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Owner and Artist of Petits Trésors: Because It's the Little Things That Mean the Most ™ Creator and Artist of Chai Spy

Pratt Industries is a family owned international company based in Melbourne, Australia with U.S. headquarters outside Atlanta in Conyers, Georgia. Pratt is the world's largest privately held paper and packaging company with annual sales in excess of U.S. $2 billion. Pratt has over 60 locations world-wide involved in all facets of the paper industry from harvesting the urban forest by recycling used paper, to making paper through sheet feeding, finished corrugated boxes and point-of-purchase displays.

Currently, I am working on several commissioned pieces of art. However, my most important project at the moment is building on the Chai Spy ® brand which is a collaborative project with my daughter, Ayelet Ribakow who wrote the text for our book. Looking to branch out into licensing the art for the Jewish gift industry as well as an art exhibition for children and adults in a Jewish venue.It has truly been an honor to have participated in a number of juried art exhibitions.Something about my art...My art is whimsical, happy art that tells a story. Or, it is whimsical, happy art that tells the story of others. Or, it is just fun, whimsical, happy art!Each piece of my art is a unique handmade original. Photos, old magazines and books, paint, glue, wire, ink, markers, beeswax, beads, charms, feathers, seashells, cardboard, handmade papers, glass, string, marbles, dominoes, playing cards, tiles, dice, leaves, twigs, paper clips, tissue, gems, jewels, buttons, miniatures, push pins, ribbons, clothes pins, fibers, glitter, vintage lace and buttons, vintage toys...just about anything you can think of is used to create two and three dimensional pieces which are sometimes serious, oftentimes whimsical, but always thought provoking.Because most of my art uses 'found' objects, you could even call my small business a 'green' business...repurposing items to create a new treasure.Specialties: Mixed media collage & assemblage shadow boxesMixed media collage & assemblage canvasesEncaustic collagePaper & fabric artAltered artJudaic/Jewish themed life cycle, names & holiday creationsFamily memory treasures: You supply the mementos. I create a personal treasure!Charmed keepsake jewelry: necklaces, braceletsHearts! Hearts! Hearts! ...lots of art with a happy heart themeOther themes include: dogs, the beach, travel, bird's nest, friendship, secular holidays, names