An interest in letterpress printing, non-traditional binding methods and a variety of paper marbling techniques fuel Shuster's desire to apply her graphic design skills to a more self-expressive format. She has received several awards including the Florida Artists’ Book Prize. Her work is widely exhibited and resides in private and public collections including the Jaffe Center for the Book, the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, the Hamilton Wood Type Museum, and the Smithsonian Artist’s Books Collection, among others.

As a practicing graphic designer with nearly two decades of experience, Shuster offers design and illustration services from concept to completion.

Services include: 
- Identity Design (logos and stationery systems)
- Collateral and Print Design (brochures, texts, catalogs, newsletters, postcards, event invitations)
- Illustration (for more please visit www.tennillustrator.com)
- Advertising Design (posters, billboards, signage, magazine ads, web banners)

Please contact me for a design consultation.

Courses Taught
Graphic Design I, II & III; The Book As Art; Typography; Digital Photographic Design; Professional Print Design; Multimedia and Web Design; Brand Identity; Museum Studies and Gallery Practices; Art in Society; Women in the Arts; Digital Photography; Design Methodology; Computers in Design; Senior Project; Senior Design Seminar

In a departure from Shuster’s work as an educator, designer, and book artist, a recent interest in paper marbling - commonly used for book covers and endpapers in fine bindings - led her to explore a contemporary, artistic approach to suminagashi, a Japanese marbling technique. This method of aqueous surface design produces organic patterns reminiscent of wood grain, fingerprints and sand dunes. Shuster juxtaposes these with geometric patterns by masking specific areas of a single sheet of paper before carefully running the paper through multiple marbling baths crafted with hundreds of concentric circles of ink floating on water, with meticulous consideration given to color combinations. The process creates a layered, transparent effect, giving each resulting monotype the illusion of depth while offering a thoughtful investigation into the harmonious yet contrasting concepts of simplicity/complexity, digital/analog, masculine/feminine, organic/geometric, and control/surrender.