privately Held
Items
None of the items shown
through this page are available. The
history of the items does present some
interest to fans and those that might
wish to peruse the site.
In
some cases, these items can be recreated
for a customer. Requests may be honored
if supplies of the autographs are available.
Tom does keep some stock of autographs
that hold future value for other matted
autograph presentations. Please ask.
Email Tom
with any questions or requrests.
SOLD
Items
that are sold are gone. The historical
pictures of the item are of interest.
In some cases, another matted autograph
presentation might be created. However,
since each created item is unique, the
next matted autographed presentation
of the same title will be different
than the one pictured in this section.
DONATED
Thomas
Rucktenwald habitually donates these creations
to charity auctions. Several thousands
of dollars have been raised for charity
through the years. In terms of recreating
an item with the same title as the original
matted autograph presentation, the same
holds true as in the items that have been
sold.
If
you have a particular charity, where an
item will assist in a successful charity
sale or auction, please
email
Tom. All requests will
be considered, but unfortunately, not
all requests can be honored.
PRIVATELY
HELD
Most
of the privately held items are owned
by Tom or a family member. The likelihood
of any of these items becoming available
is close to zero. However, times and opinions
change. So, Tom encourages communication
and requests that you email
Tom.
INTERESTED
IN A PURCHASE?
QUESTIONS
ON ANY OF THE ART???
EMAIL
TOM@THOMASRUCKTENWALD.COM
CALL US TODAY (949)
872-1602
WHO
IS THOMAS RUCKTENWALD?
AN
ACADEMIC
Thomas
Rucktenwald holds a Bachelor of Electrical
and Electronic Engineer and a triple Masters
Degree in Acoustics, Music, and Electronics.
He co-created a digitally-driven waveform-based
music synthesizer as a senior project
during his Bachelor degree and created
a violin-tone synthesizer with a violin-based
electronic controller as a Master' Thesis.
The combination of degree topics allowed
him gainful corporate employment for his
working career.
INVENTOR
Tom
holds two patents.
He
invented automatic harmony generation
for electronic musical instruments in
1975. The invention was a boolean algebra
based implementation of Johan Sebastian
Bach's rules of music theory. Tom was
doing a lot of writing and arranging for
local bands and the invention was in response
to a question asked by one of the musicians
that he worked with within the corporation
where he was employed.
The
second invention was the audio receiver
for a system called FMX. Tom's invention
allowed the receiver to work within a
mobile environment.
Tom
invented several toys while employed by
a large conglomerate that owned 7 toy
companies. Because of the competitive
nature and conceptual theft problems within
the industry, toys were not commonly patented
at that time, but created and manufactured
under trade secrecy.
CREATOR
During his corporate career, Tom thrived
on creating new products by taking what
his employer did well and combining it
with some concept or technology that was
outside the normal sphere of his employer.
As
an example, Tom is the grandfather of
the HD Radio(R) encryption system, the
FIRST fully integrated but distributed
encryption system that anticipates worldwide
coordinated usage. Any receiver can work
with any radio station across the country
or across the world. The creation allows
for the implementation of a personal radio
station, with songs and the playlist generated
from your preferences and broadcast programming;
it included DVR-like ability to skip ahead.
This system also allowed private/member
broadcast, where members of an NPR station
would not have to listen to the Pledge
Drive, and pay-per-listen events and concerts.
What if we found that Elvis was still
alive? Could Howard Stern return to terrestrial
radio with the material that he now uses
on satellite?
Most
HD Radio usage at the time of this creation
was within the home. This creation was
intended for the car, where most radio
listening occurs today!
The
same distributed architecture should be
used for broadcast HD TV for mobile applications.
RECORD
COMPANY EMPLOYEE
Tom worked for a major Record Company,
one that owned two major labels. His work
was used for high-speed digital duplication
of cassette tapes. He assisted his employer
and an architect in the construction of
the recording company's new recording
studios in NYC.
Tom
was an expert in studio recording and
digital hard disk recording, the latter
being a brand new topic at the time when
he was employed in this activity.
RECORDING
STUDIO OWNER
Tom owned a small recording studio, Uncle
Tom's Cabin, while living in Fairfield
County, CT. Primarily aimed at serving
local artists, one nationally released
and distributed album was recorded there,
Richard Brooks "Violin Electric."
Outstanding musicians were guests and
customers, including rap group Above See
Level, singer/songwriter Tom Conlon, and
jazz flute player Ali Ryerson.
The
studio featured one of the first implementations
of digital hard disk recording as well
as some top notch studio effects and reproduction
equipment. Tom was an adept studio engineer
and incredible sound editor as well as
a highly skilled music arranger and synthesizer
artist.
MUSIC
COMPOSER
Tom owns at least 75 copyrights for original
music. Implementation of these songs was
assisted through the studio, where demos
of the songs were created to present to
accomplished local music groups. Examples
of these recordings still exist.
He
is also adept at arranging and often was
employed by groups to work on their musical
arrangements and improve their "sound."
This arranging talent was highlighted
in the studio work that he did for other's
recordings.
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