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Saturday, December 12, 2009

A New Kind of Family Portrait

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We saw the work of collage artist Janey Garnet and we thought: pretty. And then we thought: brilliant!

Janey can take photos you provide and work them into beautiful, texture-filled collages. A wonderful way to immortalize the people you love, and boost your collection of fine art at the same time. It's like a whole new take on the family portrait. Here are eight reasons you'll never settle for ordinary kid'sportraits.

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We can think of several Grandparents that would love a Garnet Original as a gift this year -- featuring their cherubic grandkids, of course. And we love the idea of scavenging for heirloom family pictures next time we're at Mom's house, and commissioning Ms. Garnet to capture the spirit of a favorite Aunt or Uncle.

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