Deborah H. Crumbaker-Oldham began drawing and painting as a child when she was growing up in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Her love for the desert mountains and horses in particular gave her inspiration for the dominant themes she did as a teenager. Although she wanted to be an artist she traveled a different path of training as a Medical Laboratory Technician and then later medical schooling and Pathology. Her ability to see patterns and appreciate subtle colors aided her in her work as an MD Pathologist. Now as a grandmother and semi-retired professional she is embarking on the path she always wished to follow.

She is a member of the Brazos Valley Arts League and has shown her works through the juried shows of the BVAL and the Texas State Lone Star Art Guild. In May of 2002 her work Red Cliffs won a Blue Ribbon (1st place) in Division IV and Unicorn of the Woods, a mixed media piece, won a Red Ribbon (2nd place). Currently she is studying under the auspices of Tim Vanya, renowned figure painter. Although she currently favors working in acrylic paints she has recently begun working in oils as well.

Her painted ceramic tiles are featured not only on her own website but also at CafeAnnick.com, another website for artists of all types. The predominant theme on her tiles is currently a nine pointed star, which is a symbol associated with the Baha’i Faith. She has been a follower of Baha’u’llah, a Baha’i, since 1970. Its universal themes of oneness of religions, unity and equality of races and sexes is a source of inspiration and guidance for her.