“Oh, I just had to come see your exhibit table with all the bright colors!” “Did you make all of these things?” “Where do your items come from, and how do the women get their money?” A few other questions fly at me, and then almost invariably, someone says, “Ohhhhh, I’d just LOVE to do […]
For years I’ve collected folk art from vacation travel in numerous countries. Friends would ask if/when I’d bring back anything to sell to them. In the far back of my mind was the thought that someday I could own an import store. But since I was heavily involved in other businesses, that store was just […]
I used to get a lot of questions about my folk art collection: “Ohhhh, that (textile, doll, painting, necklace, weaving) is so beautiful. What country is it from?” “When are you going back?” “Will you shop for me?” I have a passion for traveling to meet global artisans. That passion led not only to a […]
