OVER 30 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 FIBERS, CREATIVE STITCHES AND ANTIQUE NOTIONS. THEY 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 © 1997
