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<title><![CDATA[Hilda's Starting to Get Around]]></title>
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<pubDate>2010-09-10</pubDate>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[Our first bit of publicity. Very exciting!! Saxon Henry has written a beautiful article about us. Saxon is a writer with whom I've worked for years as a photographer on numerous articles for Distinction Magazine and Coastal Living. Her passion is design, mostly having to do with all aspects of the home. As this is Fashion Week in NY, she decided to tie us in as well. Thanks Saxon! Check it out - Roaming By Design. You'll enjoy the rest of the articles too! Please look at her other sites as well: Design Commotion, Out and About with Saxon Henry, Chair Chick and The Road to Promise. You'll find them all really interesting. ]]></isc:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ink, Paper and a Three Year Old]]></title>
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<pubDate>2010-09-06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Working at home isn't easy with a kid watching  ]]></description>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[As I had said previously, mom would work with her models and I would sit and play. One day, she had a drawing that was particularly difficult. After the model left and then after being a mom all day, she continued working into the night. And into the next day and the next, trying to get it right. Finally it was done. She had made her deadline too. I guess I must have seen myself as an artist, or maybe a critic, because I thought some changes should be made. All the ink jars were open. The brushes were sitting there waiting to be picked up. I had been watching for all three years of my life. How hard could it be? So when she was out of the room, I took brush in hand, dipped it in the ink and ran it over the smooth paper. It must have felt good, because I did it again and again. Then mom came back in the room. What a devastating moment for her. The work was ruined. But she never yelled at me. I can't imagine what was going thru her mind. What do you tell a client? Something akin to my dog ate my homework? Working with a child at home was a challenge, but she figured out a creative solution. She set up a little table for me next to her own. We each had our jars of paint and the choice of many brush sizes. The models would come and change into a beautiful gowns. Mom would help get them in just the right pose and we would both get to work.   ]]></isc:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crinoline Dreams]]></title>
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<pubDate>2010-09-02</pubDate>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[We had a large apartment in Manhattan on 81st Street. One room was mom's studio. I remember the models coming in and mom getting them ready. She had a drawer full of crinoline in case the skirt needed to poof out. The drawings also sometimes exaggerated the shape of the skirt, so extra poofing was usually needed. I would sit and play, or draw at my table (that will be another entry here). When they were gone, I'd take out the crinoline and dress up. And sometimes mom would sketch me. Wish I had them now. I thought the models were all good friends of mom's. They'd all chatter away. I didn't have any idea about clients or work. I was a very little girl. I guess I must have figured that when you come to our house during the day, you get on that little stage and pose for mom for no particular reason. But my memory is lots of talking and laughing and having a good time. After they left, she'd take me to the park. We'd usually stop in at the Metropolitan Museum if it was lunchtime. After I was put to bed, she was up until 2 working again. What an example she set for me! ]]></isc:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Birth of The White Cabinet]]></title>
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<pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Less than three months ago this idea had not yet spung into my mind.  ]]></description>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[Many of the mom's drawings had been with a gallery in East Hampton, but it had been years since they sold anything. I knew given the right public forum, that people would want them, but I was stymied as to what to do. I debated about bringing them home. I worried that they'd just sit in that cabinet again. And then I had an idea...I really didn't want to sell the originals. I had some samples of a new fine art inkjet paper, so I decided to see what a reproduction of her drawings would look like on it. I photographed one of them. (I'm a photographer by trade, so all the equipment is at hand to do this.) I had a high end printer, suitable for art type of printing. I was pleasantly surprised with the result. It looked almost as good as the original. I brought the print around to friends for an opinion and everyone was excited about it. I could see their enthusiasm was genuine. The next step was to research papers more and I found a whole world of fine art inkjet paper available, then got samples and did my testing. I knew I could print up to 13x19, but wanted to see if they could go larger. I then found a fine art printer called Booksmart Studios up in Rochester NY. They do prints and one of a kind books as well. A very patient man named Mark became my printer. We tested blowing it up to 2'x3'. The first proof wasn't quite there. I thought that I'd have to stick to the smaller sizes. Mark then worked magic on it with Photoshop and sent me down a full print. I opened the box and was blown away. It looks like the pen and ink drawing. It didn't feel like a reproduction at all. The paper mimicked the original. The tones, the line - it was all there. I decided to put aside my personal printing aspirations and let Mark take on the whole thing. Everyone I know loves her drawings. I just knew that an online store was the way to go. My friend's daughter (who is also my friend), Sierra Bailey, has an online store of her jewelry creations (www.manictrout.com). She helped me get in touch with her site design company. The last two months have been spent working with them, redesigning the website to make it beautiful, cool, fun and user friendly for my projected launch on September 1. August 30, two days before my deadline, The White Cabinet went live, about two months after my initial thoughts. This is truly a joy to work on. It puts mom's drawings out there for the world to see and it also keeps her close to me. I feel like we're doing this together. It's always fun to start a new business, as long as you have the right partner! I'm excited by all the great emails that have come in already. I thank all of you for your good wishes. So that's the story of The White Cabinet. Spread the word. Hilda is here!!    ]]></isc:description>
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