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Congratulations Lorraine Vail, winner of the 2009 CIB Collectors' Choice Awards!


Jim Shore's next appearance on QVC will be part of a special Collector’s Day celebration on Friday, February 19th, 4am, 11am, and 4pm EST.
   

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Jim Shore

A native of South Carolina, Jim utilizes his skills and art, prints and poster experience as a portraitist, sculptor, and folk artist to create his unique and creative collection. His most popular collection, Heartwood Creek, combines tabletop, figurines, and home and garden décor to create a charming and innovative American folk art statement. Jim’s artistry and design for Heartwood Creek has earned accolades from the gift industry. In 2005, the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED) named Jim Artist of the Year.   www.jimshore.com

 

Lorraine Vail

Classically trained as a painter, Lorraine has received praise for not only her oil paintings, but also for her large scale sculptures and limited edition bronzes. She may be best known for her award winning collection of miniture shoes marketed under the Just the Right Shoe brand. The brand has garnered numerous achievement awards from gift industry associations, including Artist of the Year and Collectible of the Year. And with more than 500 original shoe designs in circulation, Lorraine's creations make up private and public collections around the world.
www.justtherightshoe.com

 

Sam Alfano

Sam is a multi-talented artist who began his career in the late 1970’s. His intricately hand engraved designs are found in prestigious collections around the world, and his elegant graphics artwork is under license to many companies including Crown Royal Special Reserve whiskey, Disney, Bethany House Publishing, Simon & Schuster and The Smithsonian Institution. He continues to teach classes in the United States and in several European countries. Sam is world renowned for his proficiency in artistic detail and while his style is unique, his versatility is apparent in his designs which cover a wide range of mediums and workpieces.
www.masterengraver.com


Dan Dipaolo

Dan has leveraged his design industry experience, most recently as Executive Creative Director at The Lang Companies, to form his own design studio, focusing his efforts on his artwork, illustrations, and handmade collectibles. Dan's 1880s farmhouse, located in Burlington Wisconsin, and surrouning farm, were recently featured in Country Living magazine.
www.dandipaolostudios.com

 

Tracy Holdeman

Tracy is a national and international award winning graphic designer and illustrator. He is founder and principle of Insight Design Communications. For 13 years Tracy has been developing brand identities, packaging, collateral and products for clients who's items stretch around the world. Currently, Tracy is also focusing on creating memorable, and personal, design concepts, such as Grandma Mabel's Legacy.
www.insightdesign.com

Our clients have successful product placements in many prominent retails, including:



The Buffalo Works, LLC represents artists and intellectual property owners. We are a full-service agency offerring brand planning, marketing, product development and strategic planning for our clients. Our high-level experience in all three sides of the retail business – retail buying, manufacturing and licensing representation – allows us to deliver extremely effective results will little overhead.


Joanne Olds

Joanne is an accomplished licensing professional with over twenty years of experience in diverse retail product environments. She places an emphasis on building brands through licensing, marketing and product development. Joanne's xperience includes retail buying (responsible for $100 million in annual purchasing), manufacturing (VP of $55 million dollar company) and licensing ($300+ million in retail sales last year). She is a seasoned licensing executive who has built a career and reputation based on initiative, strategic thinking, strong leadership and results oriented brand management. Before founding The Buffalo Works in 2001, Joanne worked in all aspects of licensing with NordicTrack, Musicland, Anagram, and Minnetonka Brands.    jolds@thebuffaloworks.com


Mamie Haas

mhaas@thebuffaloworks.com

  • Certified International
  • Boyd's Beard
  • Evergreen Enterprises
  • Enesco
  • Current
  • The Danbury Mint
  • Lang
  • Manual Woodworkers & Weavers
  • Springbok
  • Kay-Dee
  • CR Gibson
  • Marian Heath

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From the Premonition album
  Premonition
  Would You Love Me Still

Jim Shore Christmas
  Guardian Angel
  The Angels Of Christmas

Lullaby/Baby
  A Mother's Heart
  A Mother's Prayer
  Dors Cher Enfant
  I Sogni Dei Bambini
  Ela Ela Greek Lullabye
  Brahams Lullabye
  Sweet Dreams

Other samples
  I Am Falling In Love
  Rescue Me
  I'm Over You Walking Over Me



Romina Arena




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