A Touch of Craft

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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Artist
Location	NNY, United States
Introduction	Hello, my name is Marilyn and I am a self taught artist with a studio in a small town in Northern New York, along the beautiful St. Lawrence River. I have a wonderful husband,3 gorgeous daughters, and 6 awesome grandsons! I've painted original designs as well as patterns from books and pattern packets for over 28 years. I enjoy things that are interesting and unique along with having a real love for vintage and time worn. Hand painted Items -Hand Stitched.. and more.... I love spring, summer, winter and fall, but my favorite season is winter and Santa is one of my favorite guys! You're going to see him often in my artwork - in many shapes and forms. Over the years I've sold hundreds of Santa Claus to collectors around the world. One surface I enjoy using is natural dried gourds. Back in 1985 I saw a gourd painted as a Santa and dated "1880 Ohio State Fair" and I was hooked! I plan to offer some of my original Santa gourd designs to you. I will always sign and date them, so someone.. somewhere... sometime.... can read "20??-hand painted gourd" and hopefully "get hooked" too. Can't wait to meet you!
Interests	family, dogs, painting, sewing, American Idol, music, gourds, hand made, prim, grandchildren, Santa, St. Nick, Santa Claus, Etsy, eBay