OVER 38 YEARS EXPERIENCE,
TO BRING YOU THE BEST AND MORE,
IN YOUR NEEDLE ART EXPERIENCE!
LUCINDA GREGORY RICE-
HAS BEEN STITCHING NEEDLEWORK SINCE THE AGE OF FIVE.
HER CREATIVE TENDENCIES HAVE LED HER TO MANY A UNIQUE GIFT AND A LIFE LONG OCCUPATION.
HER SCHOOLING FOLLOWED A PREDOMINATELY ART BACKGROUND.
SHE RECEIVED HER FIRST ART AWARD AS A SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL,
AT THE "SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO STATE FAIR".
LUCINDA'S PASSION FOR NEEDLEPOINT STARTED AT AGE 19,
WHEN A FRIEND GAVE HER A HAND PAINTED CANVAS IN A NEEDLEPOINT KIT.
SHE QUICKLY FINISHED THAT PROJECT, DESIGNED HER SECOND PROJECT
AND HAS BEEN UNSTOPPABLE SINCE.
SHE WAS RECRUITED TO START HAND PAINTING CANVASES
BY A LOCAL NEEDLEPOINT SHOP IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
BY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SHE HAD OPENED AND WAS OPERATING HER OWN
NEEDLEPOINT BUSINESS IN TROLLEY SQUARE.
IN HER SEVEN YEARS AS A STORE OWNER, SHE STRESSED EXCLUSIVE.
CUSTOM DESIGNS USING ONLY QUALITY SUPPLIES.
DURING THIS PERIOD SHE DESIGNED NEEDLEPOINT KITS FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ART STORE, DESIGNED AND STITCHED NEEDLEPOINT CHAIR SEATS FOR
THE UTAH GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND DESIGNED KITS AND JEWELRY FOR
THE AAMA OF UTAH AND NEW JERSEY.
HER AWARD WINNING "CHINA FLOWER" DESIGN WAS HONORED BY
THE SALT LAKE CITY ART MUSEUM.
HER ART AND NEEDLEWORK STUDIES HAVE CONTINUED, WITH SEVERAL TRIPS TO EUROPE, INCLUDING THE "STUDY OF TAPESTRY".
SHE ALSO WORKS WITH INTERIOR DESIGNERS, CREATING AND STITCHING EXCLUSIVE,
CUSTOM DESIGNS FOR THEIR CLIENTS.
HER GOAL IS TO KEEP HER DESIGN PERSONALIZED AND EXCLUSIVE TO HER PATRONS.
SHE LIMITS HER DESIGNS TO SMALL QUANTITIES TO ENSURE HER DESIGNS REMAIN EXCLUSIVE.
SHE HAS SPENT SEVERAL YEARS PHOTOGRAPHING, CATALOGUING AND
COMPOSITING HER WORK OF WELL OVER 2000 DESIGNS.
WITH THE "AGE OF TECHNOLOGY" LUCINDA HAS ADAPTED HERSELF TO SELF EXPRESSION
WITH LEARNING TO BUILD HER OWN WEB PAGE, COLOR GRAPHING HER DESIGNS
FOR SELF-PUBLICATION.
HER DESIGNS USE MANY TECHNIQUES INCLUDING MULTIPLE SPECIALTY FIBERS,
CREATIVE STITCHES AND ANTIQUE NOTIONS.
SHE ALSO WILL SUPPLY CUSTOM STITCH GUIDES & THREADS GUIDES FOR HER DESIGNS.
HER DESIGNS ARE STIMULATING AND CHALLENGING TO STITCHERS OF ALL LEVELS.
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS AND CUSTOM DESIGN TO SUIT ANY STITCHER
AND A DRIVE TO KEEP THE ART OF NEEDLEPOINT PRESERVED IN OUR FUTURE...
THESE ARE LUCINDA'S TRADEMARKS.
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ALL DESIGNS ARE COPY WRITTEN AND ARE THE PROPERTY OF LUCINDA GREGORY RICE, AND CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ALL DESIGNS ARE LIMITED EDITIONS AND LIMITED TO SMALL QUANTITIES. (All canvases are priced separately. No return on booklets. Allow 4-6 weeks delivery Supplies can be added, at an extra charge, per your request.) ALWAYS & FOREVER NEEDLEART © 2011
