As a fairly good business woman I’m always trying to come up with ideas to market my works. Some ideas come after I encounter a new product already on the market and they become a reality just like it happened with the new Organic Lavender & Almond Soaps. I’m crazy about technology and have always…
Continue Reading...Why do art galleries go out of business? and How to avoid getting into the wrong gallery?
Why do galleries go out of business? Just a couple of weeks ago I received an email from one of the galleries who represents my landscapes here in Michigan. In the email the curator of the gallery requested me to pick up all my pieces because they haven’t sold any and that they were returning…
Continue Reading...The nerve that some of my copycats have!
Years ago I received a load of emails from artists’ friends and a few collectors warning me that a gal on eBay was making copies of some of my works. EBay the place where frauds and scam happen by the thousands a minute, nothing to be surprise of. I started checking out what was happening…
Continue Reading...LavenderAlmond Organic Soap by Valenti
From my organic French lavender garden to your home. The perfect blend of vegetable oils and lavender buds for a unique soap that lathers richly, moisturizes as well as cleanses, leaving your skin feeling clean and soft. In 2007 I planted 7 gorgeous French Lavender plants in my garden. The lavender plants gave so much…
Continue Reading...The Admiral Theater Gala Event and Auction
Many of you emailed me the day aftert he event Sept. 27 of this year to learn about the event at The Admiral Theater. Well the event despite the terrible economy (thank our president for that and all those corporations who think sending their machines and set their wearhouses to China is the way to…
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