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Buying paintings for the home
Better Homes & Gardens, Feb, 1994 by Gretchen Noyes

Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. Get started now. (It's free.) Splash life into a cold or bare room with a work of art by a local artist. Here's how and where to find something you can love and afford.

Where to go. Get to know local galleries and their staffs, attend gallery openings, and ask to be put on the mailing list. In some cities, artists regularly open their studios to the public, usually in the spring and fall. You'll learn more about the artist and his ...more >>

Learn why doll designers and artists love what they do
Doll Reader, Aug 2002

Position: Doll Artist

Company: Zapf Creation, Inc. Not every artist has a favorite doll that they've designed. But Zapf Creation, Inc.'s Bettine Klemm does. "It is Rosalie," she says. "It was this design that opened the door to my career with Zapf Creation." After five years of working on Zapf Creation's play line, Bettine designed the company's 10th anniversary Designer Doll in 1998. Zapf Creation was so thrilled with Rosalie that they asked Bettine to design another doll-and become a permanent part of the Designer Doll team.

"I get my inspiration from pictures and my imagination,... more >>

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