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Wendy
Grossman, owner and designer of Studio 78 works
in upstate New York. She began her career as a working artist
in the early 1970's as a fabric designer, and potter. At
the same time, she studied painting at The Art Institute
of Boston, and later at The School of Visual Arts in New
York City. In the 1980's she took up traditional watercolor
illustration. After studying at the School of Visual Arts
in 1990, she was asked to take a teaching position in computer
arts in both the undergraduate and graduate level, as well
as at Pratt Institute over the next ten years.
---She spent
the better part of the decade enjoying the freedom of a commercial
computer illustrator, traveling the world while working on
a laptop and using the internet to service her clients. Although
this was a perfect life style, she felt artistically unfulfilled.
She was looking for a new artistic outlet for her painting
which was her first love. Wendy bought a studio in the Catskill
Mountains, and decided to put her passion for painting onto
wood. After doing many wall size murals and closet doors
for commission, Wendy’s ideas for painting on furniture
emerged. In 2000 she began creating beautifully designed
and painted furniture. She began to experiment with copper,
and as she noodled around with the metal, she came up with
an embossing technique that satisfied her artistically, and
gave her furniture the punch she was looking for. Wendy continues
to experiment and to bring her discoveries to the furniture,
maintaining a freshness that she demands of herself and her
work. Wendy, having worked in many media, including fabric,
wood, metal, and clay, brings with her an understanding and
a diversity into how home furnishing can blend, meld, and
ultimately flow in creative and unique ways.
---Wendy is
very conscience of the well being of our planet, and chooses
to use only products that are made from non -threatened trees
and recyclable products. She also wants to make it possible
for every person to enjoy the enriching and fun experience
of having her furniture as art in their home. So with the
contemporary adage that,“If the product is not affordable, it is not
sustainable ”as her guide, she continues the daily
creativity in her studio. Wendy employs only local help and
hires within her community, not allowing herself to be swayed
by the lure of cheap labor overseas. Studio 78 furniture
is custom manufactured to her design by local cabinet makers,
with accent pieces made only within the United States.
---The creations
of Wendy Grossman/Studio 78, reflect her deep belief in always
keeping a positive outlook on life, and in encouraging growth
in herself and in others, while staying in harmony both spiritually
and economically, with her environment.
Wendy would like to send a special thank you to her mom, for helping Studio
78 be what it is today.
Peace and Love |
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