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Why Pay Retail?! No Reasonable Offer Refused! Price includes Shipping, Handling, Insurance & our 100% Money Back Guarantee! *********************************************************** Birds From The Rainbow Forest by Laurel Burch (bio below) It is a 5 x 7 print double matted and will fit into an 8 x 10 frame (frame NOT included) New item directly from the official publisher for whom we are authorized dealers. We have several images by Laurel Burch in this series. Search our eBay store for Laurel Burch. *********************************************************** Laurel Burch In the l960s, Laurel Burch was selling her work on the streets of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. Today this “flower child'' is a nationally famous artist and designer who fluently speaks the universal language of art. Though she has never taken an art class, Laurel’s trademark style is the manifestation of her strong, imaginative spirit. Growing up as a young girl in southern California, Laurel was the child on the block who brought everyone together through the world of imagination. Frequently hospitalized because of a rare bone disease, osteopetrosis, young Laurel would make things happen while recovering in the hospital-creating stories and making small gifts to cheer up the other patients. At the age of seven she was already spiritually precocious, using her physical obstacles as stepping stones to her inner strengths. As a young woman, Laurel saw intrinsic beauty in the streets. She collected stones, bones, beads, and coins, joined them together, then polished them and wore her creations. When passersby admired a piece of her jewelry, she responded by giving it to them. People identified with and valued the kind of global spirit her work expressed, and soon she was able to sell the pieces she created. This self-taught artist has since expanded her design to coffee mugs, clothing, tote bags, prints, fabric, buttons and note cards through The Laurel Burch Design Studio. Laurel considers herself to be more of a folk artist than a designer, creating symbols and myths that communicate universally. She paints images that represent her own values, yet at the same time provide a bridge between cultures, and honor the common ground . The whole purpose of my art is to express beauty and meaning, and most of all connect people to one another in special ways. Laurel furthers this commitment through her involvement within the community. She contributes her talents to causes supporting children, the disabled, animal welfare, disease prevention, and global conservation. The strong, uplifting spirit of Laurel Burch is evident in her art and in her life. “I have had to overcome such an enormous number of obstacles that I have developed a belief system which allows me to feel like I can accomplish almost anything. Of course, I can’t, but sometimes the courage to say ‘I can' is all it takes. *********************************************************** The low resolution pic here does not show the frame or eggshell colored mat very well. The image itself may look a little blurry or out of focus. The item you receive will be as crisp and clear as the artist intended it to be. The pic is taken from a mock up and may show over flash or fading in the frame or the image. That will not be in the item you recieve. We guarantee it.