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 Imagine
doing
something
you
love,
then
imagine
someone
wanted
to
pay
you
for
it,
and
then
imagine
being
able
to
work
with
your
best
friend
each
day...
well,
that's
us,
and
we
realize
how
lucky
we
are.
We
met
over
20
years
ago,
working
at
a
Coeur
d'
Alene,
Idaho
supermarket.
Our
chitchat
in
the
office
grew
into
discussions
about
different
types
of
Art
and
collectibles.
We
then
began
joint
visits
to
local
art
shows
and
crafts
festivals.
The
more
we
saw,
the
more
we
were
driven
to
create
our
own
artwork.
In
our
learning
process
we
have
made
everything
from
Sock
Monkeys,
stuffed
folk
art
dolls,
floral
arrangements,
and
hand
crafted
wooden
doll
furniture.
However,
being
that
we
are
Christmas
enthusiasts
at
heart,
we
found
that
what
we
really
wanted
to
make
were
the
high
quality,
one
of
a
kind,
Santa's
that
we
had
seen,
admired,
and
wanted
for
our
own
collections.
This
brought
us
to
create
our
first
Santa
Claus.
This
meant
we
had
to
take
the
skills
we
had
already
acquired
to
a
higher
level.
Hand
sculpting
quality
faces,
hands
and
feet.
Creating
individual
wood
and
wire
armatures,
and
then
designing
hand
made
costumes.
Because
of
our
experience
of
working
with
so
many
diverse
media,
we
were
delighted
to
find
that
we
were
both
very
adept
at
sculpting
faces.
During
the
sculpting
process
there
is
that
magical
moment
when
the
piece
seems
to
come
alive.
We
find
the
lines
and
wrinkles
of
age
we
sculpt
into
the
faces
fascinating.
They
are
the
character
lines,
the
record
of
living.
Sincerely,
Terrie
Richards
Kale
Bassler |
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