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Handmade Craft Shopping Parties

Posted by Deanna on February 14, 2010 · 2 Comments 

Back in the day, I offered and held a few home parties for selling my artworks. Being about 15 years ago, ish, I felt like I was charting new territories.
I had a bunch of catalogs and brochures from other successful home party plan businesses — and my vast knowledge of attending such parties — [...]

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A Word On Buying Antique Paintings At Auctions

Posted by Deanna on December 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I hate putting a value on art. I think you should pay what the artist asks, so long as the depth of your affection for the piece matches the depth of your pockets.
But, because I mostly write about antiques and collectibles, people often ask me about how much they should pay for art at [...]

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Hugh Grant: Lessons In Buying Art

Posted by Deanna on December 16, 2009 · 2 Comments 

In the January 2010 issue of Elle magazine, there’s an interview of Hugh Grant by Holly Millea. Whatever you think of Grant, there’s an interesting bit on the actor as an art collector.
Elle: Tell me, is it true that you bought an Andy Warhol painting of Elizabeth Taylor for $4 million in 2002 and sold [...]

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