Mixed-media artist Jane Davenport is based out of her Australian studio where she specializes in drawing / acrylic-painting paper doll faces and images which she sells in the medium of signature paints, clear/rubber stamps, metal cutting dies, and stencils. When Creativation trade show rolled into downtown Phoenix Convention Center in 2019, I met up with Jane when she took a brief time off and made a pit stop at a new Michaels store (7th St / Bell) in north Phoenix to showcase her art projects and sign autographs (my Michaels review about it: https://www.yelp.com/biz/michaels-phoenix-7?hrid=ZIAAxOnnQHJZ_aeExbHzXg&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)). I purchased her items mainly online and at Michaels. Her latest paper doll Dress-Ups mylar stencils set is only available on her website, so I took a risk and purchased it since it ships from Australia. The transaction was easy-peasy and arrived within a couple of weeks. She honored my request by shipping inside a box, used extra packing, and enclosed a (signed) receipt ;) I love the stencils that you can use with her Tin of Friends rubber stamps set (comes stored inside a tin). I also appreciate that she stays an independent business and not merging with others, having guest designers, or outsourcing like many craft businesses do. This tells me she's devoted to the trade. Thank-you and please stay humble, Jane :) read more

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